Notice is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners of Jefferson County, State of Washington, will receive sealed bids no later than 2:00pm on June 5, 2026 at the Office of the County Commissioners, basement level of the Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson Street, P.O. Box 1220, Port Townsend, Washington, 98368, for construction of Phase 4 Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding (NWSWB) and Star Marine On-Site Grinder Pump Installation for Port Hadlock UGA, County Project No. 4052128-0.  Sealed bids will be opened and read publicly shortly after the bid due time, in the Jefferson County Commissioners Chambers, basement level of the Jefferson County Courthouse. Interested persons can attend the bid opening.

Project Description: This contract provides for the installation of on-site grinder pumps for the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding and associated school buildings, which also includes seven (7) cabins and Ajax’s Café; and Star Marine.   The work also includes the connection to the existing low pressure sewer (LPS) collection system; the installation of 3-inch HDPE LPS collection pipe, 2-inch HDPE low pressure “side sewer” pipe, grinder pump tanks, grinder pumps and control panels; the connection to existing building drains and appurtenances; the startup and testing of the grinder pumps; the abandoning of the existing septic tank systems; clearing and grubbing; the placement of hot mix asphalt and cement concrete sidewalks; and other work, all in accordance with the attached Contract Plans, these Contract Provisions, and the Standard Specifications.

The Engineer’s Estimate for this work is $800,192 plus WSST.

Bid Documents:  Bids must be submitted in accordance with the plans and specifications in the bid documents. All bid documents including bid forms, plans, specifications, addenda, and plan holders list, are available on the Builders Exchange of Washington website www.bxwa.com. Click “Posted Projects”, “Public Works,” “Jefferson County Public Works” “Projects Bidding,” and “Project Bid Date.” Bidders must “Register as a Bidder,” to receive automatic e-mail notification of future addenda and to be placed on the “Bidders List.” Call BXWA at (425) 258-1303 if you need assistance.

Pre-Bid Site Walkthrough:  Contractors shall attend a mandatory pre-bid site walkthrough.  The pre-bid walk will start at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding located at 42 North Water Street, Port Hadlock, WA 98339 on the following dates/times:

May 20, 2026 at 9:30am or

May 20, 2026 at 1:30pm

Contractors will be required to attend one of the two pre-bid site walkthroughs.

Bid Bond:  Each bid shall be accompanied by a surety bond, postal money order, cashier’s check or certified check payable to the Treasurer of Jefferson County in the sum of five (5%) percent of the bid amount, to be forfeited to Jefferson County by the successful bidder if he/she fails to enter into a contract and file an acceptable surety bond in the amount of 100% of the contract price within ten (10) days of the award. The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to accept the bid deemed most advantageous to Jefferson County, and to waive all informalities in the bidding.

Equal Opportunity: The Jefferson County Public Works in accordance with 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 it will affirmatively ensure that in 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. Any person who believes that his/her Title VI protection has been violated, may file a complaint by contacting Jefferson County’s Title VI Coordinator, Eric Kuzma at 360.385.9167.

Funding: This project is funded through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency FY 2022 and FY2023 Community Grant Number 02J97501.  All work performed on this project will be subject to state prevailing wage rates. Jefferson County is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Contractors are encouraged to commit to local hires for this project. Small, Minority- and Women-Owned firms are encouraged to submit bids.

The Successful bidder will be required to conform to the wage requirements prescribed by the federal Davis-Bacon and Relate Acts which requires that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors performing on contracts funded in whole or in part by SRF appropriations in excess of $2000 pay their laborers and mechanics not less than the prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits, and determined by the Secretary of Labor, for corresponding classes of laborers and mechanics employed on similar projects in the area.