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Addendum 1\
NE 16th St – Jefferson Ave NE Stormwater Green Connections Project
Project No. SWP-27-4016, WTR-27-4016
ADDENDUM No. 1
Date of Addendum Issue: December 15, 2020
Due Date for Bids: 2:00 pm on December 22, 2020
Date of Bid Opening: 3:00 pm on December 22, 2020
To: ALL PLAN HOLDERS AND/OR PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS
The following changes, additions, and/or deletions are hereby made a part of the project bid
documents for the NE 16th St – Jefferson Ave NE Stormwater Green Connections Project and
shall have the same effect as if set forth therein. Bidders shall acknowledge receipt and
acceptance of this Addendum No. 1 by signing the “Acknowledgement of Receipt of
Addenda” form provided in the original bid package, or by signing this addendum, and
submitting either form with the bid. Failure to acknowledge receipt of this Addendum may
result in your bid proposal being disqualified.
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
1. DELETE item number 1 and REPLACE with the following:
“1. Sealed bids for this proposal will be received by the City of Renton at the lobby
of Renton City Hall until the time and date specified in the Call for Bids.
At this time the bids will be publicly opened and read via a Zoom video-conferencing
meeting, after which the bids will be considered and the award made as early as
practicalbe.
No proposal may be changed or withdrawn after time set for receiving bids.
Proposals shall be submitted on the forms attached hereto.”
CALL FOR BIDS
1. DELETE the heading “Electronic Bid Submission Process” and REPLACE with the
following:
“Bid Submission Process”
Addendum 1\
This Addendum consists of two (2) pages and has two attachments:
1) INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
2) CALL FOR BIDS
ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS REMAIN IN EFFECT
Sincerely,
Jared McDonald, PE
Civil Engineer III (Project Manager)
City of Renton
All Bidders must sign this Addendum No. 1 in the space provided below and attach
the signed Addendum No. 1 to the Formal Bid Proposal or fill out and sign the
“Acknowledgement of Receipt of Addenda” form provided in the original bid
package.
Signature: __________________________________ Title:_______________________
Company: __________________________________ Date:_______________________
Jared McDonald, P
5. Instructions to Bidders 1
NE 16TH ST – JEFFERSON AVE NE STORMWATER GREEN CONNECTIONS PROJECT
SWP-27-4016
WTR-27-4016
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
1. Sealed bids for this proposal will be received by the City of Renton at the lobby of Renton City Hall
until the time and date specified in the Call for Bids.
At this time the bids will be publicly opened and read via a Zoom video-conferencing meeting, after
which the bids will be considered and the award made as early as practicable.
No proposal may be changed or withdrawn after the time set for receiving bids. Proposals shall be
submitted on the forms attached hereto.
2 Any omissions, discrepancies or need for interpretation should be brought, in writing, to the attention
of the Project Engineer. Written addenda to clarify questions that arise may then be issued.
No oral statements by Owner, Engineer, or other representative of the owner shall, in any way,
modify the contract documents, whether made before or after letting the contract.
3 The work to be done is shown in the plans and / or specifications. Quantities are understood to be
only approximate. Final payment will be based on actual quantities and at the unit price bid. The City
reserves the right to add or to eliminate portions of that work as deemed necessary.
4. Plans may be examined and copies obtained at the Public Works Department Office. Bidders shall
satisfy themselves as to the local conditions by inspection of the site.
5. The bid price for any item must include the performance of all work necessary for completion of that
item as described in the specifications.
6. The bid price shall be stated in terms of the units indicated and as to a total amount. In the event of
errors, the unit price bid will govern. Illegible figures will invalidate the bid.
7. The right is reserved to reject any and/or all bids and to waive informalities if it is deemed
advantageous to the City to do so.
8. A certified check or satisfactory bid bond made payable without reservation to the Director of Finance
of the City of Renton in an amount not less than 5% of the total amount of the bid shall accompany
each bid proposal. Checks will be returned to unsuccessful bidders immediately following the
decision as to award of contract. The check of the successful bidder will be returned provided he
enters into a contract and furnishes a satisfactory performance bond covering the full amount of the
work within ten days after receipt of notice of intention to award contract. Should he fail, or refuse to
do so, the check shall be forfeited to the City of Renton as liquidated damage for such failure.
9. All bids must be self-explanatory. No opportunity will be offered for oral explanation except as the
City may request further information on particular points.
10. The bidder shall, upon request, furnish information to the City as to his financial and practical ability
to satisfactorily perform the work.
5. Instructions to Bidders 2
11. Payment for this work will be made in Cash Warrants.
12. The contractor shall obtain such construction insurance (e.g. fire and extended coverage, worker's
compensation, public liability, and property damage as identified within Special Provisions,
Specification Section 1-07.18 “Public Liability and Property Damage Insurance”.
13. The contractor, prior to the start of construction, shall provide the City of Renton a detailed bar chart
type construction schedule for the project.
14 Before starting work under this contract, the Contractor is required to supply information to the City
of Renton on all chemical hazards Contractor is bringing into the work place and potentially exposing
City of Renton Employees.
15. Payment of retainage shall be done in accordance with Section 1-09.9(1) "Retainage”.
16. Basis For Approval
The construction contract will be awarded by the City of Renton to the lowest, responsible,
responsive bidder. The bidder shall bid on all bid schedules items of all schedules set forth in the bid
forms to be considered responsive for award. The total price of all schedules will be used to
determine the successful low responsive bidder.
Partial bids will not be accepted. The owner reserves the right to award any or all schedules of the
Bid to meet the needs of the City. The intent is to award to only one BIDDER.
17. Trench Excavation Safety Systems
As required by RCW 39.04.180, on public works projects in which trench excavation will exceed a
depth of four feet, any contract therefore shall require adequate safety systems for the trench
excavation that meet the requirements of the Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act, Chapter
49.17 RCW. These requirements shall be included in the Bid Schedule as a separate item. The costs
of trench safety systems shall not be considered as incidental to any other contract item and any
attempt to include the trench safety systems as an incidental cost is prohibited.
18. Payment of Prevailing Wages
In accordance with Revised Code of Washington Chapters 39.12 and 49.28 as amended or
supplemented herein, there shall be paid to all laborers, workmen or mechanics employed on this
contract the prevailing rate of wage for an hour's work in the same trade or occupation in the area of
work regardless of any contractual relationship which may exist, or be alleged to exist, between the
CONTRACTOR and any laborers, workmen, mechanics or subconsultants.
The most recent issues of the prevailing wage rates are included within these specifications under
section titled “Prevailing Minimum Hourly Wage Rates”. The Contractor is Responsible for obtaining
updated issues of the prevailing wage rate forms as they become available during the duration of the
contract. The wage rates shall be included as part of any subcontracts the Contractor may enter into
for work on this project.
5. Instructions to Bidders 3
19. Pollution Control Requirements
Work under this contract shall meet all local, state and federal requirements for the prevention of
environmental pollution and the preservation of public natural resources. The CONTRACTOR shall
conduct the work in accordance with all applicable pollution control laws. The CONTRACTOR shall
comply with and be liable for all penalties, damages, and violations under Chapter 90.48 RCW, in
performance of the work. The CONTRACTOR shall also comply with Article 4 in the Puget Sound Air
Pollution Control Agency Regulation III regarding removal and encapsulation of asbestos materials.
20. Standard Specifications
All work under this contract shall be performed in accordance with the following standard
specifications except as may be exempted or modified by the City of Renton Supplemental
Specifications, Special Provisions other sections of these contract documents. These standard
specifications are hereby made a part of this contract and shall control and guide all activities within
this project whether referred to directly, paragraph by paragraph, or not.
1. WSDOT/APWA "2020 Standard Specifications for Road, Bridge and Municipal Construction" and
"Division 1 APWA Supplement" hereinafter referred to by the abbreviated title "Standard
Specifications."
A. Any reference to "State," "State of Washington," "Department of Transportation,"
"WSDOT," or any combination thereof in the WSDOT/APWA standards shall be modified to
read "City of Renton," unless specifically referring to a standard specification or test
method.
B. All references to measurement and payment in the WSDOT/APWA standards shall be
detected and the measurement and payment provisions of Section 1-09.14, Measurement
and Payment (added herein) shall govern.
21. If a soils investigation has been completed, a copy may be included as an appendix to this document.
If one has not been provided for this project by the City or Engineer, the Bidders shall familiarize
themselves adequately with the project site and existing subsurface condition as needed to submit
their bid. Upon approval of the City, the Bidder may make such subsurface explorations and
investigations as they see fit. The Bidder shall be responsible for protection of all existing facilities,
utilities and other buried or surface improvements and shall restore the site to the satisfaction of the
City.
22. It is anticipated that this project will be funded in part by the Washington State Department of
Ecology and King County Flood Control District. Neither the State of Washington, King County nor any
of its departments or employees are, or shall be, a party to any contract or any subcontract resulting
from this solicitation for bids.
23. Bidder’s Checklist
❑ It is the responsibility of each bidder to ascertain if all the documents listed on the attached index
are included in their copy of the bid specifications. If documents are missing, it is the sole
responsibility of the bidder to contact the City of Renton to obtain the missing documents prior to
bid opening time.
❑ Have you submitted, as part of your bid, all documents marked in the index as “Submit With Bid”?
❑ Has bid bond or certified check been enclosed?
5. Instructions to Bidders 4
❑ Is the amount of the bid guaranty at least 5 percent of the total amount of bid including sales tax?
❑ Has the proposal been signed?
❑ Have you bid on ALL ITEMS and ALL SCHEDULES?
❑ Have you submitted Minority Business/Woman Business Enterprise Subcontractors List (if
required)
❑ Have you submitted the Subcontractors List (if required)
❑ Have you reviewed the Prevailing Wage Requirements?
❑ Have you certified Receipt of Addenda, if any?
❑ Have you submitted Department of Labor and Industries Certificate of Registration Form?
CAG-21-002
6. Call for Bids 1
CITY OF RENTON
CALL FOR BIDS
NE 16th St – Jefferson Ave NE Stormwater Green Connections Project, SWP-27-4016 & WTR-27-4016
Bid Submission Process:
Sealed bids will be received until 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at the lobby of Renton City Hall, 1055
South Grady Way, Renton WA 98057. Sealed bids will be opened and publicly read via the Zoom video-
conferencing web application at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 22, 2020 (60 minutes after published bid submittal
time). Any bids received after the published bid submittal time cannot be considered and will not be accepted.
• Please include bidder’s name, address and the name of the project on the envelope.
• The bid opening meeting can be accessed via videoconference by:
• Clicking this link to join the Zoom meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81466850112?pwd=VTVPcTNydElmeWE3dnF0bmllYmRlZz09
• Using the Zoom app: Meeting ID: 814 6685 0112; Password: 106550;
• Via telephone by dialing: 253-215-8782, 814066850112#,,,,,,0#,,,, 106440#
• Zoom is free to use and is available at https://zoom.us/.
The work to be performed within 140 working days from the date of commencement under this contract shall
include, but not be limited to:
• Construction surveying, staking, and production of as-built plans,
• Traffic control,
• Installing and maintaining adequate Temporary Erosion and Sediment Control measures,
• Protection and/or relocation of existing site features such as mailboxes, fences, etc.,
• Protecting of existing utilities, utility potholing and resolution of utility conflicts,
• Removal and replacement of asphalt concrete pavement and cement concrete sidewalks,
• Trench excavation, including dewatering, shoring, removal of any existing unsuitable material, and disposal of
excavated material,
• Installing new storm system of approximately 3,450 linear feet of 8-inch, 12-inch and 18-inch diameter storm
sewer pipe, including catch basins and cleanouts,
• Installing of approximately 2,500 linear feet of water main, 12” ductile iron pipe with polywrap, including gate
valves, fire hydrant assemblies, thrust blocking and dead man anchor blocks,
• Installation of approximately 50-1” water service connections and transfer of domestic services,
• Connection of new water system to existing water system,
• Trench backfill with suitable material and compaction to required standards,
• Installing hot mix asphalt patch for utility trenches,
• Installing concrete curbs and gutters, driveway entrances and curb ramps,
• Installing modular block walls,
• Installing pervious concrete sidewalks,
• Installing vertical concrete walls and curb cuts for bioretention cells,
• Installing bioretention cells with underdrains, bioretention media, compost and plantings,
• Installing Filterra media filter units,
• Installing roadway planter strips with street trees, root barrier, and seeded lawn,
• Installing irrigation system,
• Installing hot mix asphalt roadway pavement and overlay,
• Adjusting utility and monument cases to grade,
• Installing permanent signing and striping,
• Performing landscape and property restoration.
The estimated project cost is $3,200,000 to $3,800,000
CAG-21-002
6. Call for Bids 2
It is anticipated that this project will be funded in part by the Washington State Department of Ecology and King
County Flood Control District. Neither the State of Washington, King County nor any of its departments or
employees are, or shall be, a party to any contract or any subcontract resulting from this solicitation for bids.
The City reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids and to waive any and/or all informalities. Bid documents
will be available November 30th, 2020.
Plans, specifications, addenda, and the plan holders list for this project are available on-line through Builders
Exchange of Washington, Inc., at http://www.bxwa.com. Click on “bxwa.com”; “Posted Projects”, “Public Works”,
“City of Renton”, “Projects Bidding”. (Note: Bidders are encouraged to “Register as a Bidder,” in order to receive
automatic email notification of future addenda and to be placed on the “Bidders List”). Bid documents will also be
available at http://rentonwa.gov/bids/ under “Calls for Bids”.
Should you require further assistance, contact Builder Exchange of Washington at (425) 258-1303. Bidders are not
to contact the City of Renton or the Engineer to obtain bidding documents.
The City of Renton in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to
2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the
Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-Assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued
pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into
pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 26 will be afforded
full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of
race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award.
Women and Minority Business Enterprises (WMBE) are encouraged to bid.
Questions about the project shall be addressed to: Jared McDonald, Public Works Department, 1055 South Grady
Way, Fifth Floor, Renton, WA, 98057, or 425-430-7293, or jmcdonald@rentonwa.gov.
A certified check or bid bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total of each bid must accompany each bid.
The City's Fair Practices, Non-Discrimination, and Americans with Disability Act Policies shall apply.
Jason A. Seth. MMC, City Clerk
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