NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS - CALL FOR BIDS

Notice is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners of Jefferson County, State of Washington, will receive SEALED BIDS for:

PAVEMENT MARKING ON JEFFERSON COUNTY ROADS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2018 - County Project No. 18020490

Bids will be accepted until 9:30 a.m. on Monday, April 30, 2018 at the office of the County Commissioners, basement level of the Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson Street, P.O. Box 1220, Port Townsend, WA 98368. Sealed bids will be opened and read publicly at 10:00 a.m., or shortly thereafter, on the same day in the Jefferson County Commissioners Chambers, also located on the basement level of the Jefferson County Courthouse.

This bid is for a 1-year contract to furnish all labor, equipment, and materials necessary to complete specified pavement marking on Jefferson County roads in calendar year 2018, all in accordance with the Contract Plans and Provisions and the 2018 Edition of the WA State Dept. of Transportation Standard Specifications. The Engineers Estimate for this contract is $277,300.00

All bids shall be submitted in accordance with the Specifications and Contract Documents on file at the Dept. of Public Works Office, 623 Sheridan St, Port Townsend, WA, where document copies may be obtained by prospective bidders. Printed and electronic copies may also be obtained by contacting Public Works at 360-385-9160 or by emailing pubworks@co.jefferson.wa.us.
Each bid shall be accompanied by a proposal guarantee in the form of surety bond, postal money order, cash, cashiers check or certified check payable to the Treasurer of Jefferson County in the sum of five percent (5%) of the bid amount, to be forfeited to Jefferson County by the successful bidder if he/she fails to enter into a contract within ten (10) calendar days of bid award.

The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to accept the bid deemed most advantageous to Jefferson County, and to waive all informalities in the bidding. It is solely the responsibility of the bidder to ensure that their bid is in the possession of the Board of County Commissioners by the appointed date and time. No facsimile bid documents will be accepted. The County shall not be held responsible for lost or incorrectly delivered bids.

The Jefferson County Public Works Department, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252.42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 26 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin or sex in consideration for an award.

BOARD OF JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS