Supplemental Carbon System Upgrade

The LOTT Clean Water Alliance is requesting bids on furnishing and installing a supplemental carbon system upgrade at the Budd Inlet Treatment Plant in Olympia, Washington, under IFB BI2205 (Contract 568-03-08), with bids due August 27, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time and a pre-bid meeting and site visit on August 5, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. The project is subject to Washington State prevailing wage requirements under RCW 39.12.

The scope encompasses sitework, chemical storage and feed system tanks, metering pumps, enclosure, piping, valves, electrical, instrumentation, and controls. The successful contractor must substantially complete work within 150 working days from the Notice to Proceed and will face liquidated damages of $1,000 per working day for delay.

The engineer's construction estimate is $590,000 to $750,000 including sales tax. Bids must include a 5 percent bid guaranty; the successful contractor must furnish performance and payment bonds each equal to 100 percent of the contract price. A 5 percent retainage will be held and released 45 days after final completion. The contract is anticipated to be awarded by the LOTT Clean Water Alliance Board of Directors on September 9, 2026.

Electronic bids in PDF format are due by the deadline, with bid guaranties submitted in person. Bid opening occurs immediately following the deadline and may be attended in person or viewed via Zoom webinar. The contractor must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage (automobile liability, commercial general liability, workers' compensation) with LOTT named as additional insured, and comply with LOTT's tobacco-free campus and workplace violence prevention policies. The project is subject to the Washington Public Records Act.