ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be accepted for the following project: PROJECT NO.: 2019-093 G (1-1) TITLE: High Throughput DNA Lab T.I., WSP Vancouver Crime Lab AGENCY: E&AS for Washington State Patrol PROJECT MANAGER: Glen Gipe ESTIMATED BASE BID COST RANGE: $760,000.00 to $840,000.00 SUBMITTAL TIME/DATE/LOCATION: Prior to 3:00 P.M., Tuesday, October 15, 2019 Mail or Hand Deliver to: Washington State Patrol Crime Lab 1401 Kauffman Avenue Vancouver, WA 98660 Public Bid Opening will commence at approximately 3:05 P.M. at the same location. BY: Department of Enterprise Services Engineering & Architectural Services PRE-BID WALK-THROUGH: 11:00 A.M., Thursday, September 26, 2019, at the WSP Crime Lab located at 1401 Kauffman Avenue, Vancouver, WA 98660. For directions to the site of the pre-bid walk-through, please contact the Consultant listed below. Contractors may obtain plans and specifications from ARC Pacific Northwest, 2730 Occidental Avenue S, Seattle, WA 98134, telephone
(206) 622-6000,
seattle.cs@e-arc.com, upon the deposit of $100.00. Please make checks payable to the Consultant, Schreiber Starling Whitehead Architects. Plans must be returned in good condition within seven (7) days following bid date to obtain a refund of deposit. After seven days no refunds will be made. Plans and specifications may be viewed at the following plan centers: Abadan Reprographics & Imaging, Spokane, WA; Associated Builders & Contractors, Spokane, WA; Associated General Contractors, Boise, ID; Builder’s Exchange of Washington, Everett, WA; Daily Journal of Commerce Plan Center, Portland, OR; Daily Journal of Commerce, Seattle, WA; Hermiston Plan Center, Hermiston, OR; Contractor Plan Center, Milwaukie, OR; Ridgeline Graphics (Wenatchee Plan Center), Wenatchee, WA; Spokane Regional Plan Center, Spokane, WA; Tri-City Construction Council, Kennewick, WA; Walla Walla Valley Plan Center, Walla Walla, WA; Weekly Construction Reporter, Bellingham, WA; Yakima Plan Center, Yakima, WA. Please direct questions regarding this project to the office of the Consultant, Schreiber Starling Whitehead Architects, Attn.: Kevin Maynard, 901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3100, Seattle, WA 98164, telephone (206) 682-8300,
maynard@sswarchitects.com. Within 24 hours following the bid opening, results will be available on E&A Services’ web site at
https://apps.des.wa.gov/EASbids/BidResult.aspx. The higher of the State of Washington prevailing wage rates or US Department of Labor Davis-Bacon wage rates are applicable for this public works project located in Clark 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 Washington State prevailing wage rates may be found on the Department of Labor & Industries website located at
https://fortress.wa.gov/lni/wagelookup/prvWagelookup.aspx. Federal Wage determination information for Davis-Bacon Act may be found at
https://beta.sam.gov/wage-determination/WA20190007/5?index=wd&keywords=&sort=-modifiedDate&date_filter_index=0&date_rad_selection=date&wdType=dbra&construction_type=Building&state=WA&county=14528&page=1. 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. The Owner has Federal Funding or other special requirements for this project. The Bidder will be required to comply with the “DIVISION 00 SPECIAL CONDITIONS” section in the specifications. Please direct questions regarding this subject to the office of the Consultant. 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
http://www.dva.wa.gov/program/certified-veteran-and-servicemember-owned-businesses. The State reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive informalities. STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ENTERPRISE SERVICES ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES 2019093Gadvaf