Renovation of an educational facility in Tumwater, Washington. Working plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

ALL BIDS REJECTED PROJECT MANAGER: Stacy Simpson, R.A., Senior Architect ESTIMATED BID COST RANGE: $140,000.00 to $185,000.00 FPS will be accepting mailed-in or hand-delivered bids. Clearly identify that it is a SEALED BID on the outside of the envelope. Include an attention line in the address to ensure that the bid is routed correctly. For hand-delivering bids, a locked drop box will be available in the 1500 Jefferson St. S.E. building lobby for contractors to deposit their sealed bids. An FPS staff member will be inside the lobby monitoring the locked drop box during those hours. Additionally, all Public Works Bid Openings will be conducted via live stream on YouTube. A link to the live stream for bid opening can be found above Please direct questions regarding this project to the office of the Consultant, NEXUS BEC OPERATING LLC, 747 Fawcett Ave, Suite C, Tacoma, WA 98402, (253) 625-7090, dittner@nexusbec.com. Within 72 hours following the bid opening, results will be available on the FPS web site at https://apps.des.wa.gov/EASbids/BidResult.aspx. If you have questions, please contact the Project Manager, Stacy Simpson at Stacy.simpson@des.wa.gov or 360-349-2341. The State of Washington prevailing wage rates are applicable for this public works project located in Thurston County. Bidders are responsible to verify and use the most recent prevailing wage rates. The "Effective Date" for this project is the Bid Form due date above. The applicable prevailing wage rates may be found on the Department of Labor & Industries website located at https://secure.lni.wa.gov/wagelookup/. Supplemental Bidder Responsibility will be evaluated for this project. In determining Bidder responsibility, the Owner shall consider an overall accounting of the criteria set forth in "DIVISION 00 SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY CRITERIA". Please direct questions regarding this subject to the office of the Consultant NEXUS BEC OPERATING LLC. The successful Bidder is required to register and create an account in the DES Diversity Compliance program (B2Gnow) at https://des.diversitycompliance.com. Voluntary numerical Diverse Business goals of 10% MBE, 6% WBE, 5% Washington Small Business, and 5% Veterans have been established for this project. Achievement of the goals is encouraged. Bidders may contact the Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprise (OMWBE) at http://OMWBE.wa.gov/ to obtain information on certified firms. Bidders may also utilize Washington Small Businesses registered in WEBS at https://pr-webs-vendor.des.wa.gov/ and Veteran-owned Businesses at https://www.dva.wa.gov/veterans-their-families/veteran-owned-businesses/vob-search. The State reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive informalities.