NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by Whatcom County Purchasing at its office in the Administrative Services Finance Department located on the fifth floor of the Whatcom County Courthouse, 311 Grand Avenue, Suite 503, Bellingham, Washington 98225, for the following:

STREET SWEEPING AND CLEANING SERVICE

UNTIL: 2:30 PM Tuesday, April 4, 2023

At which time the responses will be publicly opened and read aloud (live/virtual via GoToMeeting). All bidders and other interested people are invited to attend the live bid opening via GoToMeeting. Late submittals will not be considered.

The Whatcom County Public Works Maintenance & Operations Division is requesting bids from qualified firms interested in providing Whatcom County with sweeping and cleaning services of specified streets located in the Lake Whatcom and Lake Samish watersheds. The bidder must provide both the equipment and operator for this service. The bidder entering into a contractual agreement as a result of this bid will be required to follow all Department of Labor & Industries reporting, including payment of Prevailing Wage Rates, as well as following all other public work requirements.

Further information is contained in the bid document, which may 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 bid documents, 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 proposals 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, March 22, 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.