South Service Center Line Dock Asphalt Project

The City of Seattle is soliciting competitive sealed bids for the South Service Center Line Dock Asphalt Project (PW# 2025-048), a public works procurement involving the removal and replacement of asphaltic pavement at the Seattle City Light South Service Center located at 3613 4th Avenue South, Seattle, Washington 98134. The project scope encompasses asphaltic pavement removal and replacement, common excavation, base rock installation, and construction stormwater control measures, with an Engineer's Estimate of $874,000 before state sales tax (10.55%). Qualified bidders must possess a current Washington contractor registration certificate, UBI number, industrial insurance coverage, employment security number, and state excise tax registration number prior to submission. Bids are being accepted electronically through OpenGov with a mandatory 5% bid guaranty requirement, and the contract will be awarded to the apparent low responsible bidder. Critical deadlines include mandatory pre-bid site inspections on February 24 or 25, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at the South Service Center lobby (attendance is mandatory or bids will be rejected), with bids due March 11, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. via Microsoft Teams. The contract requires 60 working days for completion from the Notice to Proceed date, anticipated no later than June 15, 2026, with liquidated damages assessed at $950.00 per working day for failure to achieve substantial completion and $475.00 per working day thereafter for failure to achieve physical completion. The work will be performed in a 24-hour operational facility requiring coordination with facility operations, with parking and equipment storage requiring Owner approval with at least three days' notice, and all subsurface utility locating and protection requirements must be observed.

This procurement includes a Women and Minority Business Enterprise (WMBE) set-aside with a past performance utilization rate of 22%, and all bidders must submit a completed WMBE Inclusion Plan demonstrating good faith efforts to include women-owned and minority-owned business firms through one of three scoring options: Aspirational WMBE Goals (maximum 6 points), Business Support Strategies (maximum 4 points), or WMBE Guarantees (maximum 6 points), with a minimum threshold of 10 points required for bid responsiveness. The contract is subject to prevailing wage payment requirements under Seattle Municipal Code Chapter 20.42 and RCW 35.22.650, paid sick and safe time compliance, apprenticeship utilization, equal benefits provisions, and social equity commitments. Background checks are required for employees with highly sensitive access, and all contractors must verify non-debarred status and comply with subcontracting provisions and immunity waiver requirements under RCW Title 51. The project's estimated budget is $874,000 before the application of 10.55% state sales tax, resulting in a total estimated project value of approximately $966,309.70 including tax.