South Cedar Street Grind and Overlay

The City of Tacoma Department of Public Works is requesting bids on the South Cedar Street Grind and Overlay project (Specification PW26-0206F) with sealed bids due October 13, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time. The project carries mandatory Equity in Contracting (EIC) requirements: 10.1% Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), 3.8% Women Business Enterprise (WBE), and 3.8% Small Business Enterprise (SBE) utilization, which must be met through self-performance or certified subcontractors.

The scope is grinding and overlaying bituminous pavement in the South Cedar corridor from approximately Center Street to South 15th Street. Major bid items include planing 27,750 square yards of existing bituminous pavement, placing 3,389 tons of fiber-reinforced HMA Class 1/2" PG 58H-22, adjusting existing catch basins, manholes, and valve chambers, and implementing erosion and stormwater pollution control measures including a pollution prevention plan and poured monuments.

The project estimate is $1.1 million. The award will go to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Bidders must submit a bid bond equal to at least 5% of the total bid amount and provide performance and payment bonds upon award.

Bidders must hold current Washington State contractor licenses and UBI numbers, maintain workers' compensation and employment security registration, and comply with Washington State prevailing wage requirements. The Local Employment and Apprenticeship Training Program (LEAP) requires 15% of labor hours be performed by City of Tacoma residents or those from economically distressed areas and 15% by apprentices in the Tacoma Public Utilities service area. Bidders must complete EIC Utilization, State Responsibility and Reciprocal Bid Preference Information, Certification of Compliance with Wage Payment Statutes, and Subcontractor Categories of Work forms. No pre-proposal meeting is being held. Bid opening is scheduled for 11:15 a.m. on October 13, 2026.