NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed proposal applications will be received by Whatcom County Purchasing at their office in the Administrative Services Department on the fifth floor of the Whatcom County Courthouse, 311 Grand Ave Suite 503, Bellingham WA 98225 for purchase of the following:

Funding for Small Capital Housing Projects

UNTIL: 2:30 PM, Tuesday, January 9, 2024

At which time and place the responses will be publicly opened (live/virtual via GoToMeeting), and the names of the submitters read aloud. All interested people are invited to attend the live proposal opening via GoToMeeting. Late submittals will not be considered.

Whatcom County is accepting applications eligible entities for funding for small capital housing projects to support the acquisition, construction, and rehabilitation of affordable housing, permanent supportive housing, recovery housing, and facilities where housing related services are offered in Whatcom County .

Further information is contained in the solicitation document, 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 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.

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.

Whatcom County reserves the right to reject any or all proposal applications, and to waive any irregularities.

Publication Date(s): November 15 and 22, 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. If you can see the solicitation documents, you have added yourself to the Whatcom County plan holders list.

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

The Pre-bidder conference will be held on: Tuesday, December 12, 2024 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM in the Garden Level Conference room located on the ground floor of the Whatcom County Civic Building:

322 N. Commercial Street
Bellingham, WA 98229

In addition, Applicant may participate via remotely via Zoom.
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84028457794
Meeting ID: 840 2845 7794

Notification of any change or adjustments to the time or location will be announced by email to all registered plan holders.

The intent of the pre-bidder conference is to provide an overview of the solicitation process and to answer questions from Applicants.