INVITATION TO BID: Discovery Rd/19th St & Sheridan St Bicycle & Pedestrian Safety

Project Name: Discovery Rd/19th St & Sheridan St Bicycle & Pedestrian Safety

Project Description: The Discovery Rd/19th St & Sheridan St Bicycle & Pedestrian Safety project includes the following work: construct full depth asphalt pavement, planing, and asphalt overlay on Discovery Road and 19th Street; remove existing storm pipe and drainage structure; construct storm pipe and drainage structures; remove existing sidewalk, curb ramps, and curbs; construct curb ramps and sidewalk, and construct detectable warning strips; remove old signs; construct new signs; and construct pavement markings; and construct bike lane delineators. The work will also include 
traffic control, temporary pedestrian route maintenance, and coordination with the City for construction sequencing.

Schedule: The project shall be completed within 40 working days.

Bid Date: Sealed Bids will be received by the City of Port Townsend, at the Front Desk located at City of Port TownsendCity Hall, 250 Madison St., Suite 1, Port Townsend, WA 98368 until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 19, 2026. The City of Port Townsend reserves the right to reject any and all Bids and to waive informalities in the Bidding.

Bid Deposit: All Bid Proposals shall be accompanied by a Bid Proposal deposit in surety bond in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of such Bid Proposal. Should the successful Bidder fail to enter into such contract and furnish satisfactory bonds to perform the Work within the time stated in the Specifications, the Bid Proposal deposit shall be forfeited to the City of Port Townsend. 

Bid Documents: Plans, specifications, addenda, and plan holders list for this project will be available on-line through Builders Exchange of Washington, Inc. by going to http://www.bxwa.com/. Click on Posted Projects, Public Works, City of Port Townsend, Projects Bidding, and Project Bid Date. Bidders must Register as a Bidder, in order to receive automatic e-mail notification of future addenda and to be placed on the Bidders List. This service is provided free of charge to Prime Bidders, Subcontractors, and Vendors bidding this project. Please contact Builders Exchange of 
Washington at (425) 258-1303 should you require assistance.

By signing the Bid Proposal, the Bidder is aware and has read the City of Port Townsend’s Title VI Non-Discrimination Assurances, Page 2 of this Invitation to Bid.

Technical Questions: Technical questions will be directed to Laura Parsons, PE, Public Works Civil Engineer III,
lparsons@cityofpt.us.

John Mauro, City Manager, City of Port Townsend, WA

Title VI Non Discrimination Assurances

During the performance of this contract, the contractor/consultant, for itself, its assignees and successors in interest (hereinafter referred to as the “contractor”) agrees as follows:

1. Compliance with Regulations
The contractor shall comply with the Regulations relative to non-discrimination in federally assisted programs of United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, part 21, as they may be amended from time to time, (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations), which are herein incorporated by reference and made a part of this contract.

2. Non-discrimination
The contractor, with regard to the work performed by it during the contract, shall not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin in the selection and retention of sub-contractors, including procurement of materials and leases of equipment. The contractor shall not participate either directly or indirectly in the discrimination prohibited by Section 21.5 of the Regulations, including employment practices when the contract covers a program set forth in Appendix B of the Regulations.

3. Solicitations for Sub-contracts, Including Procurement of Materials and Equipment
In all solicitations either by competitive bidding or negotiations made by the contractor for work to be performed under a sub-contract, including procurement of materials or leases of equipment, each potential sub-contractor or supplier shall be notified by the contractor of the contractor’s obligations under this contract and the Regulations relative to nondiscrimination on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin.

4. Information and Reports
The contractor shall provide all information and reports required by the Regulations or directives issued pursuant thereto, and shall permit access to its books, records, accounts, other sources of information, and its facilities as may be determined by the contracting agency or the appropriate federal agency to be pertinent to ascertain compliance with such Regulations, orders and instructions. Where any information required of a contractor is in the exclusive possession of another who fails or refuses to furnish this information, the contractor shall so certify to WSDOT or the USDOT as appropriate, and shall set forth what efforts it has made to obtain the information.

5. Sanctions for Non-compliance
In the event of the contractor’s non-compliance with the non-discrimination provisions of this contract, the contracting agency shall impose such contract sanctions as it or the USDOT may determine to be appropriate, including, but not limited to:

• Withholding of payments to the contractor under the contract until the contractor complies, and/or;
• Cancellation, termination, or suspension of the contract, in whole or in part

6. Incorporation of Provisions
The contractor shall include the provisions of paragraphs (1) through (5) in every sub-contract, including procurement of materials and leases of equipment, unless exempt by the Regulations, or directives issued pursuant thereto. The contractor shall take such action with respect to any sub-contractor or procurement as the contracting agency or USDOT may direct as a means of enforcing such provisions including sanctions for non-compliance.

Provided, however, that in the event a contractor becomes involved in, or is threatened with, litigation with a subcontractor or supplier as a result of such direction, the contractor may request WSDOT enter into such litigation to protect the interests of the state and, in addition, the contractor may request the USDOT enter into such litigation to protect the interests of the United States.