Skagit County Public Works is seeking laboratory analysis services for water, soil, sediment, and sludge samples. The contract period is October 1, 2026, to September 30, 2028, with a one-year renewal option. Bids are due via email by 4:00 PM on Thursday, July 2, 2026. Questions must be submitted in writing by Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at 4:00 PM to ***@***. *. * must meet specific responsibility criteria, including contractor registration, UBI number, industrial insurance, ESD number, and state excise tax registration. The award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Electronic data deliverables are required, and a standard turnaround time of two weeks is requested for final reports, with preliminary fecal coliform results needed within 24 hours of sample receipt. The contractor is responsible for providing sampling supplies and pickup services. Data ownership remains with the county.
Bids must be emailed by Thursday, July 2, 2026, no later than 4:00 p. m. Bids must be emailed to emma ***@***. *. * no later than 4: 00 p. m. on thursday, july 2, 2026.
Invoices can be submitted after work is performed. Payment is made when the contractor has filed their intent to pay prevailing wages and their affidavit of paying prevailing wages. Invoices can be submitted after work is performed. Payment is made when the contractor has filed hisher intent to pay prevailing wages with the washington state department of labor and industries.
The contractor warrants that all work will fully meet the quality requirements of the specifications. In summary, contractor hereby warrants that all of the work under this contract will fully meet all requirements for quality of requirements of the specifications.
The contract will be awarded to the low responsive and responsible bidder. It is the intent of skagit county to award a contract to the low responsive and responsible bidder.
Bidders must meet mandatory responsibility criteria, including having a current contractor registration, UBI number, industrial insurance, ESD number, and state excise tax registration. Before award, the bidder must meet the following bidder responsibility criteria to be considered a responsible bidder.
If the contractor fails to meet established holding times due to negligence, they shall be responsible for resampling and reanalysis costs, not exceeding $750 per soil sample and $500 per water sample. If the contractor fails to meet established holding times due to negligence or nonintentional breach, the contractor shall be responsible for the costs of resampling and reanalysis but not exceeding 750 per soil sample and 500 per watersample.
The contractor is responsible for loss or damage to samples after accepting delivery. The contractor is responsible for loss or damage to samples after accepting delivery on the chainofcustody document.
Questions and requests for interpretation must be submitted no later than Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at 4:00 p. m. All questions and requests for interpretation shall be in writing and submitted no later than wednesday, june 24, 2026, at 4: 00 p. m.
Bids that are not signed, supplement or deviate from specifications, or are incomplete may be declared nonresponsive. Any bid that is not signed, supplements or deviates from the specifications herein, or is incomplete, may be declared nonresponsive by skagit county and not further considered.
