Invitation to Bid: Guemes Island Road Trail

Location:	Washington
Posted:	Aug 28, 2026
Due:	Sep 22, 2026
Agency:	Skagit County
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	37 - Agricultural Machinery and Equipment 96 - Ores, Minerals, and Their Primary Products Z - Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property
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Skagit County Parks and Facilities Department

Ken Hansen, Director

1730 Continental Place, Mount Vernon, WA, 98273

Phone (360) 416-1179

Email: khansen@skagitcountywa.gov

Invitation to Bid

Project: Guemes Island Road Trail

Address: Multiple parcels on Guemes Island, Anacortes, WA 98221

(located between 7611 Guemes Island Road and 7883 Guemes Island Road)

Skagit County Parks Department is requesting bid proposals for a prevailing wage project job to supply all labor,

materials, equipment and supervision to construct a 1300’ gravel pedestrian path within easements adjacent to the

road ROW. All work performed under this contract shall conform to the plan drawings and specifications, as

supplemented by any addenda issued for this project. Project shall be complete by December 31, 2026, preferably

with all work requiring traffic control completed by December 4 to align with permit window.

Bid Proposal Form and Contractor Certification Form must be received by 4:00 PM on Tuesday, September 22,

2026. County preference is to receive via email with scanned documents attached to khansen@co.skagit.wa.us,

although bid can also be delivered to receptionist at 1800 Continental Place, Mount Vernon, WA, or mailed to

Skagit County Parks Department, 1730 Continental Place, Mount Vernon, WA 98273. No late proposals will be

accepted, and the results will be shared with all vendors that submit a proposal.

The Estimate of the Total Bid Price is one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00).

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit for prospective bidders will be held on Wednesday, September

9, 2026. The meeting will take place at 10:00 AM requiring transit on the 9:45 AM Guemes Ferry from the ferry

terminal at 500 I Ave, Anacortes, WA 98221. The project site is walking distance from the ferry landing on

Guemes Island, so there is no need to transport your vehicle on the ferry. Meeting location will be north end of the

Guemes Island General Store parking lot. The County Parks Department receives no discounts or benefits in use of

the Guemes Ferry. Contractors will be responsible for all passenger and vehicle fares for the site visit and during

construction.

Technical questions regarding the project must be submitted to Reid Middleton, Inc. by September 10, 2026 via

email to Jeff Jenks, P.E. at jjenks@reidmiddleton.com. Jeff will provide confirmation of the question(s) receipt

within 2 business days; if a bidder does not receive such confirmation, it is solely responsible to re-send the

question(s). 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.

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 under RCW 39.04.350 (1) & (2). 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. Additionally, the bidder must:

A. At the time of bid submittal, have a certificate of registration in compliance with RCW 18.27;

• at the time of bid, relevant scope to the project, have applicable licensing as a plumber (RCW

18.106), an elevator contractor (RCW 70.87), and/or an electrician’s license (RCW 19.28).

B. Have a current state unified business identifier number.

C. If applicable, have industrial insurance coverage for the Bidder's employees working in Washington as

required in RCW 51; an employment security department number as required in RCW 50; and a state excise

tax registration number as required in RCW 82.

D. Not be disqualified from bidding on any public works contract under RCW 39.06.010 or 39.12.065(3).

Public Works Contract requirements include:

A. CONTRACTOR’S CERTIFICATION: Concerning Labor Standards and Prevailing Wage Requirements.

Submit Statement of Intent to Pay Prevailing Wages and Affidavit of Wages Paid via the Washington State

Department of Labor and Industries Prevailing Wage Portal).

B. RETAINAGE: Project shall be subject to 5% retainage requirements per RCW 60.28.011 for projects over

$35,000. Contractor may elect to submit a bond in lieu of this contract retainage.

C. PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE BONDS: One hundred percent of the Contract Price to be executed by

the successful bidder and his surety company. The surety on such bonds shall be a duly authorized surety

company satisfactory of the Owner. Payment & Performance bonds will be required unless price is below

$150,000 and Contractor opts for 10% retainage in lieu of the bonds per RCW 39.08.010.

RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT:

The County reserves the right to accept a proposal of the bidder submitting the lowest responsible and responsive

bid, to reject any or all bids, revise or cancel the work to be performed, or do the work otherwise, if the best

interest of the County is served thereby. The County also reserves the right to postpone the bid award for a period

of fifteen (15) calendar days after the bid deadline.

Bids will only be accepted from contractors registered by bid due date on MRSC Rosters, which is Skagit County’s

designated Small Works Roster. Bid results will be shared with all that submit a bid and posted to the County

webpage at https://www.skagitcounty.net/Departments/rfp/main.htm.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROVISION:

Skagit County is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Small, Minority and Women-Owned firms

are encouraged to submit bids. Skagit 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.

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 forty-five (45) calendar days.

Reference Documents

The following project documents list is provided for reference, as if they were attached:

• Drawings:

o Guemes Island Community Trail, 15 sheets, Dated 6/19/2026

• Applicable WSDOT Specifications:

o Division 3 Earthwork

o Division 4 Aggregates and Bases

o Division 5 Surface Treatments and Pavements

o Division 7 Drainage Structures, Storm Sewers, Sanitary Sewers, Water Mains, and

Conduits

o Division 8 Miscellaneous Construction

o Division 9 Materials

• Permit Documents:

o Skagit County Utility Permit (UTIL-2025-0437)

o Skagit County Land Disturbance Activity (LDA-2026-0039)

• Temporary Easements for Trail Access:

o Auditor File 202005280115

o Auditor File 202102180001

General Notes

Bid bond requirement is waived for this small works project. This does not impact Payment and

Performance bonds that are required prior to contracting.

Drawings contain notes on standard plan, clearing, grubbing, erosion control, materials, storm

drain construction, submittals, hydroseed, and traffic control requirements with majority per

WSDOT standards.

The Contractor shall provide submittals for all materials and work items to be performed or

installed. A list of submittals shall be prepared and provided to the Owner along with the Schedule

of Values.

The Contractor shall remove all demolition materials and construction related debris from the

project site at the completion of work. Final site cleanup and restoration to be approved by the

County.

Contract will be via County’s Vendor Service Agreement (example attached for reference).

SKAGIT COUNTY PARKS & RECREATION

EMAIL TO khansen@co.skagit.wa.us OR DELIVER TO:

1730 CONTINENTAL PLACE, MOUNT VERNON, WA 98273

BID FORM

In compliance with the contract documents, the following bid form is submitted:

1) BASE BID (Gravel access road, parking, concrete pad, and stormwater improvements)

(Please print dollar amount in space above)

(do not include Washington State Sales Tax)

If the bid amount contains any work which requires trenching exceeding a depth of four feet, all costs for trench safety shall be

included in the Base Bid and indicated above for adequate trench safety systems in compliance with Chapter 39.04 RCW. 49.17

RCW and WAC 296-155-650. Bidder must include a lump sum dollar amount in blank above (even if the value is $0.00) to be

responsive.

2) BID ALTERNATES (None)

(1)

(2)

(3)

Do not include Washington State Sales Tax in alternate amounts.

The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bid prices within sixty (60) days of the bid date.

TIME FOR COMPLETION:

Contract Time - The undersigned hereby agrees to Substantially Complete all the work under the Base

Bid (and accepted Alternates) by October 30, 2026.

Final Completion – All the Work shall be fully and finally completed in accordance with the contract

documents within 14 calendar days after the date of Substantial Completion.

RECEIPT OF ADDENDA

Receipt of the following addenda is acknowledged:

Addendum No.

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Name of Firm

NOTE: If Bidder is a corporation, write State of Incorporation; if a partnership, give full names and addresses of all parties below.

Signed by

Official Capacity

Print Name

Address

City

State

Zip Code

Date

Telephone

State of Washington Contractor's License No.

Federal Tax ID #

E-mail address:

Employment Security Department No.

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