Port of Columbia - Touchet Valley Broadband Project

The Port of Columbia (Project Owner) is seeking bids for fiber construction from interested parties for its Public Works Board (PWB) funded project to build the Touchet Valley Broadband Project (Project), an extension of the Dayton Fiber-to-the-Home Project. The Project extends fiber infrastructure approximately six miles along Hwy 12 west of Dayton.

Sealed bids are being requested for construction of the Port of Columbia’s Dayton Community Broadband project. Bids will be received in person or mail at the Port Main Office, 1 Port Way, Dayton, WA 99328 until August 3, 2023, at 12:00 pm PST.  Bids received after this time will not be accepted. Please review the entire bid package for a full list of reasons why a bid may be rejected.

Bid Packet can be found here: https://www.portofcolumbia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Invitation-to-...

All work performed on this project will be subject to the higher of the prevailing state or federal wage rates (if applicable due to other federal funds are in the project).

The Port of Columbia is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. This project is partially funded through the Washington State Community Economic Revitalization Board with federal funds from the U.S. Treasury ARPA Capital Project Funds. Contractors must be licensed, bonded and insured in Washington State. Contractors are encouraged to commit to local hires for this project. Small, Minority- and Women-owned firms are encouraged to submit bids. Bids are required to include a five percent (5%) bid guarantee in form of a cashier’s check, money order, or surety bond.

The public bid opening will be held at the Port’s office immediately following the specified closing time. 

The Port of Columbia is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.  Small, minority and women-owned firms are encouraged to submit proposals.

This Project is being supported, in whole or in part, by federal award number CPFFN0145 awarded to State of Washington by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. This Project was awarded by the US Department of the Treasury. Points of view in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the US Department of the Treasury.  Grant funds are administered by the America Rescue Plan Act, Coronavirus Capital Projects Funds, Washington State Public Works Board. 

Copies of bid packets and information may be obtained at the Port of Columbia website at https://www.portofcolumbia.org/doing-work-for-the-port/requests-for-quotes-proposals-qualifications/. For questions, contact the Project Owner at jennie@portofcolumbia.org or by calling 509-382-2577.