The City of Sumner will accept Sealed Bids at the Permit Center counter located on the second floor of Sumner City Hall, 1104 Maple Street, Sumner, WA  98390, until 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2024 April 16, 2024 (Bid Opening Date) as displayed at https://www.time.gov/ . If a Bidder chooses to submit a sealed bid before the Bid Opening Date, the Bidder shall call to schedule an appointment to deliver their bid.  A staff member will be present at the Permit Center counter on the Bid Opening Date to receive sealed bids between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.  Just after 10:00 a.m. on the Bid Opening Date, bids will be formally opened and publicly read aloud in the City Council Chambers, located on the first floor of Sumner City Hall. Bids received after the Bid Opening Date will be deemed non-responsive.

The City of Sumner reserves the right to waive informalities in the bidding, accept a bid proposal of the lowest responsible and responsive bidder (Successful Bidder), reject any or all Bids, republish the Call for Bids, revise or cancel the scope of work, or require the work to be done in another way if doing so is in the best interest of the City.

All submitted bids shall be accompanied by a bid proposal deposit (certified or cashier’s check or approved bond) payable to the City of Sumner in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the proposal price. Should the Successful Bidder fail to enter into a contract with the City and furnish a satisfactory performance bond within the time stated in the specifications, the bid proposal deposit shall be forfeited to the City of Sumner.

The City of Sumner, as an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and 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 an award.

Plans, Specifications, and addenda for this project may be viewed online at the MRSC Roster Bonfire electronic bidding portal at: https://mrscrosters.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunites.

Free vendor registration is required to use this platform. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to check for addenda and other new documents online.

The public work for which bids are being accepted is described as follows:

The Work includes pre-construction design services, furnishing biosolids drying
equipment, delivery of this equipment to the project location, post-construction
inspection and startup services, and all other services as required to provide a complete
and workable biosolids drying system.

The Engineer’s estimate range for this project is between $3,000,000 – $3,500,000. For technical questions, please reach out to DOUG WELCH, P.E. Gray & Osborne, Inc., at 206-284-0860, dwelch@g-o.com.

Dated this 13 day of March 2024. By:

RYAN JOHNSTONE, P.E. – DEPUTY PUBLIC WORKS

DIRECTOR – OPERATIONS

Dates of publication in the Courier Herald:  March 13 and March 20, 2024

Dates of publication in the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce:  March 13 and March 20, 2024