Sealed bids for Coulee Hite Road improvement project due May 6, 2026.

CALL FOR BIDS

Office of County Commissioners of Spokane County, Washington

Notice is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners of Spokane County, Washington will receive sealed bids up to 10:45 a.m., on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at Office of the Spokane County Public Works, 2nd Floor Reception, 1026 W Broadway, Public Works Building, Spokane, WA 99260, or from 10:45 a.m., until 11:00 a.m. in Conference Room 2B at the Spokane County Public Works Building, 1026 W Broadway Ave, Spokane, Washington. Bid Opening will be held at 11:00 a.m. in Conference Room 2B at the Spokane County Public Works Building, 1026 W. Broadway Avenue, Spokane, Washington, after a last call for bids, all bids will be opened and publicly read aloud for the improvement project. A Pre-Bid meeting will be held on April 28, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at the Spokane County Public Works Building.

COUNTY ROAD PROJECT NO. 3318 - for improvement of Coulee Hite Road – at the PCC Railroad Crossing - in Sections 16, 17, in Township 25N, Range 40E, W.M. by removing asphalt concrete pavement, roadway excavation including haul, embankment compaction, HMA CL. ½” PG64S-28, beam guardrail type 31, removal of existing track, construction of track, concrete panel crossing, grade crossing signal system, signing, pavement markings, and other work, all in accordance with the Contract Plans, Contract Provisions, and the Standard Specifications.

The following is applicable to Federal-aid projects. The County of Spokane, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252,42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

BID DEPOSIT REQUIRED. No bid may be considered for public work unless it is accompanied by a bid deposit in the form of a surety bond, postal money order, case, cashier's check or certified check in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid proposed. If the bidder to whom the contract is awarded fails to enter into the contract and furnish the contractor's bond as required within ten delays after notice of the award, exclusive of the day of notice, the amount of the bid deposit shall be forfeited to the County and the contract awarded to the next lowest and best bidder.

If the bid deposit is “cash” and is in the form of a postal money order, cashier's check or certified check the checks are to be made payable to the Spokane County Treasurer. Cash bid deposits are to be accompanied by a completed Bid Deposit Form (see Appendix). Cash bid deposits of all unsuccessful bidders shall be returned after the contract is awarded and the required contractors bond and proof of insurance given by the successful bidder is accepted by the Board of County Commissioners.

If the bid deposit is in the form of a surety bond it must be of a corporate surety licensed to do business in the State of Washington accompanied by a completed Bid Deposit Surety Bond Form (see Appendix).

WARNING: If the bidder is to submit a bid deposit in the form of a Surety Bond, the County strongly recommends the use of the County Bid Deposit Surety Form contained in the appendix. Recent analysis has revealed that as many as 30% of the bid surety bonds submitted on public works projects are potentially fatally flawed as the contain qualifications to the 5% forfeiture penalty mandated by RCW 36.32.250. If the County Bid Deposit Surety Bond Form is not used, the bidder is warned to take special care in assuring that the language contained in the form used does not materially alter, qualify or conflict with the terms and conditions set forth in the County Bid Deposit Surety Bond Form, Bid Deposit Surety Form and RCW 36.32.250. Any such material alteration, qualification or conflict shall make the bid non-responsive and shall cause the bid to be rejected by the County.

Bidders, (General Contractors, Sub-bidders and Suppliers) may obtain the project documents from the Spokane County's Plan Room, www.spokanecountyplans.com. Digital files are available to bidders at no cost. Printed documents are available at bidder expense. Specifications for the project may be seen at the office of the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners.

A pre-bid meeting for all interested bidders will be held on April 28, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. in the Public Works Building, 1026 West Broadway Ave, Spokane, Washington. All bidders or their representatives are asked to attend.

The successful bidder will be required to file a performance bond in the full amount of the contract price which bond shall be furnished by a Surety Company acceptable to the Board of County Commissioners.

The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all bids or any part of a single bid and to waive all informalities in the bidding.

APPROVED BY THE BOARD this 14th day of April, 2026.
Ginna Vasquez, Clerk of the Board
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