Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received by Whatcom County Administrative Services Purchasing located in the Finance Department on the fifth floor of the Whatcom County Courthouse, 311 Grand Avenue, Suite 503, Bellingham WA 98225 for the following:

WATER QUALITY LABORATORY SERVICES

UNTIL: 2:30 PM, Tuesday, October 24, 2023

At which time and place responses will be publicly opened (live/virtual via GoToMeeting), and the names of the submitters identified. All interested persons are invited to watch the virtual opening. Late submittals will not be considered. Whatcom County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive any irregularities.

Whatcom County Public Works – Natural Resources is seeking a laboratory to analyze water quality samples for fecal bacteria. Further information is contained in complete solicitation, which can be downloaded at no charge from the Whatcom County Purchasing website at https://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/Bids.aspx , see “Related Documents” at the bottom of the solicitation posting page. If you are unable to download the pdf documents from this website, contact Purchasing at FN_Purchasing@co.whatcom.wa.us For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. (preferred), or phone (360) 778-5330.

Whatcom County affirms it will not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting. Whatcom County encourages disadvantaged, minority and women owned consultant firms to respond. As required by law, the E-Verify System may be required on contracts that have Federal funding.

As required by law, the E-Verify System may be required.

Publication Dates: October 11, 2023.

All documents for this solicitation can be downloaded at no charge in PDF format; see "Related Documents" at the bottom of this webpage:

1. Click on the "View Documents" button, which will open up a form requesting basic information about your firm. The entries on this form will populate the official plan holders list. Your accuracy is important to ensure notification of any addenda or other distributed information.

2. After your completed form is accepted, scroll again to the bottom of this page, to find the link(s) for all documents related to this solicitation.

If you have downloaded the solicitation documents from the Whatcom County website, that process has already added you to the plan holders/distribution list. The Whatcom County plan holders/distribution list is created by the download process. If you received the solicitation documents from another source, to add your contact information to the Whatcom County plan holders/distribution list, you will need to access the solicitation documents from our website.

To request a current plan holders/distribution list, email FN_Purchasing@co.whatcom.wa.us. Include the solicitation number and title in the subject line.