21-27 BID - Sub-Basin 42 Watercourse Stabilization Project

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City of Mercer Island

Project Title: Sub-Basin 42 Watercourse Stabilization Project
Bid Number: 21-27
Engineer’s Estimated Cost:  $264,000
http://www.mercerisland.gov/storm21-27

Sealed bids will be received until 2:00 PM on June 3, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and the temporary closure of the City Hall building, all bidders shall submit their bids in PDF format via electronic transmission to the Public Works email address at: publicworks@mercerisland.gov. There will be no public bid opening for this project; bid results will be posted on the City’s web page at: https://www.mercerisland.gov/rfps.

Pre-bid meeting with City Representative:

Notice on additional site visits:
Additional site visits are possible, perspective bidders must make request via email at fred.gu@mercerisland.gov, or by phone at 206-771-0236. Do not enter project site without prior permission as portions of the project site is privately owned. Violation may result in disqualification.

An on-site, pre-bid conference will begin at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 by the shoulder of 6500 block East Mercer Way, Mercer Island. Safety vest and waterproof boots are advised for the site visit. Do not enter project site without prior permission as portion of the project site is privately owned - violation may result in disqualification. The City reserves the right to cancel this meeting at any time.

Work to be performed under this contract includes furnishing all labor, equipment, and materials necessary to stabilize approximately 1200 LF of reach where previously installed gabion baskets and sandbag check dams are eroding. The work includes, but is not limited to, invasive removal, dewatering, temporary erosion control, installing timber frame structures on the banks, bed control structures and stream cobbles in the channel, and re-vegetation with native plants.

A single contract will be awarded to the responsible bidder submitting the lowest responsive bid. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive minor irregularities.

Plans, specifications, addenda, and bidders list are available on-line through Builders Exchange of Washington, Inc. at http://www.bxwa.com. Click on “Posted Projects”, “Public Works”, “City of Mercer Island”, “Projects Bidding”. Builders Exchange manages the official bidders list. Bidders are encouraged to register in order to receive automatic email notification of future addenda and to be placed on the official bidders list.

Plans and specifications are also available at the City of Mercer Island website https://www.mercerisland.gov/rfps. Addenda may not be available or updated on this website.

A bid deposit in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid total price must accompany each bid.

Bidder questions are to be directed to Fred Gu, CIP Project Manager, by email at fred.gu@mercerisland.gov, or by phone at 206-771-0236.

Deborah Estrada, MMC, City Clerk

Published:  Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce 5/10/2021, 5/14/2021