NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed 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:

Office Remodel of Whatcom Unified Emergency Coordination Center (WUECC)

UNTIL: 2:30 PM Tuesday, April 10, 2018

At which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. All bidders and any other interested people are invited to be present. Late submittals will not be considered.

Whatcom County Facilities Management is requesting bids for Office Remodel of Whatcom Unified Emergency Coordination Center (WUECC), located at 3888 Sound Way, Bellingham, Washington. Contractor will provide all labor and materials to perform an office remodel as shown in the attached scope of work.

Electronic copies of the bid documents are available at no charge in PDF format; see “Related Documents” at the bottom of this 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.

Award will be made to the lowest qualified bidder. Whatcom County reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and to waive any irregularities. Whatcom County encourages disadvantaged, minority and women owned firms to respond.

A mandatory pre-bid walk-through will be held at 10:00 AM, Thursday, April 5, 2018. Meet at the WUECC, 3888 Sound Way, Bellingham, WA 98225. For further information, contact Garrett Maupin at the Facilities Management Office, Gmaupin@co.whatcom.wa.us (preferred) or phone (360) 778‑5375.

Whatcom County in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-Assisted Programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 26 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for award. As required by law, the E-Verify System may be required.