NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by Whatcom County Administrative Services Finance/Purchasing at their office on the fifth floor of the Whatcom County Courthouse, 311 Grand Avenue, Suite 503, Bellingham WA 98225 for purchase and installation of the following:
Neevel Levee Cougar Creek Fish Passage
UNTIL: 2:30 PM Tuesday, February
18
25, 2025 (Extended in Addendum 1)
At which time and place the bids will be opened (virtual via Zoom), and read aloud. All bidders and any other interested persons are invited to watch the virtual bid opening via Zoom. Late submittals will not be considered.
Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District (WCFCZD) requests bids for the Neevel Levee Cougar Creek Fish Passage project, CRP No. 720010. This project provides for the replacement of an existing culvert and floodgate with a 6 foot by 6 foot concrete box culvert and floodgate where Cougar Creek (aka Wiser Lake Creek) is conveyed through the Neevel Levee, installation of Engineered Log Jams (ELJs), levee improvements, habitat enhancement, and other associated work located near Northwest Drive, Ferndale, Washington, as further described in the bid documents.
Further information is contained in the bid forms and specifications, which may be downloaded at no charge from the Whatcom County Purchasing website at
https://www.whatcomcounty.us/Bids.aspx
, see “Related Documents” at the bottom of the bid posting page. If you are unable to download the bid documents, contact Purchasing at
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(preferred), or phone (360) 778-5330.
There is an apprenticeship utilization minimum requirement of 15% of total labor hours for this contract.
A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, February 7, 2025 onsite near 6861 and 6869 Northwest Drive Ferndale, WA (Parcel No. 390209508445).
Award will be made to the lowest qualified bidder. The WCFCZD reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and to waive any irregularities. The WCFCZD encourages disadvantaged, minority and women owned firms to respond.
The WCFCZD in conjunction with Whatcom County, herein after referred to jointly as ‘Whatcom County’, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) and Title 2 Code of Federal Regulations Part 200.321(b)(1)-(5), hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, small and minority businesses, women’s business enterprises, and labor surplus area firms as defined at 2 CFR, 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, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award.
As required by law, the E-Verify System may be required.
Publication Date(s): Wednesday(s) January 29 and February 5, 2025.
