RESOLUTION NO. R-30-06
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
County of Adams
Department of Public Works
Ritzville, Washington
Sealed bids will be received by Adams County at the office of the Board of County Commissioners, located at 210 W. Broadway, Ritzville, WA 99169, until 11:00 A.M. on May 8, 2006. Bids will be publicly opened and read immediately following the bid closing time at the office of the Board of County Commissioners for the following services.
Bids are sought from qualified contractors to provide solid waste transfer station operation and maintenance services to Adams County.
Bids received later than the appointed time will not be accepted. Late bids will be returned to the bidder without further action. Correct and timely delivery of the bid is the sole responsibility of the bidder.
Each Bid must be accompanied by a bid security made payable to Adams County in an amount of twenty five thousand ($25,000) and in the form of an irrevocable standby letter of credit or other financial instrument as provided in the Bid forms. Bid security shall be issued by a financial institution or Surety meeting the requirements set forth in the Contract.
If the County chooses to award a Contract, the award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder. The County may conduct such investigations, as the County deems necessary to assist in the evaluation of any Bid and to establish the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder.
The County reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive any and all irregularities in the bids and in the bidding, to disregard all nonconforming, nonresponsive, or conditional Bids, and to make an award for operation and maintenance of either or both of the transfer stations. Also, the County reserves the right to reject the Bid of any Bidder if the County believes that it would be in the best interest of the County not to make an award to that Bidder, whether because the Bid is non-responsive or because the Bidder is found to be not responsible.
Bid Documents may be examined at the office of the Adams County Department of Public Works located at 210 W. Alder, Ritzville, WA 99169. Upon a non-refundable payment of $50.00 for each set of Bid Documents, copies of the Bid Documents may be obtained from SCS ENGINEERS, 2405 140th Avenue NE Suite 107, Bellevue, WA, 98005, (425) 746-4600.
Questions regarding the Bid Documents should be directed to Loren Wiltse, Adams County Department of Public Works located at 210 W. Alder, Ritzville, WA 99169, (509) 659-3276, or Erik Colville, SCS ENGINEERS, 2405 140th Avenue NE, Suite 107, Bellevue, WA, 98005, (425) 746-4600.
Adams County in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000-4 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 advertisment, disadvantaged business enterprises 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, or national origin in consideration for an award.
DATED this 3rd day of April 2006.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ADAMS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
/s/Rudy Plager
Rudy Plager, Chairman
/s/Roger L. Hartwig
Roger L. Hartwig, Vice-Chairman
/s/Jeffrey W. Stevens
Jeffrey W. Stevens, Commissioner
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Pub.: April 7, 14, 2006