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

Demolition of the Ranger’s Residence at Silver Lake Park

Bellingham, Washington

UNTIL: 2:30 PM Tuesday, October 10, 2023

At which time and place the bids will be publicly opened (live/virtual via GoToMeeting), and read aloud. All bidders and any other interested people are invited to be present at the live bid opening via GoToMeeting, as more completely described herein. Late submittals will not be considered.

Whatcom County Parks & Recreation is requesting bids for the demolition of the ranger’s residence project at Silver Lake Park, located at 9129 Silver Lake Rd, Maple Falls, Washington. The contractor will provide all materials and labor necessary to demolish the structure, legally dispose of all waste material, leave the site in a condition suitable for future development, and other work as further described in the bid documents.

Electronic copies of the bid documents are available at no charge in PDF format; see “Related Documents” at the bottom of the Bid Posting page at https://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/Bids.aspx to download. If you are unable to download the bid documents from the 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.

Award will be made to the lowest qualified responsive / responsible bidder. Whatcom County reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and to waive any irregularities. Whatcom County encourages disadvantaged, minority and women owned firms to respond.

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.

A pre-bid walk-through is scheduled for 10:30 AM, Thursday, September 28, 2023. See page 2, Supplemental Instructions to Bidders, for more information.

Publication Date(s): September 20 and 27, 2023.

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.

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.