The Jefferson County Department of Public Works (hereafter referred to as the Agency) is seeking material testing services from companies for multiple phases of the Port Hadlock Sewer Project, refer to the Request for Proposals, Section 2 for description of the Port Hadlock Sewer Project phases.

The full text of the Request for Proposal is available on Jefferson County’s website at https://www.co.jefferson.wa.us/428/Business-Opportunities.

To be considered, the Statement of Qualifications must be submitted no later than 5:00 pm, December 15, 2023.

Equal Opportunity: The Jefferson County Public Works in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252.42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

Commerce Funding: This project is funded through the Washington State Department of Commerce with federal funds from the U.S. Treasury ARPA SLRF Project No. 22-96515-026. All work performed on this project will be subject to state prevailing wage rates. Jefferson County is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Contractors are encouraged to commit to local hires for this project. Small, Minority- and Women-Owned firms are encouraged to submit bids.

Ecology Funding:  It is anticipated that this project will be funded in part by the Washington State Department of Ecology.  Neither the State of Washington nor any of its departments or employees are, or shall be, a party to any contract or any subcontract resulting from this solicitation for bids.

EPA Funding:  It is anticipated that this project will be funded in part by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  Equal Employment Opportunity. Except as otherwise provided under 41 CFR Part 60, all contracts that meet the definition of “federally assisted construction contract” in 41 CFR Part 60–1.3 must include the equal opportunity clause provided under 41 CFR 60–1.4(b), in accordance with Executive Order 11246, “Equal Employment Opportunity” (30 FR 12319, 12935, 3 CFR Part, 1964–1965 Comp., p. 339), as amended by Executive Order 11375, “Amending Executive Order 11246 Relating to Equal Employment Opportunity,” and implementing regulations at 41 CFR part 60, “Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Equal Employment Opportunity, Department of Labor.”