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

The City of Hoquiam invites you to bid on its 2024 tree planting services contract. The package consists of planting approximately 51,900 tree seedlings (including transporting the seedlings) on approximately 173 acres of recently logged forestland in the Hoquiam City Watershed. Bids received after the day and hour indicated will not be accepted and will not receive consideration . Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid proposal deposit in the form of a certified or cashiers check, payable to the City of Hoquiam, in the amount of not less than twenty five percent (25%) of the amount of the bid, and no bid shall be considered unless accompanied by such bid proposal deposit. Should the successful bidder fail to enter into such contract within ten days from the date at which he or she is notified that he or she is the successful bidder, the bid proposal deposit shall be forfeited to the City of Hoquiam. CONTRACTOR shall utilize the Federal E-Verify program to verify that each employee of the CONTRACTOR and any Sub-Contractor who works on this project is legally authorized to be employed in the United States. Before a notice to proceed shall be issued by the CITY, the CONTRACTOR shall provide the CITY with a certification that the CONTRACTOR has enrolled in and implemented the E-Verify program to determine the employment eligibility of the employees who will perform work on behalf of the CONTRACTOR. If any of the CONTRACTORs workforce are working under a federal H2B work visa those documents may be submitted in place of I-9 documents. The City of Hoquiam reserves the right to reject any and all bids or waive any informalities in the bidding, and select whichever bid the City of Hoquiam determines to be from the lowest responsible bidder. You are advised to examine the planting units and to fully read and understand the entire bid package prior to bidding. The contract requires a 25% Bid Bond to be submitted with the bid, and a 25% Performance Bond to be submitted at the time of contract signing. All work must be completed by April 1, 2024. The City watershed is gated, please contact the City Forester John Bull at 360-249-5424 to schedule a time to be shown the planting unit(s).