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Home My WebLink About06-18-2026 - Citys Response to bid protest CAG-26-096 June 18, 2026 Sent via e-mail on 6/18/26 Mr. Steve Raudenbush, Owner Raudenbush Earthworks, LLC 13108 155th Lane SE Rainier, WA 98576 Sent via e-mail to Steve@raudenbushearthworks.com RE: Bid Protest for PRV Station 1 Rehabilitation Project CAG-26-096 Notice of Contract Execution Dear Steve: The City received your Bid Protest e-mail dated Friday, May 22, 2026, at 3:02 p.m., following the bid opening held on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. Basis of Protest: The City has reviewed the substance of your protest. Your protest asserts that the apparent low bidder, CR Construction LLC, failed to provide the name of the rebar installation subcontractor with whom it intends to directly subcontract if awarded the contract. Review and Determination: The City carefully reviewed the bid requirements and applicable statutory provisions, including RCW 39.30-060 as amended. Under the statute, bidders are required to identify certain subcontractors, including for structural steel and rebar installation, only for public works contracts exceeding $1,000,000. For this project, the engineer’s estimate range is between $475,000 and $500,000. Accordingly, the statutory subcontractor listing requirement does not apply to this bid solicitation. Therefore, CR Construction LLC, as well as all other bidders, was not required to provide to complete or submit a subcontractor listing form including the rebar installation subcontractor as part of its bid. Although the subcontractor listing form was included in the bid documents, its inclusion does not create a mandatory requirement beyond the applicable statutory threshold, nor does it create a material bid requirement inconsistent with state law. Therefore, the omission identified in your protest does not constitute a material defect, irregularity, or basis for bid rejection. Based on the foregoing, the City denies the bid protest. Fury Site Works, Inc. Page 2 of 2 Notice of Contract Execution - RCW 39.04.105 The City intends to award contract no. CAG-26-096 PRV Station 1 Rehabilitation Project, to CR Construction LLC at the City Council meeting on Monday, June 22, 2026. Execution of the contract will occur following award and completion of the contract assembly and signature process. Please contact me at 425-430-7210 or via email at Agafour@rentonwa.gov, if you have any questions regarding this determination. Sincerely, Abdoul Gafour Water Utility Engineering Manager Public Works Department cc: Ron Straka Jeremy Valdez Attachment: Bid protest e-mail from Raudenbush Earthworks, LLC 1 Abdoul Gafour From:Steve Raudenbush <Steve@raudenbushearthworks.com> Sent:Tuesday, May 26, 2026 10:36 AM To:Abdoul Gafour Cc:Jeremy Valdez; Jason Seth; Cynthia Moya; Ronald Straka Subject:Re: PRV Station 1 Rehabilitation Project - CAG-26-096 - Bid Protest Thank you for the update. Steve Raudenbush Cell Phone: (360)-999-3890 Contractors License: #RAUDEEL789J8 From: Abdoul Gafour <Agafour@Rentonwa.gov> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2026 3:11 PM To: Steve Raudenbush <Steve@raudenbushearthworks.com> Cc: Jeremy Valdez <JValdez@Rentonwa.gov>; Jason Seth <JSeth@Rentonwa.gov>; Cynthia Moya <CMoya@Rentonwa.gov>; Ronald Straka <rstraka@Rentonwa.gov> Subject: RE: PRV Station 1 Rehabilitation Project - CAG-26-096 - Bid Protest Hello Steve, The City of Renton Water Utility has received your email bid protest regarding the PRV 1 Station Rehabilitation project CAG-26-0963 on Friday 5/22/26 at 3:02 p.m. We will review your protest and provide a written response within the next 10 days. Sincerely, Abdoul Gafour Water Utility Engineering Manager City of Renton Public Works 1055 S Grady Way Renton, WA 98057 425-430-7210 206-406-0027 cell agafour@rentonwa.gov CAUTION: This email originated from outside the City of Renton. Do not click links, reply or open attachments unless you know the content is safe. 2 From: Steve Raudenbush <Steve@raudenbushearthworks.com> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2026 3:00 PM To: Jeremy Valdez <JValdez@Rentonwa.gov> Cc: Abdoul Gafour <Agafour@Rentonwa.gov> Subject: Re: PRV Station 1 Rehabilitation Project Jeremy, During the review of CR constructions bid submittal package I noticed their bid is missing the rebar installer on page 2 of the sub-contractor document. Raudenbush Earthworks is protesting CR Constructions bid due to the sub-contractor document being incomplete. The bid submittal package provided by the city of Renton states that their bid is considered non-responsive/void. Thank you, Steve Raudenbush Cell : 360-999-3890 Contractors License # RAUDEEL789J8 From: Jeremy Valdez <JValdez@Rentonwa.gov> Sent: Thursday, 21 May 2026 09:23:02 To: Steve Raudenbush <Steve@raudenbushearthworks.com> Cc: Abdoul Gafour <Agafour@Rentonwa.gov> Subject: RE: PRV Station 1 Rehabilitation Project Good morning Steve, Please see attached for the copy of the CR Construction Bid Package for PRV Station #1 Rehabilitation Project CAG-26-096. Thanks, Jeremy Valdez | Civil Engineer City of Renton | PW | Water Utility Engineering Division 1055 S Grady Way | 5th Floor | Renton, WA 98057 O: (425) 430-7295 C: (206) 200-5172 | jvaldez@rentonwa.gov NOTICE OF PUBLIC DISCLOSURE: This message complies with Washington State’s Public Records Act – RCW 42.56 From: Steve Raudenbush <Steve@raudenbushearthworks.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2026 3:39 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside the City of Renton. Do not click links, reply or open attachments unless you know the content is safe. 3 To: Jeremy Valdez <JValdez@Rentonwa.gov> Subject: PRV Station 1 Rehabilitation Project Jeremy, Please send me a copy of CR Constructions Bid Package for the Renton PRV Station 1 Project CAG-26-096, I would like to review it for completeness. Thank you, Steve Raudenbush Cell Phone: (360)-999-3890 Contractors License: #RAUDEEL789J8 CAUTION: This email originated from outside the City of Renton. Do not click links, reply or open attachments unless you know the content is safe.