CALL FOR BIDS

CITY OF SUMNER

White River Restoration Project Phase 2

CIP 14-10

Sealed Bids will be received by the City of Sumner in the office at the Permit Center Counter located on the second floor of Sumner City Hall, 1104 Maple Street, Suite 200, Sumner, Washington 98390, until 10:00 a.m. March 24, 2025 (Bid Opening Date), as shown on the bid clock sitting on the Permit Center Counter. Just after 10:00 a.m. on the Bid Opening Date, bids will therefore be opened and publicly read aloud in the Sumner Council Chambers located on the first floor of City Hall. Bids received after the time fixed for Bid Submission will not be considered.

All bid proposals shall be accompanied by a proposal guarantee (certified or cashier’s check or approved bond) payable to the City of Sumner in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the proposal price. Should the successful bidder fail to enter into such contract and furnish satisfactory performance bond within the time stated in the specifications, the bid proposal deposit shall be forfeited to the City of Sumner.

The City of Sumner reserves the right to waive informalities in the bidding, accept a Proposal of the lowest responsible Bidder, reject any or all Bids, republish the Call for Bids, revise or cancel the work, or require the work to be done in another way if the best interest of the City is served.

The City of Sumner, 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 will affirmatively ensure that 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.

The City of Sumner is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and hereby notifies all Bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any Contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement disadvantaged business enterprises will be given the full opportunity to submit Bids in response to this invitation. The City of Sumner does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability in employment or the provisions of services.

Plans and Specifications will be available electronically with online registration at https://mrscrosters.bonfirehub.com/ Input the project name on the website’s project search page to download the digital documents. Project bid documents must be downloaded from MRSC Bonfire’s website to add your company to the Planholder List. Contact Bonfire Customer Support at support@gobonfire.com for assistance with membership registration and downloading digital project information. Informational copies of plans and specifications are also available upon request from Robert Wright, Project manager, Robertw@sumnerwa.gov.

The improvements for which bids will be received are described as follows:

The White River Restoration Project (WRRP) contract provides for excavation and haul, log structure installations, and revegetation over approximately 200 acres of the White River Restoration Project in Sumner, Washington. A Phase 1 project was completed in 2025 that started the excavation portions and stockpiled topsoil within the site.

The project site includes the mainstem White River between River Mile 2 and 4.5 where complex wood revetments and instream engineered log jams. The project will install two new side channels and will re-align and enhance a small tributary channel.

The project includes relocating portions of the Sumner Link Trail on the west side of the White River generally between 16th St and 24th St.

Work consists of mobilizing to the work area, excavating and temporary stockpiling of spoils, developing stable haul routes, improving the existing 148th Bridge or providing a temporary bridge, hauling of suitable soils to the stockpile locations, temporary erosion and sediment control, procurement and installation of large wood structures, installation of plants provided by the City, procuring and installing additional plants to be procured by the contractor, installation of two water crossing structures, and site clean-up. 

The Contractor will be responsible for maintaining temporary erosion and sediment control systems throughout the wet seasons during the contract duration.

The contractor will have 400 working days extending over two summer construction windows to complete the work in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Work within Ordinary High Water will only occur during periods allowed by federal, state, and local permits.

The Engineer’s estimated range for this project is between $29.3M and $32.3M. For technical questions, please call Doug Beagle, Development Services Director for the City of Sumner, at 253.299.5715 or Robert Wright, Project Manager, 253.299.5708.

Dates of publication in the Courier Herald:  February 5th and February 12th, 2025

Dates of publication in the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce:  February 5th and February 12th, 2025