Information

Type: Deliberation

Department: PW - Public Works

Directors' Update: Aug. 25, 2021

Business Meeting: Aug. 27, 2021

Summary:

A call for bids for the Cowlitz River Public Access Park Project, CMP 15-1606 was made on July 20, 2021. The project was advertised in the Chronicle, the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, and on Lewis County's website. Public Works received six bids for this project on August 12, 2021. Steele Trucking Inc. provided the lowest responsive bid of $494,256.52. The Engineer's Estimate for this project was $461,617.93

Public Works recommends awarding this project to the lowest responsive bidder, Steele Trucking Inc

Publications:

Cover Letter To:

Additional Copies To: Tina Hemphill, Geoff Soderquist, Sadie Rockey, Rose Williams; PW; Robin Saline, PW

Resolution

WHEREAS, a call for bids was issued July 20, 2021, for the Cowlitz River Public Access Park Project, CMP 15-1606 ; and

WHEREAS, bid quotations have been submitted from the contractors as follows

Contractor Name	City, State	Bid Amount
Steele Trucking Inc.	Chehalis, WA.	$494,256.52
Barcott Construction	Chehalis, WA.	$561,923.67
Lee Contractors, LLC	Battle Ground, WA.	$749,746.31
Prospect, Inc.	Puyallup, WA.	$803,741.71
Quigg Bros. Inc.	Aberdeen, WA.	$829,585.68
Granite Construction	Olympia, WA.	$842,322.25

WHEREAS, Steele Trucking Inc. provided the lowest responsive bid quote of $494,256.52 for the Cowlitz River Public Access Park Project, CMP 15-1606.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the contract for the Cowlitz River Public Access Park Project, CMP 15-1606  shall be awarded to Steele Trucking Inc. in the amount of $494,256.52 upon the execution of a contract acceptable to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). Upon presentation of such a contract, the County Engineer is authorized to sign on behalf of the BOCC.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 27th day of August, 2021.