26-12 Central Shop NPDES Stormwater Improvements - Phase 2

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:

Central Shop NPDES Stormwater Improvements Phase 2

UNTIL: 2:30 PM Tuesday, May 5, 2026

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 Public Works requests bids for the Central Shop NPDES Stormwater Improvements project. The construction contract includes asphalt paving, constructing a concrete valley gutter, replacement and installation of new stormwater catch basins and the associated stormwater drain pipe, installing oil/water separators, and a flow splitter and other site work, at Whatcom County’s Central Shop, 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 For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. (preferred), or phone (360) 778-5330.

There is an apprenticeship utilization minimum requirement of 15% of total labor hours for this contract.

A non-mandatory pre-bid project site viewing will be held from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM, Friday, April 24, 2026, at the project site located at 901 W. Smith Road, Bellingham, WA. Prospective bidders are encouraged to visit the project site during the scheduled viewing time.

Award will be made to the lowest qualified bidder. Whatcom County reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and to waive any irregularities. Whatcom County encourages disadvantaged, minority, and women owned firms to respond.

Whatcom County, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, 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 and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

As required by law, the E-Verify System may be required.

Publication Date(s): Wednesday(s) April 15 and 22, 2026.

All documents for this solicitation can be downloaded at no charge in PDF format; see "Related Documents" at the bottom of this webpage:

1. Click on the "View Documents" button, which will open up a form requesting basic information about your firm. The entries on this form will populate the official plan holders list. Your accuracy is important to ensure notification of any addenda or other distributed information.

2. After your completed form is accepted, scroll again to the bottom of this page, to find the link(s) for all documents related to this solicitation.

3. Note that larger files may take longer to download, depending on your computer's download speed.

If you have downloaded the solicitation documents from the Whatcom County website, that process has already added you to the plan holders/distribution list. The Whatcom County plan holders/distribution list is created by the download process. If you received the solicitation documents from another source, to add your contact information to the Whatcom County plan holders/distribution list, you will need to access the solicitation documents from our website.

To request a current plan holders/distribution list, email [email protected] . Include the solicitation number and title in the subject line.