Water Main Rehab Package 6 - North

The City of Seattle is soliciting bids for Water Main Rehab Package 6 - North (PW# 2024-054), a water infrastructure rehabilitation project across five sites in Seattle and Shoreline with an Engineer's Estimate of $5.823 million and bids due July 29, 2026. This is a Covered Project subject to the City of Seattle's Community Workforce Agreement and Priority Hire program under SMC 20.37, which mandates equity-focused hiring and contracting practices providing economically disadvantaged individuals, women, and people of color access to skilled construction work.

The scope spans five locations: NW 201st Street & 18th Avenue NW and 24th Avenue NW from NW 196th Street to NW 197th Street in Shoreline; Woodlawn Avenue N from N 63rd Street to N 65th Street and Meridian Avenue N from N 62nd Street to Woodlawn Avenue N in Seattle; 8th Avenue NE from NE 55th Street to NE 60th Street in Seattle; and Roosevelt Way NE & NE 55th Street in Seattle. Work includes abandonment of existing watermains in place, installation of new ductile iron watermain pipe (4 to 12 inches diameter) by open-trench method, installation of 2-inch copper water main pipe via trenchless moling, storm drainage improvements, pressure regulating station with SCADA monitoring at the NW 201st Street site, temporary and permanent watermain connections and service transfers, and final surface restoration including ADA curb ramp improvements. Technical investigations addressing geotechnical conditions and subsurface methane presence are documented in supporting reports.

Bidders must meet Washington State responsible bidder requirements under RCW 39.04.350, including contractor registration, UBI number, industrial insurance, and prevailing wage training certification. All bids require a Women and Minority Business Inclusion Plan earning a minimum of 10 points from Aspirational WMBE Goals (up to 6 points), Business Support Strategies (up to 4 points), and WMBE Guarantees (up to 6 points). Bidders must submit a 5 percent bid guaranty and complete all forms through the OpenGov platform. Projects estimated at $1 million or more require submission of a Bidder/Subcontractor List. Work must conform to the 2023 Edition of City of Seattle Standard Specifications and Standard Plans, and contractors must coordinate with Seattle Public Utilities, Seattle Department of Transportation, Seattle City Light, Puget Sound Energy, and King County Metro.