Mount Vernon City Bids, WA

Qualification submittals must be delivered no later than 4:00 p. m. on May 27, 2026. The notice states, esponders are solely responsible for ensuring that qualification submittals are delivered on time. Responses received after the due date and time will not be considered.

The bid notice states, Payment to the contractor for services rendered under this agreement shall be based upon billings, supported unless otherwise provided in Exhibit A, by documentation of units of work actually performed and amounts earned. . . the county shall, upon receipt of appropriate documentation, compensate the contractor, no more often than monthly, through the county voucher system, for the contractors service pursuant to the fee schedule set forth in Exhibit A.

The bid notice mentions, A commitment includes but is not limited to any representation made prior to execution of this agreement, whether or not incorporated elsewhere herein by reference, as to performance of services or equipment, prices, or options for future acquisition to remain in effect for a fixed period, or warranties.

The statement of qualification submittal will be assessed based on the following criteria and weighting: 1. Cover letter including firm location and team composition (10), 2. Qualifications (40) including history of local government projects, commercial remodel projects, and proficiencies in permitting and working with AHJ, 3. Service capacity and availability in 2026 (30) including proximity, current workload, list of design services, and list of subcontracted services, and 4. References (20) including a minimum of three references and three applicable projects.

The bid notice states, The statement of qualification submittal shall be a maximum of 10 pages and will be assessed based on the following criteria and weighting. 1. Cover letter including firm location and team composition 10 2. Qualifications 40 a. History of local government projects requiring bid specifications b. History of commercial remodel projects c. Proficiencies in permitting and working with ahj when needed 3. Service capacity and availability in 2026 30 a. Proximity to skagit county and current workload b. List of design services available within your organization c. List of readily available subcontracted services with vendor name 4. References 20 a. A minimum of three references b. A minimum of three applicable projects with details.

The bid notice states, If the contractor defaults by failing to perform any of the obligations of the contract or becomes insolvent or is declared bankrupt or commits any act of bankruptcy or insolvency or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, the county may, by depositing written notice to the contractor in the u. s. mail, postage prepaid, terminate the contract, and at the county's option, obtain performance of the work elsewhere. If the contract is terminated for default, the contractor shall not be entitled to receive any further payments under the contract until all work called for has been fully performed. Any extra cost or damage to the county resulting from such defaults shall be deducted from any money due or coming due to the contractor. The contractor shall bear any extra expenses incurred by the county in completing the work, and all damage sustained, or which may be sustained by the county by reason of such default.

The bid notice states, General differences between the contractor and the county, arising under and by virtue of the contract documents shall be brought to the attention of the county at the earliest possible time in order that such matters may be settled, or other appropriate action promptly taken. Except for such objections as are made of record in the manner hereinafter specified and within the time limits stated, the records, orders, instructions, and decisions of the skagit county commissioners shall be final and conclusive. It also states, The contractor shall not be entitled to additional compensation which otherwise may be payable, or to extension of time for 1 any act or failure to act by the county, or 2 the happening of any event or occurrence, unless the contractor has given the county a written notice of potential claim within 10 days of the commencement of the act, failure, or event giving rise to the claim, and before final payment by the county.

The bid proposal form and certification of wage compliance must be received by 11:00 am on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. The contracted services are set to start on June 23, 2026.

The bid notice does not explicitly detail the payment terms beyond mentioning that invoices may be submitted to a specific email address and that payment performance bonds are required for contracts above $5,000. It also mentions retainage requirements.

The bid notice includes a section for Warranty Information which states vender services time warranty length on repairs warranty length on new installation. However, specific durations are not provided in the excerpt.

The county reserves the right to accept a proposal from the bidder submitting the lowest responsible and responsive bid.

In order to perform public work, the successful bidder and subcontractors, prior to contract award, shall hold or obtain such licenses and registrations as required by state statutes and codes, and federal and local laws and regulations and applicable city business license.

The bid notice does not explicitly detail penalties for non-compliance or late delivery.

The bid notice does not mention a mandatory or optional site visit.

The bid notice does not require the submission of samples.

The bid notice states that protests will be in accordance with all RCWs as applicable, but does not specify a deadline for submitting protests.

The deadline for submitting Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) is Friday, May 22, 2026, no later than 4:00 PM PST. The notice states, please email a pdf copy of your statement of qualification with the subject line ready gif parkinglot improvements and passenger shelter project firm name soq submittal to devin willard at dwillard a co. skagit. wa. us by friday, may 22, 2026, no later than 4: 00 pm pst. no submittals will be accepted after that date and time.

Skagit County will use WSDOT's Local Agency A&E Professional Services Negotiated Hourly Rate Consultant Agreement. Invoices from the consultant shall be paid by check issued by Skagit County. The notice states, skagit county will use wsdot s local agency a e professional services negotiated hourly rate consultant agreement for the the contract with selected consultant. . . . invoices from the consultant shall be paid by check issued by skagit county.

Submittals will be evaluated and ranked based on seven criteria: in-house expertise and key personnel, experience managing federally funded projects, experience as a design consultant on similar projects, approach to advancing a partially completed design, ability to meet schedule and voluntary SBE goal, past performance references, and approach to managing all potential phases of the project. The notice states, submittals will be evaluated and ranked based on the following criteria.

Firms interested in providing professional engineering, environmental, geotechnical, and electrical services are invited to submit written statements of qualifications. The submittal package shall not exceed a total of seven pages single-sided, letter size, stating qualifications. The notice states, invites the submittal of written statements of qualifications from firms interested in providing professional engineering, environmental, geotechnical, and electrical services. . . and he submittal package shall not a total of seven 7 pages single sided, letter size stating qualifications.

SOQs that exceed the seven-page limit will be deducted 5 points per additional page. The notice states, soq s that exceed the seven 7 page limit will be deducted 5 pts per additional page.

The notice does not mention a site visit requirement.

The notice does not require sample submissions.

The deadline for questions regarding this project is May 8, 2026. The notice states, any questions regarding this project should be directed to devin willard, project manager by may 8, 2026 at 360 416 **** or dwillard c co. skagit. wa. us.

Sealed bids must be received no later than Monday, June 1, 2026, at the hour of 1:00 p. m. The bid opening date for this project will be Monday, June 1, 2026. The bids will be opened and read after 1:00 p. m. on this date.

The contractor shall be paid, upon submission of a proper monthly invoice for payment request, the prices stipulated herein for services performed less deductions, if any, in accordance with all payment and retainage instructions herein. Contractor may either mail their payment requests or, for a timelier invoice processing contractor may, email payment requests to the addresses listed below. All accounts are paid according to RCW ****.

It is the intent of Skagit County to award a contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.

Contractor must be an authorized supplier of the fuel to be delivered with facilities, personnel, equipment, certifications and/or approvals as required to successfully perform and comply with all contractual requirements. In addition, they are required to comply with the rules, regulations and laws relative to the fuel to be supplied and the services to be performed. Skagit County will be the sole judge of whether or not a bidder meets these qualification conditions.

Skagit County may terminate this contract, in whole or in part, at any time by written notice to the contractor. In summary, if the nonperformance, breach or default remains after contractor has been provided the opportunity to cure, Skagit County may do one or more of the following: exercise any remedy provided by law, terminate this contract and any related contracts or portions thereof, impose liquidated damages, suspend contractor from receiving future invitations to bid.

Contractor shall submit in writing to Skagit County all claims, within seven 7 days of the event giving rise to the claim. Written claim must specify the conditions and requested relief. Skagit County shall consider such claim and shall meet with the contractor to confer and attempt to resolve the claim.

Skagit County's cost estimate for the initial three 3 years, including all listed products is approximately: $3,000,000. 00. The cost estimate for fixed margins for the initial three 3 years is $75,000 - $150,000.