SECTION 00030

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed bids for the following Public Works Project will be received until 2:00 p.m. on January 21, 2025, at 600 Capitol Way North, MS: 43158, Olympia, Washington, 98501-1091, and will be publicly opened and read.

Provide all labor, materials, equipment, and permits to construct and connect the distribution box at the Department's Forks Creek Hatchery facility, located at 1986 State Route 6, Raymond, Washington 98577, GPS Coordinates 46.5580, -123.5946, in Pacific County.

Engineer’s Estimate: $700,000

A RECOMMENDED pre-bid walkthrough is scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on January 9, 2025, at the Department's above project location. No questions will be answered on-site; questions should be directed to CAMP.Bids@dfw.wa.gov.

For access to Drawings, Specifications, Addenda, plan holders list, and additional information for this project, please visit Builders Exchange of Washington, Inc. at http://www.bxwa.com – the official projects bidding affiliate for WA Department of Fish and Wildlife Public Works bidding projects. Click on “Posted Projects,”; “Public Works,” “Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife,” and “Projects Bidding.”

For information or technical questions regarding this project, email CAMP.Bids@dfw.wa.gov with the project title and project number in the subject line. This email may also be used to request copies of the project’s posted documents (Drawings, Specifications, Addenda).

If the project is estimated at or above one million dollars, a mandatory 15 percent Apprentice labor hours of the total labor hours are a requirement of this contract. The Apprenticeship Utilization Requirements are identified in Section 00100 Instructions To Bidder. Bidders may contact the Department of Labor & Industries, Apprenticeship Programs.

Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises (MWBE) are encouraged to participate in the bidding as prime contractors, subcontractors, or suppliers.

WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE

Kristen Kuykendall, P.E., Capital and Asset Management Program Director

By

Donald Charles Ponder, P.E., Chief Engineer

Capital and Asset Management Program