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CITY OF TACOMA
REQUEST FOR BID
SURPLUS PROPERTY SALE
BID NO.:
BUYER:
PHONE:
FAX:
DATE:
PT26-0204N
Aaron Bratton
253-502-8139
9/2/2026
BIDS will be received until 11am,
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
FOR: Purchase of items listed below. Weights and quantities are estimated. Items will be sold as-is and where-is, and in accordance with
instructions attached hereto. Freight costs and arrangements are the responsibility of the bidder. Bids must be submitted on this form.
LOCATION OF SURPLUS PROPERTY: see below
VIEWING CONTACT: Sean Velley-(253) 502-8713
QUANTITY
1 lot of 100 Load 6
1 lot of 100 Load 7
, the undersigned hereby agrees to purchase items as indicated below, at prices shown for each:
DESCRIPTION
ALL PRICES QUOTED SHALL BE F.O.B. ORIGIN
UNIT PRICE
$
Ea
$
Ea
TOTAL
$________ ___
$________ ___
Vendor confirms that all transformers will be removed
within 60 days of notice that all documentation is complete
and equipment is available for pick-up:
☐Yes
☐No
Sub-Total:
* SOLD AS IS - WHERE IS *
This Sale May be Subject to Council or Utility Board Approval
Sales Tax:
Grand Total:
___
$________
___
$_______
___
$_______
Bidder certifies that this purchase is for resale in the regular course of business, or is to be used as an ingredient or component part of a new
article of tangible personal property to be produced for sale, or is a chemical to be used in processing an article to be produced for sale.
Resale No.:
If not applicable, Washington State sales tax will apply and will be added to the bid amount.
Signed:
(Authorized Signature as required)
The Undersigned hereby agrees to purchase any or all items described above in accordance with conditions and instructions contained in this
bid call:
Bidder:
Phone:
Address:
Printed
Name/Title
City/State/Zip:
Fax:
Signed:
Date:
Spec PT26-0204N
DIVISION: POWER
SURPLUS EQUIPMENT
Distribution Transformers
There are 2 separate loads of distribution transformers and equipment, 200 items in total. They are
available as is, where is. All the equipment will be drained of insulating oil and prepared for shipment by
Tacoma Power.
All equipment may be examined prior to the bid deadline on a limited, escorted basis. Contact Sean
Veley at (253) 502-8713 or Sean Forslund at (253) 502-8235 to arrange a visit or for any other questions
regarding this offering.
The PCB content of all equipment is known to be less than 45 parts per million (ppm) and can be found
in the attached lists of equipment.
All available transformers are located at:
Tacoma Public Utilities
3628 S. 35th ST.
Tacoma, WA 98409
All equipment must be removed from the TPU facility according to the schedule described below.
Schedule:
The contractor will provide 2 days’ notice of the arrival of a truck to pick up transformers. Tacoma
Power will make sure that each transformer is drained of oil and ready for shipment. The contractor will
be allowed no more than 45 calendar days to remove all listed equipment from the site.
Oil Spill Prevention:
The successful bidder shall abide by all local, state and federal laws and regulations pertaining to the
use, transport, handling, reclamation, and disposal of hazardous or toxic substances.
Safety:
The contractor must abide by all safety regulations while working on Tacoma Power property. Every
Tacoma Power employee is acutely aware of safe operating practices and is authorized to stop any work
they consider to be unsafe. The contractor will abide by any direction to stop work for safety reasons
upon notice by any Tacoma Power employee. The contractor will immediately correct any condition or
practice determined to be unsafe.
Legend:
Manufacturer:
ABB – ABB Corp, ABC – A.B. Chance, BS – Balteau-Standard, CEN – Central, CM – Central –Maloney, COR
– Cortr, CTC – CTC Corp, DOW – Dowzer Electric, DS – Delta Star, EC – EC Corp, ESC – Esco, FED –
Federal-Pacific, FP – Ferranti-Packard, FTW – FT Way, GAR – Gardner, GE – General Electric , HDE –
Hevi-Duty Electric, HIL – Hill, HKP – H.K. Porter, HOW – Howard Ind., KUH – Kuhlman, LAR – Larkin, LM –
Line Material, MAG – Magnatek, ME – McGraw-Edison, MIL – Mille, MOL – Moloney, NI – Nissho Iwai,
NW – Northwest, PEN – Pennsylvania, PIO – Pioneer, PIT – Pittsburg, RAP – Rapid, RTE – RTE Corp, SOR
– Sorgel, SPO – Spokane, SQU – Square D, STA – Standard, TCL – Tacoma City Light, TIE – Tierney, WAG
– Wagner, WEA – Weaver, WES,W – Westinghouse, WOL - Wolf
Type:
IN - Indoor, NW - Network, OH - Overhead, PD - Padmount, RO - Regulated Output, UG- Underground,
ST - Station Type, VT - Vault Type, SEC- Sectionalizer