CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON NOTICE INVITING BIDS SECTION 00 11 16 RECEIPT OF BIDS: Sealed bids for the Eastside Treatment Plant UV Replacement Project will be accepted by mail, or in person by the City Clerk or designated staff on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, between 10:00 A.M and 11:00 A.M in the lobby of the Norm Dicks Government Center located at 345 6th Street, Suite 100, Bremerton, WA 98337. Prospective bidders are hereby notified that they are solely responsible for ensuring timely delivery of their bid to the City of Bremerton. Bids must be clearly marked “Bid” with the name of the project on the outside of the envelope. Bids received after the specified time and date will not be considered. OPENING OF BIDS: The bids will be publicly opened and read after 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in City Council Chambers, 1st floor of the Norm Dicks Government Center at 345 6th Street. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The WORK to be completed includes, but is not limited to, demolition, removal of existing treatment equipment, electrical controls, panels, and related appurtenances, modification of the existing concrete channel and related structures, installation of owner furnished ultraviolet (UV) equipment, installation of owner furnished electrical panels, motor control centers, breakers and related electrical equipment, control modification to existing equipment, structural modifications to the existing building roof, siding, and systems including louvers, testing, startup, and commissioning of the new treatment plant all in accordance with the Contract Plans, these Contract Provisions including the Technical Specifications, and the Standard Specifications. This work must be completed in the summer dry season window while the plant is offline. If work extends past the Completion of Work date noted in this section, Contractor will be subject to liquidated damage as described in these specifications. This project is funded, in part, by the Washington State Department of Ecology. Neither the State of Washington nor any of its departments or employees are, or shall be, a party to any contract or any subcontract resulting from the solicitation of bids. The Successful bidder will be required to conform to the wage requirements prescribed by the federal Davis-Bacon and Relate Acts which requires that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors performing on contracts funded in whole or in part by SRF appropriations in excess of $2000 pay their laborers and mechanics not less than the prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits, and determined by the Secretary of Labor, for corresponding classes of laborers and mechanics employed on similar projects in the area. The proposed UV system and Motor Control Center (MCC) breakers have been pre-purchased by the Owner. The scope of supply of the owner furnished equipment is covered in Appendix A. The pre-purchased equipment will be delivered to the WWTP at 2500 Stephenson Avenue, Bremerton, WA by end of May 2026. The Contractor shall include provisions in their bid to transport and store such package and install the unit and associated work per contract documents. ESTIMATE: $2.3M - $2.8M COMPLETION OF WORK: Notice to Proceed is expected to be on or before May 1, 2026. The project must be fully operational on or before September 25, 2026. The contractor is encouraged to plan his work sequence so that testing, startup and commissioning of the WWTP occurs in the early days of September 2026 to allow ample time for commissioning. PREVIEWING CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: Contract Documents may be previewed at the ARC Document Solutions website (www.e-arc.com). Go to http://www.e-arc.com/wa/seattle, then click on the link “Enter Public Planroom” and scroll down or search to find the project. PURCHASING CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: The Contract Documents may be ordered and purchased from ARC Document Solutions. Payment is typically cost of reproduction (non-refundable). Contact ARC Bid Services by phone at (206) 622-6000; by fax (206) 622-6712 or by e-mail: seattle.bid.services@e-arc.com. PROPOSALS: All bid proposals must be made on the blank forms furnished in the Contract Documents. Sealed envelopes containing bids shall be titled: Eastside Treatment Plant UV Replacement. BID SECURITY: Each bid proposal shall be accompanied by a bid proposal deposit in cash, certified check, cashier's check, or surety bond in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of such bid proposal. The failure to furnish a bid deposit of a minimum of five percent shall make the bid nonresponsive and shall cause the bid to be rejected by the Contracting Agency. PERFORMANCE BOND: The successful bidder will also be required to provide a Performance Bond for 100 percent of the Contract Price. Should the successful bidder fail to enter into such contract and furnish satisfactory performance bond within the time stated in the specifications, the bid proposal deposit shall be forfeited to the City of Bremerton. WAGE RATES: Contractor shall file a “Statement of Intent to Pay Prevailing Wages” with the State of Washington Department of Labor & Industries prior to commencing the Contract work. Contractor shall pay prevailing wages and comply with Chapter 39.12 of the Revised Code of Washington, as well as any other applicable prevailing wage rate provisions. Contractor will be required to pay Kitsap County Prevailing Wage Rates current on the bid opening date. The Kitsap County prevailing wage rates are available at the Dept. of Labor and Industries website. PROJECT COMMUNICATION: All communications related to the project shall be directed to the City prior to opening of Bids: Communication by phone/e-mail: David Powell Telephone: (360) 473-5268 E-mail: david.powell@ci.bremerton.wa.us Communication by mail: City of Bremerton Dept. of Public Works and Utilities – Engineering Division ATTN: David Powell Norm Dicks Government Center (City Hall) 345 6th Street, Suite 100 Bremerton, WA 98337 CITY’S RIGHTS RESERVED: The City of Bremerton reserves the right to reject any and all bids on any or all schedules or alternates or to waive any informalities in the bidding and shall determine which bid or bidders is the most satisfactory and responsible bidder and shall be the sole judge thereof. No plea of mistake in the bid shall be available to the bidder for the recovery of his/her deposit or as a defense to any action based upon the neglect or refusal to execute a contract. The City of Bremerton is an Equal Opportunity Employer and hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure 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, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE: All Proposals, including attachments and any documentation, submitted to and accepted by the City in response to this Notice Inviting Bids become the property of the City and are subject to the disclosure provisions of the Washington Public Records Act. Submittals shall become property of the City and considered public documents under applicable Washington State laws. All documentation provided to the City may be subject to disclosure in accordance with Washington State public disclosure laws. CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY: It is the Contractor’s responsibility to examine all specifications and conditions thoroughly and comply fully with specifications and all attached terms and conditions. Contractors must comply with all Federal, State, and City laws, ordinances and rules, and meet any and all registration requirements where required for Contractors as set forth in the Washington Revised Statutes RIGHT TO CANCEL: The City of Bremerton reserves the right to cancel or reissue all or part of this solicitation at any time, as allowed by law, without obligation or liability. The Notice Inviting Bids documents are not intended to constitute, or be interpreted as, a call for tenders, and the submission of a Bid is not intended to create any contractual or other legal obligations or duties whatsoever owed to any qualified Vendor by the City, including any obligation or duty to accept or reject a Bid, to enter into negotiations or decline to enter into or continue negotiations, or to award or not award a Contract. Without restricting the generality of the foregoing, no contractual relations shall exist between the City and any qualified Vendor until the execution of a Contract with that qualified Vendor. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT: It is the policy of the City of Bremerton to offer equal employment opportunity to all individuals. The City of Bremerton will administer all actions with respect to employment practices in compliance with federal, state and local laws, and will not discriminate in any employment practice on the basis of age (40+), sex, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation/gender identity, marital status, military status, or the presence of any physical, mental or sensory disability. ADA STATEMENT: The City of Bremerton does not discriminate on the basis of disability in programs and activities, which it operates pursuant to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and ADA Amendments Act. This policy extends to both employment and admission to participation in the programs, services, and activities of the City of Bremerton. Reasonable accommodation for employees or applicants for employment will be provided. February 18,25,2026