NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed proposals will be received by Purchasing at its office in the Administrative Services Finance Office in the Whatcom County Courthouse, 311 Grand Ave. Suite 503, Bellingham WA 98225 for the following:

TEMPORARY FERRY SERVICE TO AND FROM LUMMI ISLAND

UNTIL: 2:30 PM Tuesday, June 23, 2020

At which time and place the names of the proposers will be publicly read aloud. All interested people are invited to be present. Late submittals will not be considered.

Whatcom County Public Works is requesting proposals from qualified firms interested in providing temporary ferry service to Lummi Island during emergencies and the annual dry-docking of the Lummi Island ferry.

Electronic copies of the bid documents are available at no charge in PDF format; and can be downloaded at no charge from the Whatcom County Purchasing website at http://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/Bids.aspx. See “Related Documents” at the bottom of the Bid Posting page to download. If you are unable to download the bid documents from this website, contact Purchasing at FN_purchasing@co.whatcom.wa.us (preferred), or phone (360) 778-5330.

Whatcom County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive any irregularities.

Whatcom County affirms it will not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting. Whatcom County encourages disadvantaged, minority and women owned firms to respond.

As required by law, the E-Verify System may be required.

Publication Dates: June 10 and 17, 2020.