NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by Purchasing at their office in the Administrative Services Finance Department in the Whatcom County Courthouse, 311 Grand Avenue Suite 503, Bellingham WA 98225, for purchase of the following:

SUPPLY OF ROCK, GRAVEL, AND SOIL

UNTIL: 2:30 PM, Tuesday, May 9, 2023

At which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud (live via GoToMeeting). All bidders and any other interested people are invited to be present. Late bids will not be considered.

This bid is to establish a list of suppliers and firm prices for the annual supply of rock, gravel, and soil for Whatcom County Public Works, Whatcom County Parks & Recreation Department, and other Whatcom County departments as needed.

Award will be made to the lowest and/or best bidder. In the absence of special circumstances, the County will select the supplier submitting the lowest bid price for the specific material item needed. However, under special circumstances, the County may select the supplier or suppliers not submitting the lowest bid, but in consideration of the special circumstances, meeting the County’s requirements for the specified material needed. Special circumstances that may be considered include: differences in ability to deliver, delivery time, availability of material, special loading or unloading conditions, total cost including transport if not included with bid item, performance of the delivered material, location of the source, and proximity to the delivery point.

Further information is contained in the bid document, which can be downloaded at no charge from the Whatcom County Purchasing website at http://www.whatcomcounty.us/Bids.aspx , see “Related Documents” at the bottom of the bid 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 reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and to waive any irregularities.

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 firms to respond.

Publication Date(s): Wednesday, April 26, 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 can see the solicitation documents, you have added yourself to the Whatcom County plan holders list.

If you have downloaded the solicitation documents from the Whatcom County website, that process has already added you to the plan holders list. The Whatcom County plan holders 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 list, you will need to access the solicitation documents from our website.

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