This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Tacoma, Washington. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Question Submission Deadline: February 22, 2023, 2:00pm. For a quote to be valid, a completed Pierce County Quotation and Contract Form and Certification of Compliance with Wage Payment Statutes Form (included in this package) must be received by the County no later than the time and date specified herein or as amended through addendum. Vendor must use the Pierce County Quotation and Contract Form; vendors forms are not acceptable. Additionally, for a quote to be valid, there can be no bidder submitted variations to the Statement of Work or other terms presented in the Request for Quotation package. Any questions bidders have with regard to the Statement of Work must be submitted to the County Point of Contact in writing 48 hours prior to the quotation submission cut-off date and time. 3. Bonds and Retainage A bid bond will not be required for this work. For Public Works contracts less than or equal to $50,000 including tax and purchase services contracts which include services requiring the payment of prevailing wages less than or equal to $50,000 including tax, the County shall waive retainage and bonding but will retain the right of recovery against the Contract for any payments made on the Contractor's behalf. 4. Prevailing Wage Information This project requires the payment of prevailing wages per chapter 39.12 RCW. Workers shall receive no less than the prevailing rate of wage for their work on this locally funded project. To find applicable wage rates please follow the following steps: Access the L&I website Look up applicable wages using the project quote due date noted above. This project will be located in Pierce County. If work will be performed outside of Pierce County, please select the county appropriate to the location of work. A copy of prevailing wage rates for this project are available at the Pierce County Procurement & Contract services (PCPC) office for review. A copy may also be mailed to you upon request. Please contact Pierce County Contract Compliance for additional information at (253) 798-7456. 5. Contract Time The notice to proceed will be issued within five (5) to ten (10) calendar days of the execution of the Contract by the County. Should there be reasons why the notice to proceed cannot be issued within such period, the time may be extended by mutual agreement between the County and Contractor. All project work shall be completed within 30 calendar days of issuance of the Notice to Proceed by the County. 6. Job Specifications It is the responsibility of the winning bidder to arrange and appointment as soon as possible with the client to run diagnostics on the furnace to determine needed repairs to get it to operate as expected. If during the diagnostics tests it is determined that the furnace can be repaired for $750 or less; the contractor will notify the Pierce County Human Services Energy Assistance Program and proceed with the repair. If the furnace is beyond repair and needs to be replace, the contractor will need to request a change order for replacement to the Pierce County Human Services Energy Assistance Program. 7. Contractor's Responsibility for Work All work and materials for the Contract, including any change order work, shall be at the sole risk of the Contractor until the entire improvement has been completed as determined by the County, except as provided in this section. The Contractor shall rebuild, repair, restore, and make good all damages to any portion of the permanent or temporary work occurring before final acceptance and shall bear all the expense to do so, except damage to the permanent work caused by: (a) acts of God, such as earthquake, floods, or other cataclysmic phenomenon of nature, or (b) acts of public enemy or of governmental authorities; provided, however, that these exceptions shall not apply should damages result from the Contractor's failure to take reasonable precautions or to exercise sound engineering and construction practices in conducting the work. The Contractor shall promptly repair all damage to either temporary or permanent work as directed by the County. The County may elect to accomplish repair by County forces or other means. The Contractor will furnish all of the materials, supplies, tools, equipment, labor, and other services necessary for the work. The Contractor shall be solely responsible for all methods, techniques, safety precautions, and procedures and for specifications and/or procedures as set forth in this Contract. If the Contractor performs any work contrary to such laws, specifications, ordinances, rules, regulations, and procedures, the Contractor shall assume full responsibility and shall bear all costs attributable thereto. If during the course of this Contract the work provided does not comply with the laws, specifications, ordinances, rules, regulations, and procedures, the Contractor shall take such corrective action as the County may require. Failure to make the necessary corrections shall be a material breach of this Contract and cause for termination. 8. Protection of Property The Contractor shall protect private or public property on or in the vicinity of the work site. The Contractor shall ensure that it is not removed, damaged, destroyed, or prevented from being used unless the Contract so specifies. Property includes land, utilities, trees, landscaping, improvements legally on homeowner's property, markers, monuments, buildings, structures, pipe, conduit, sewer or water lines, signs and property of all description whether shown on the plans or not. If the Contractor (or agent/employees of the Contractor) damages, destroys, or interferes with the use of such property, the Contractor shall restore it to original condition. The Contractor shall also halt any interference with the property's use. If the Contractor refuses or does not respond immediately, the County may have such property restored by other means and subtract the cost from money that will be or is due the Contractor. The Contractor shall bear sole responsibility for damage to completed portions of the project and to property located off the project caused by erosion, siltation, run-off, or other related items arising during construction of the project. The Contractor shall also bear sole responsibility for any pollution of rivers, streams, ground water, or other waters which may occur as a result of construction operations.