NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that bids will be received by Whatcom County Administrative Services Finance/Purchasing at their office on the fifth floor of the Whatcom County Courthouse, 311 Grand Avenue Suite 503, Bellingham WA 98225 for the following:

Residential Structure Demolition at Hovander Homestead Park

Ferndale, Washington

UNTIL: 2:30 PM Tuesday, September 23, 2025

At which time and place the bids will be publicly opened (live/virtual via Zoom), and read aloud. All bidders and any other interested people are invited to be present at the live bid opening via Zoom, as more completely described herein. Late submittals will not be considered.

Whatcom County Parks & Recreation is requesting sealed bids for the demolition of the single-family residential structure at Hovander Homestead Park, located at 5305 Nielsen Road, Ferndale, WA 98248, also known as the Anderson Rental. The contractor will provide all materials and labor necessary to demolish the structure, legally dispose of all waste material, leave the site in a condition suitable for future development, and other work as further described in the bid documents.

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

A non-mandatory pre-bid walk-through is scheduled for 10:00 AM, Thursday, September 11, 2025. To register for the walk-through, contact Dave Bramer, Parks Project Manager, dbramer@co.whatcom.wa.us. See page 2, Supplemental Instructions to Bidders, for more information.

Award will be made to the lowest qualified responsive / responsible bidder. Whatcom County reserves the right to reject any or all bids, 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 age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation (including gender identity), marital status, color, disability, political affiliation, veteran status, 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. Persons with disabilities may request this information be prepared and supplied in alternate forms by contacting Purchasing at (360) 778-5330.

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

Publication Date(s): August 27 and September 3, 2025.