2010/06/02 Council Agenda Packet

CITY OF EVERETT, WASHINGTON SPECIFICATIONS FOR Hoyt Avenue Streetscape Improvements W.O. # PW 3353 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received by the City Clerk at the City Clerk's Office, 1St Floor Wall Street Building, 2930 Wetmore, Everett,Washington. 98201, until 2:00 p.m., on Tuesday, for the construction of Roadway Improvements to Hoyt Avenue, described more completely in the specifications and contract documents, entitled "City of Everett, Washington, Specifications for "Hoyt Avenue Streetscape Improvements," and will then and there be opened and publicly read aloud. The Engineer's estimate for this project is between $ Plans, specifications, addenda, and plan holders list for this project may be viewed or ordered on-line from Builder's Exchange at http://www.bxwa.corn/bxWa toc/public/everett.html. The City of Everett strongly encourages contractors to register for the bidder's list kept at Builder's Exchange of Washington, Inc. Builder's Exchange is located at 2607 Wetmore Avenue, Everett, WA 98201. Their phone number is 425-258-1303. For technical questions regarding this project, contact Ryan L. Sass, P.E., City Engineer, City of Everett, at (425) 257-8800, or Gina Parenteau, P.E., Project Manager, Per-feet, Inc. at (425) 252- 7700: All proposals must be made upon the regular forms provided in the Proposal Section of the Contract Documents and must be accompanied by a bid bond or certified check in an amount not less than 5% of the bidder's total bid amount. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids and waive any irregularities or informalities. No bidder may withdraw his bid after the hour set for the opening thereof. The City further reserves the right to make the bid award as deemed in the best interest of the City. The right is reserved by the City to postpone the award for a period of forty-five (45) days after bid opening. The Contractor will be required to comply with all local, State, and Federal laws and regulations pertaining to equal employment opportunities. The City of Everett in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C: 2000d to 2000-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color or national origin in consideration for an award. By order of the City Council, Everett, Washington. Dated at Everett, Washington. SHARON MARKS, CITY CLERK 18