2026 Camelot Large Onsite Septic System (LOSS) Project
| Location: | Washington |
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| Posted: | Feb 26, 2026 |
| Due: | Mar 23, 2026 |
| Agency: | County of Cowlitz |
| Type of Government: | State & Local |
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| Bid Title: |
2026 Camelot Large Onsite Septic System (LOSS) Project
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| Category: | Public Works |
| Status: | Open |
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Cowlitz County
Department of Public Works
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
FOR
2026 CAMELOT LARGE ONSITE SEPTIC SYSTEM (LOSS) PROJECT
East 1/2 SEC. 15, T9N, R2W
Cowlitz County Project No. 2947
February, 2026
COWLITZ COUNTY
Department of Public Works
1600-13th Avenue South
Kelso, Washington 98626
Phone (360) 577-3030
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
STEVE RADER
District No. 1
STEVEN L. FERRELL
District No. 2
RICHARD R. DAHL
District No. 3
CONTRACT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
2026 CAMELOT LARGE ONSITE SEPTIC SYSTEM (LOSS) PROJECT
CALL FOR BIDS.................................................................................................................... Page 1
BIDDER’S CHECKLIST .......................................................................................................... Page 3
BID PROPOSAL ................................................................................................................... Page 5
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS........................................................................................... Page 5
PROPOSAL ...................................................................................................................... Page 7
NON-COLLUSION DECLARATION ....................................................................................... Page 10
BID DEPOSIT FORM............................................................................................................ Page 11
E-VERIFY DECLARATION .................................................................................................... Page 12
COMPLIANCE WITH WAGE PAYMENT LAWS DECLARATION ........................................... Page 13
AGREEMENT....................................................................................................................... Page 14
PERFORMANCE BOND ....................................................................................................... Page 18
SPECIAL PROVISIONS ......................................................................................................... Page 19
DIVISION 1 – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................... Page 20
BID ITEMS ...................................................................................................................... Page 54
BID ITEM 1: MINOR CHANGES .............................................................................. Page 54
BID ITEM 2: MOBILIZATION .................................................................................. Page 55
BID ITEM 3: CLEARING AND GRUBBING................................................................ Page 55
BID ITEM 4: REMOVING WIRE FENCES ................................................................. Page 56
BID ITEM 5: ROADWAY EXCAVATION – NEW ACCESS ROAD AND PILE
RELOCATION...................................................................................... Page 56
BID ITEM 17: LOSS DRAINFIELD EXCAVATION AND BACKFIELD ............................. Page 56
BID ITEM 6: TESTING PIPE (DELIVERY PIPING) ...................................................... Page 58
BID ITEM 7: 8 INCH PVC 3034 SANITARY SEWER PIPE .......................................... Page 58
BID ITEM 8: 10 INCH PVC 3024 TEMPORARY BYPASS SYSTEM............................. Page 59
BID ITEM 9: STRUCTURE EXCAVATION CLASS A ................................................... Page 59
BID ITEM 10: SHORING OR EXTRA EXCAVATION CLASS A ...................................... Page 59
BID ITEM 11: GRAVEL BACKFILL FOR WALLS .......................................................... Page 60
BID ITEM 12: CONCRETE CLASS 4000...................................................................... Page 60
BID ITEM 13: STEEL REINFORCING BAR .................................................................. Page 60
BID ITEM 14: CRUSHED SURFACING BASE COURSE ................................................ Page 60
BID ITEM 15: EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL ................................................. Page 61
BID ITEM 16: SEEDING, FERTILIZING AND MULCHING ........................................... Page 62
BID ITEM 18: LOSS DRAINFIELD PIPING (COMPLETE) ............................................. Page 63
BID ITEM 19: LOSS PUMPS, DELIVERY SYSTEM....................................................... Page 63
BID ITEM 20: LOSS CONTROLS SYSTEM .................................................................. Page 64
BID ITEM 21: LOSS ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION ...................................................... Page 64
BID ITEM 22: FENCE AND GATE – TYPE 2................................................................ Page 64
BID ITEM 23: CHAIN LINK FENCE AND GATE – TYPE 3 ............................................ Page 65
CONTRACT
TABLE OF CONTENTS - CONTINUED
BID ITEM 24: ABANDON EXISTING DRAINFIELD ..................................................... Page 65
BID ITEM 25: TRENCH SAFETY SYSTEM ................................................................... Page 65
STANDARD PLANS ........................................................................................................... Page 71
PREVAILING MINIMUM HOURLY WAGE RATES *** ........................................................ Page 82
CONTRACT PLANS .............................................................................................................. Page 83
APPENDICES ..................................................................................................................... Page 84
Appendix A – Soil Data***............................................................................................. Page 85
Appendix B – Topographic Survey and Record of Survey*** ....................................... Page 86
CALL BEFORE YOU DIG....................................................................................................... Page 87
***Included as indicated but numbered independently.
CONTRACT
CALL FOR BIDS
Sealed Bids will be received only at the office of the County Engineer, Attn: County Engineer, Public
Works Administration Building, 1600-13th Avenue South, Kelso, Washington 98626 prior to 1:30
o’clock p.m. on Monday March 23, 2026, at which time all bids received will be publicly opened
and read in the Public Works Training Room for the following work: CAMELOT LARGE ONSITE
SEPTIC SYSTEM (LOSS).
Work performed under this contract consists of the following:
Installation of a new (replacement) Large Onsite Septic System (LOSS) including a new tank,
drainfield and distribution system, and other work to serve the Camelot development in
Cowlitz County.
Bids must be addressed to:
Cowlitz County Department of Public Works
Attn: Susan Eugenis, P.E., County Engineer
1600 – 13th Avenue South
Kelso, WA 98626
Project bid documents (Plans, specifications, addenda, bid documents, bidders list and plan
holders list) for this project are available online for inspection during the bidding period
through the Builders Exchange of Washington (BXWA) website at www.bxwa.com. Click on
Posted Projects, then Public Works, then Cowlitz County and then Projects Bidding. These
documents are available for viewing, downloading and printing on your own equipment free of
charge. This service is provided to Prime Bidders, Subcontractors, and Vendors bidding on this
project. Bidders will need to “Register as a Bidder” through the BXWA in order to receive
automatic e-mail notification of future addenda and to be placed on the Bidders List. Bidders
should contact Builder’s Exchange of Washington at (425) 258-1303 for questions regarding
access or registration.
It is the sole responsibility of the Bidder to obtain Addenda, if any. Addenda information will
be available on the BXWA web site at www.bxwa.com. Cowlitz County accepts no responsibility
or liability and will provide no accommodation to bidders who fail to check for addenda and
thereby submit inadequate or incomplete responses.
Cowlitz County will not provide paper copies of the Project bid documents for this project for
bidding purposes. A copy of the plans and specifications may be reviewed at the office of the
Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners.
All bid proposals shall be accompanied by a bid proposal deposit in cash, certified check,
cashier’s check, or surety bond in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of such
bid proposal. Should the successful bidder fail to enter into such contract and furnish
Call for Bids
2026 CAMELOT LOSS Project No. 2947
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