QUINAULT INDIAN NATION
Owner
PO Box 189, 1214 AALIS Drive
Taholah, WA 98587
REQUEST FOR BIDS
Location and legal address:
Taholah Demolition House
500 2nd Ave.
The Quinault Indian Nation is seeking bids to demolish one house in Taholah, WA. Contractor will provide all
labor, materials and equipment. Contractors are required to provide asbestos testing and must be certified to
remove the asbestos material if there is any found within the home.
Basic Scope
• Contractor shall visit the site to become familiar with the project.
• Contractor shall field verify all conditions
• Set up Temporary barrier
• Demolish home
• Clean up and haul all debris / material to approved landfill, provide Owner with receipt for disposal
• Level each lot and bring in gravel as needed for leveling.
Please send bids by e-mail to bids@quinault.org attention Cora Pope. Bids must be submitted by 3PM on
Wednesday December 17, 2025. Late bids will be rejected.
Bidders should provide point-of-contact information including email to Frankie Pope QIN Construction Manage;.
Appointments for site visit or questions regarding this project can be made by calling the below contact.
Frankie Pope, Construction Manager
360.276.8211 Ext. 6803
360.581.4319
frankie.pope@quinault.org
NOTE:
• Quinault TERO Prevailing Wages apply
• Performance/Payment Bond is not required for this project
This RFB does not commit QIN to award a contract, to pay any costs incurred in preparation of a response to
this invitation, or to procure or contract for services or supplies. Bidders will not offer any gratuities, favors or
anything of monetary value to any employee, officer, or agent of the Nation for the purpose of influencing
favorable disposition toward either their proposal or any other proposal submitted as a result of this RFB. All
proposals submitted hereunder become the exclusive property of the Nation. The Nation reserves the right to
accept all or part of the bid, or to decline the whole bid.
The successful bidder will sign the attached Contract documents, sign a Certification and Debarment Form,
provide a W-9, submit certifications of required insurance coverage, and obtain a Quinault Indian Nation
business licenses for all firms/subcontractors doing work on the Quinault Reservation. Subcontracts must be
approved by the Quinault Indian Nation.
Safety
At a minimum. all workers performing on-site construction work shall wear high visibility safety vests, hard
hats and appropriate footwear, and shall wear safety goggles and gloves as appropriate for the work task they
are undertaking. Given the uncertain nature of the home and property, the Contractor should assume that
asbestos and other potentially harmful substances are present and wear appropriate respirators and/or masks.
The Contractor shall furnish a copy of its safety plan prior to mobilization to site.
Nation’s Tribal Employment (TERO)
The Nation’s Tribal Employment Right Ordinance (TERO) provides the Nation’s Indian Preference policy that
applies to this contract—see attached. Other TERO requirements include submission of a Compliance Plan and
payment of a fee prior to commencing work on the Quinault Indian Reservation. Every Contractor with a
Contract Sum of $10,000 or more, or more than one contract in a 12- month period and the aggregate sum of
those contracts is $10,000 or more, shall pay a one-time fee of 1.75% of the total Contract Sum. Such fee shall
be paid by the Contractor. Contact Evelyn Kalama 360-276-8211 ext. 4805 EKalama@quinault.org
BID SCHEDULE
NOTE: BIDS shall not include Washington State and local sales tax on all items delivered to the site on the
Quinault Indian Reservation. Washington State B&O taxes do not apply to construction charges performed
within the boundaries of the Quinault Indian Reservation. All other applicable taxes and fees may apply.
BIDDERS ARE ADVISED TO REFER TO THE WASHINGTON STATE, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE,
INDIAN TAX GUIDE AT:
http://dor.wa.gov/content/findtaxesandrates/retailsalestax/indians/indiantaxguide/default.aspx.
The undersigned certify that they have examined the location of the project, and read and thoroughly
understand the plans, specifications, and contract governing the work embraced in this improvement or as
much thereof as can be completed with the money available, in accordance with the said plans, specifications,
contract, and the following schedule:
BIDDER agrees to perform all the work described in the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS for the following lump
sum: NOTE: BIDS shall include all other applicable fees.
ITEM
DESCRIPTION
AMOUNT
Base Bid
Demolish 500 2nd Ave.
$