0.2         INVITATION FOR BIDS

Vancouver Housing Authority (Owner) will receive sealed bids for Project# 2019‐113‐1 YWCA SafeChoice Renovation until 2PM on July 11, 2019 at Vancouver Housing Authority, 2500 Main Street Vancouver, WA 98660 at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud; any bid received after this date and time will not be accepted.

 

Work includes, but is not limited to demolition, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, framing, casework, flatwork, fencing, and playground installation.

 

The complete Invitation For Bids solicitation document will be available on or after June 6, 2019. 

Please contact Shawn Hamburg at shamburg@vhausa.com on or after June 6, 2019 for the complete Invitation For Bids solicitation document which will be on file at the Owner’s office. Copies may be requested by contacting the solicitation contact noted below. The bidder is responsible for checking http://vhausa.org/business/bids‐rpfs for any addenda, updates and award notification.

 

Attached is a solicitation and bidding schedule.

 

The following shall apply according to the solicitation project manual.

• This project will pay the higher of State or Federal prevailing wage.
• Retainage is 5%, unless stated otherwise in the solicitation documents.
• Bidder shall include a bid bond equivalent to 5% of the bid price.
• Performance and payment bonds for 100% of the contract price are required within 7 days of notice of award.
• Owner is exempt from retail sales tax as detailed in solicitation documents.

 

This project is financed through the Community Development Block Grant and Home Programs, and Affordable Housing Fund Program. Attention is called to provisions for Equal Employment Opportunity, HUD Section 3 requirements, and the minimum wages as set forth in the solicitation documents. Owner is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Owner strongly encourages small, minority-owned, women‐owned, veteran‐owned, Section 3 businesses, and socially and economically disadvantaged businesses to submit bids or to participate in a subcontracting or supply capacity on VHA contracts.

 

Award will be made to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder whose bid meets the requirements of the Invitation For Bids. The Owner reserves the right to reject any, and all bids, or to waive any informalities in the bidding. No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days subsequent to the opening of bids without the written consent of the Owner.

 

Solicitation Contact:

 

Shawn Hamburg

2500 Main Street

Vancouver, WA 98660

Ph. 360‐992‐0221 shamburg@vhausa.com

 

                                                                                                                       

 

 

            SOLICITATION AND BIDDING SCHEDULE

Directly below is the solicitation and bidding schedule. Any changes to this schedule will be noted in addendum.

                 

SOLICITATION AND BIDDING SCHEDULE for Project # 2019‐113‐1 ‐ YWCA SafeChoice Renovation
Solicitation Issued Date	June 6, 2019
Pre‐Bid Meeting / Site Visit Location:	2:00 pm, June 13th, 2019     Meet in the parking lot at 2400 T Street Vancouver, WA 98661
Substitutions/Clarifications Due Date	June 18, 2019 at 5:00 pm
Bid Due Date and Location	2PM on July 11, 2019 Vancouver Housing Authority 2500 Main Street Vancouver, WA 98660

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