NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS - CALL FOR BIDS

The Board of County Commissioners of Jefferson County, State of Washington, will receive SEALED BIDS for:

CONSTRUCTION OF THE DOSEWALLIPS ROAD MP 1.67 PERMANENT REPAIR

Sealed bids will be accepted until 9:30 a.m. on Monday, March 26, 2018 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. Sealed bids will be opened and read publicly at 10:00 a.m., or shortly thereafter, on the same day in the Jefferson County Commissioners Chambers, basement level of the Jefferson County Courthouse.

This work consists of reconstructing Dosewallips Road in Jefferson County between milepost 1.61 and milepost 1.72 at the location of a 2014 landslide repair. The work includes pulverizing the roadbed, grading and placing crushed rock base, repaving with HMA Cl. ½ In. PG 64-22, installing an extruded asphalt curb, paint line, catch basins and cross drains, guardrail, providing temporary traffic control, and other work. All work shall be completed in accordance with the attached Contract Plans, these Contract Provisions, and the WSDOT Standard Specifications. The engineer’s estimate for this project is $150,381.

Bids shall be submitted in accordance with the plans and specifications on file at the Department of Public Works, 623 Sheridan Street, Port Townsend, Washington, where copies may be obtained by prospective bidders. Printed copies may also be obtained by calling the Department of Public Works at 360-385-9160 and electronic copies may be obtained by emailing pubworks@co.jefferson.wa.us.

Each bid shall be accompanied by a proposal bond, postal money order, cash, cashiers check or certified check payable to the Jefferson County Treasurer in the sum of five percent (5%) of the bid amount, to be forfeited to Jefferson County by the successful bidder if he/she fails to enter into a contract & file an acceptable surety bond in the amount of 100% of the contract price within ten (10) calendar 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.

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 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 insure 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.

BOARD OF JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS