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 Childcare/Early Learning Facilities (Capital Program)

UNTIL: 2:30 PM, Tuesday, January 23, 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 from eligible providers or entities for funding to expand the accessibility and affordability of childcare and early learning for Whatcom County families.

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 8 and 15, 2023.

EKChambe@co.whatcom.wa.us
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JThomson@co.whatcom.wa.us

In between informational webinars (see Miscellaneous Info), responses to emailed questions will be published as an informational addendum approximately once per month on the Purchasing Bid Postings webpage.

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.

11:00 AM, Monday, November 20, 2023
2:00 PM, Monday, December 18, 2023