NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by Whatcom County Administrative Services Finance/Purchasing at their office on the fifth floor of the Whatcom County Courthouse, 311 Grand Avenue Suite 503, Bellingham WA 98225 for the following:

Whatcom County Courthouse – Block 1 Envelope Repairs

UNTIL: 2:30 PM Tuesday, April 16, 2024

At which time and place the bids will be publicly opened (virtual via Zoom) and read aloud. All bidders and any other interested people are invited to watch the live bid opening via Zoom. Late submittals will not be considered.

Whatcom County AS-Facilities Management requests bids for the Whatcom County Courthouse – Block 1 Envelope Repairs project, located in Bellingham, Washington. This project includes EIFS repair and refinishing, flashing replacements, sealant replacements, reroofing, mechanical unit replacement, communications antenna replacement, and other work, as further described in the bid documents.

Further information is contained in the bid forms and specifications, which may be downloaded at no charge from the Whatcom County Purchasing website at https://www.whatcomcounty.us/Bids.aspx , see “Related Documents” at the bottom of the bid posting page. If you are unable to download the bid documents, contact Purchasing at FN_Purchasing@co.whatcom.wa.us For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. (preferred), or phone (360) 778-5330.

Pre-bid walkthroughs are recommended, and are scheduled for Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 10:00 AM, and Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 10:00 AM. Interested parties will meet at the Whatcom County Facilities Management building, 316 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA 98225. For further information, contact Daniel Goger, dgoger@co.whatcom.wa.us For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. (preferred) or phone (360) 778-5378.

Award will be made to the lowest qualified bidder. Whatcom County reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and to waive any irregularities.

Whatcom County affirms it will not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting. Whatcom County encourages disadvantaged, minority and women owned consultant firms to respond.

As required by law, the E-Verify System may be required.

Publication Date(s): March 20 and 27, 2024.

All documents for this solicitation can be downloaded at no charge in PDF format; see "Related Documents" at the bottom of this webpage:

1. Click on the "View Documents" button, which will open up a form requesting basic information about your firm. The entries on this form will populate the official plan holders list. Your accuracy is important to ensure notification of any addenda or other distributed information.

2. After your completed form is accepted, scroll again to the bottom of this page, to find the link(s) for all documents related to this solicitation. If you can see the solicitation documents, you have added yourself to the Whatcom County plan holders list.

3. The files for this solicitation are large, and may take several minutes to download.

If you have downloaded the solicitation documents from the Whatcom County website, that process has already added you to the plan holders list. The Whatcom County plan holders list is created by the download process. If you received the solicitation documents from another source, to add your contact information to the Whatcom County plan holders list, you will need to access the solicitation documents from our website.

To request a current plan holders list, email FN_Purchasing@co.whatcom.wa.us. Include the solicitation number and title in the subject line.