Site work for a bridge / tunnel in Olympia, Washington. Completed plans call for site work for a bridge / tunnel.

Carefully examine all project documents. Be fully informed of all existing conditions and limitations, including any activities by City, County, State, Federal or private entities affecting access to the project. Include in the bid sufficient amount to cover all costs required by Bid Documents to complete the work, but not limited to applicable federal, state, and local taxes (except State Retail Sales Tax), insurance, bonding license(s), payment of prevailing wage rates, L&I filing fees, and all costs that may be necessary to complete the work. No Apprenticeship Participation requirements for projects estimated less than $1,000,000. This project is federally funded. However, this funding is from Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Stafford Act. Provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act shall not apply. The Contractor shall abide by the provisions For bids of $35,000 or less, no bid guarantee is required. Bids greater than $35,000 shall be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check, or bid bond payable to the Treasurer of the State of Washington in an amount equal to at least five-percent of the bid as evidence of good faith and as a guarantee that, if awarded the Contract, the bidder will execute the Contract and give separate bond as required. No oral, email, telephonic, faxed bids or modifications will be accepted or considered. Bidders must submit their bid to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Capital and Asset Management Program, located at 600 Capitol Way North, MS: 43158, Olympia, Washington 98501-1091 before the bid submittal deadline for this solicitation. Sending your bid through the United States Postal Services (USPS) or United States Express Mail will not guarantee your bid will be received at the above location on time. Due to the safety and health of the public and employees, WDFW CAMP has temporarily closed Bid Openings to public attendance. Bid opening results will be made public within 24-hours of opening. Before award of a public works contract, a bidder must meet the following mandatory responsibility criteria under RCW 39.04.350 (1) to be considered a responsible bidder and qualified to be awarded a public works project. The bidder must: At time of bid submittal, have a certificate of registration in compliance with Chapter 18.27 RCW; Have a current state Unified Business Identifier (UBI) number; If applicable, have industrial insurance coverage for the bidder's employees working in Washington as required in Title 51 RCW; an employment security department number as required in Title 50 RCW; and a state excise tax registration number as required in Title 82 RCW; Not be disqualified from bidding on any public works contract under RCW 39.06.010 or 39.12.065(3); If bidding on a public works project subject to the apprenticeship utilization requirements in RCW 39.04.320, not have been found out of compliance by the Washington State apprenticeship and training council for working apprentices out of ratio, without appropriate supervision, or outside their approved work processes as outlined in their standards of apprenticeship under Chapter 49.04 RCW for the one-year period immediately preceding the date of the bid solicitation; Have received training on the requirements related to public works and prevailing wage under this chapter and Chapter 39.12 RCW. The bidder must designate a person or persons to be trained on these requirements. The training must be provided by the Department of Labor and Industries or by a training provider whose curriculum is approved by the department. The department, in consultation with the prevailing wage advisory committee, must determine the length of the training. Bidders that have completed three or more public works projects and have had a valid business license in Washington for three or more years are exempt from this subsection. The Department of Labor and Industries must keep records of entities that have satisfied the training requirement or are exempt and make the records available on its web site. Responsible parties may rely on the records made available by the department regarding satisfaction of the training requirement or exemption; The lowest responsive bid and responsible bidder is based upon the Base Bid. The Owner reserves the right to award the contract amount based on any or all of the bid items listed, to restrict the contract amount to the funds available, and to reject any or all bids for any reason whatsoever and waive informalities. All bids may be held 45 calendar days from bid opening date. At the end of this period, the three lowest bids may be retained for 15 additional days, or as may be further extended by the Owner with the approval of the bidding companies. Base bids greater than $150,000; Contractor shall provide separate Payment and Performance Bonds, each executed by Contractor and Contractor's Surety. Base bids $150,000 or less, Contractor shall provide separate Payment and Performance Bonds, each executed by Contractor and Contractor's Surety, unless the Contractor agrees Owner may, in lieu of the bond(s), retain 10 percent of the Contract Sum for the period allowed by RCW 39.08.010. The Owner will NOT answer questions received after 2:00 p.m. on insert October 8, 2021. All addenda issued are part of the bid documents. The Owner will not be responsible for any oral interpretations. Contractor shall return all required contract documents and signed contract no later than 21 calendar days from date of Award Letter.