BID INVITATION
SKAGIT COUNTY PARKS PAVING MAINTENANCE SKAGIT FAIRGROUNDS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that bids will be received Thursday, June 25, 2026, until 3:00 p.m.
at the Skagit County Parks Department, 1730 Continental Place, Mount Vernon, Washington,
98273. Bids must be received and secured until the time set for the opening. All bids must be
plainly identified as:
Skagit County Parks
PAVING MAINTENANCE SKAGIT FAIRGROUNDS
ITEM FOR BID:
The project consists of erosion control, pavement removal, demolition, preparation for paving,
grading, asphalt pavement and restoration, storm drain reconnections, catch basin replacements,
and coordination with Skagit Parks. The base bid estimate is $135,000 including Washington
State sales tax and allowance.
TIME OF COMPLETION:
The construction window for this project is October 5, 2026, through October 28, 2026. All work
must be substantially complete by October 28, 2026.
BID DOCUMENTS/NON-MANDATORY BID MEETING:
Bid documents are contained herein as sent to the pre-selected respective bidder(s). A non-
mandatory pre-bid conference for prospective bidders will be held on site Thursday, June 4, 2026.
The meeting will take place at 10:00 a.m. at the project site address 1410 Virginia Street, Mount
Vernon, WA, Skagit Fairgrounds. Contractors are advised to e-mail mahenry@co.skagit.wa.us
to be added to the plan holders list to receive any addenda that may be issued.
Technical questions regarding the project must be submitted by email to Miles McEathron
mmceathron@freelandengineering.com. Questions m u s t b e r e c e i v e d by June 11, 2026.
Freeland Engineering will provide confirmation of the question(s) receipt within 24 hours; if a
bidder does not receive such confirmation, it is solely responsible to re-send the question(s).
The owner’s responses will be provided to all bidders by addendum. No oral responses from
the Owner or its representatives may be relied upon by bidders. All Addenda will be available
for this project by 5:00 p.m. Thursday, June 18, 2026. If further Addenda are required, the bid
opening may be postponed.
The Successful Bidder will be required to furnish the necessary additional Bond(s) for the faithful
performance of the Work, as prescribed in the Bidding Documents.
CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION:
Pursuant to RCW 39.06, the Bidder shall be registered and licensed as required by the laws of
the State of Washington, including but not limited to RCW 18.27.
In order to perform public work, the successful Bidder and Subcontractors, prior to Contract
award, shall hold or obtain such licenses and registrations as required by State Statutes and
Codes, and Federal and local laws and regulations.
BIDDER RESPONSIBILITY CRITERIA
To be considered a responsible bidder, the Bidder and the Bidder’s subcontractors must meet
the Bidder responsibility criteria and supplemental bidder responsibility criteria described in
Section 00 15 30 of the Project Manual. By submitting a bid, the bidder confirms it has read,
understands and meets the responsibility criteria. The bidder also confirms it has included those
items required to be submitted with the bid as noted in said Section and will provide the
additional items within 4 days of the bid opening as required by said Section.
RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT
The Owner shall reserve the right to reject any or all proposals and the right but not obligated to
waive any irregularities or informalities in any proposal, subject to the Laws of the State of
Washington as pertinent to Public Works and congruent with requirements and policies of
Skagit County, and as may be deemed in the best interest of the Owner. In particular, the
Owner reserves the right to reject a proposal which is not accompanied by the required bid
security or subcontractors listing as described heretofore, and incomplete or irregular proposals
which may exclude any item(s) as may be required by the Bid Documents. NO PROPOSALS
WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE TIME SET FOR RECEIPT OF BID PROPOSALS.
Skagit County is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Small, Minority and
Women-Owned firms are encouraged to submit bids.
WITHDRAWAL OF BID
No proposal may be withdrawn after the time set for the opening thereof, unless the Award of
the Contract is delayed for a period of thirty (30) calendar days.
