Diverse Earthworks, Inc 9/16/2024

CITY OF EVERETT WEST MARINE VIEW DRIVE/ALVERSON AND 41 ST ST/GRAND AVE PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS STATE FUND# HLP-PB15(032) WO #3630 July 25, 2024 7 1 Late revised or supplemented Bid Proposals or late withdrawal requests will be date 2 recorded by the Contracting Agency and returned unopened. Mailed, emailed, or faxed 3 requests to withdraw, revise, or supplement a Bid Proposal are not acceptable. 4 5 1-02.13.RTF 6 1-02.13 Irregular Proposals 7 (January 4, 2024 APWA GSP) 8 9 Delete this section and replace it with the following: 10 11 1. A Proposal will be considered irregular and will be rejected if: 12 a. The Bidder is not prequalified when so required; 13 b. The Bidder adds provisions reserving the right to reject or accept the Award, 14 or enter into the Contract; 15 c. A price per unit cannot be determined from the Bid Proposal; 16 d. The Proposal form is not properly executed; 17 e. The Bidder fails to submit or properly complete a subcontractor list (WSDOT 18 Form 271-015), if applicable, as required in Section 1-02.6; 19 f. The Bidder fails to submit or properly complete a Disadvantaged Business 20 Enterprise Certification (WSDOT Form 272-056), if applicable, as required in 21 Section 1-02.6; 22 g. The Bidder fails to submit Written Confirmations (WSDOT Form 422-031) from 23 each DBE firm listed on the Bidders completed DBE Utilization Certification 24 that they are in agreement with the bidders DBE participation commitment, if 25 applicable, as required in Section 1-02.6, or if the written confirmation that is 26 submitted fails to meet the requirements of the Special Provisions; 27 h. The Bidder fails to submit DBE Good Faith Effort documentation, if applicable, 28 as required in Section 1-02.6, or if the documentation that is submitted fails to 29 demonstrate that a Good Faith Effort to meet the Condition of Award in 30 accordance with Section 1-07.11; 31 i. The Bidder fails to submit a DBE Bid Item Breakdown (WSDOT Form 272- 32 054), if applicable, as required in Section 1-02.6, or if the documentation that 33 is submitted fails to meet the requirements of the Special Provisions; 34 j. The Bid Proposal does not constitute a definite and unqualified offer to meet 35 the material terms of the Bid invitation. 36 37 2. A Proposal may be considered irregular and may be rejected if: 38 a. The Proposal does not include a unit price for every Bid item; 39 b. Any of the unit prices are excessively unbalanced (either above or below the 40 amount of a reasonable Bid) to the potential detriment of the Contracting 41 Agency; 42 c. The authorized Proposal Form furnished by the Contracting Agency is not 43 used or is altered; 44 d. The completed Proposal form contains unauthorized additions, deletions, 45 alternate Bids, or conditions; 46 e. Receipt of Addenda is not acknowledged; 47 f. A member of a joint venture or partnership and the joint venture or partnership 48 submit Proposals for the same project (in such an instance, both Bids may be 49 rejected); or 50 g. If Proposal form entries are not made in ink. 51