Notice is hereby given that Northshore Utility District (“District”) will receive sealed bids for the following construction projects. Bids will be received at the District office, located at 6830 – NE 185th Street, Kenmore, Washington, by mail or other courier up to the hour of 11:00 AM on Thursday, November 5, 2026, after which all bids will be publicly opened and read to determine the apparent lowest bidder. The public bid opening will be conducted in-person at the District office.

Contract C1520 Holmes Point Drive Water Main Replacement Phase 1 Project

The project consists of the following work:

Installation of approximately 5,700 LF of 8th ductile iron water main and meter replacements in the Holmes Point Drive area from Champagne Point to OO Denny Park, approximately 775 LF of 21″ and 24″ PVC gravity sewer main replacement including side sewer reconnections within projects limits in Holmes Point Drive near OO Denny Park, and approximately 500 LF of its aging stormwater system within the project limits along Champagne Point Road. Overlay of approximately 17,600 SY of asphalt roadway.

Approximate locations of the proposed improvements are shown on the project construction plans.

The engineer’s construction cost estimate is $5.8M – $6.2M including sales tax.

Bid documents (in PDF format) are directly available linked below:

Contract C1520 – Holmes Point Drive Water Main Replacement – Phase 1 Plans

Contract C1520 – Holmes Point Drive Water Main Replacement – Phase 1 SpecificationsNUD_Holmes Pt Drive WM Replacement Ph1 Specifications – Compressed

Free-of-charge access to project bid documents (plans, specifications, addenda, and Bidders List) is provided to Prime Bidders, Subcontractors, and Vendors by going to www.bxwa.com and clicking on “Posted Projects”, “Public Works”, and “Northshore Utility District”. This online plan room provides Bidders with fully usable online documents with the ability to: download, view, print, order full/partial plan sets from numerous reprographic sources, and a free online digitizer/take-off tool. It is recommended that Bidders “Register” in order to receive automatic email notification of future addenda and to place themselves on the “Self-Registered Bidders List”. Bidders that do not register will not be automatically notified of addenda and will need to periodically check the on-line plan room for addenda issued on this project. Contact Builders Exchange of Washington at (425) 258-1303 should you require assistance with access or registration.

Each bid must be submitted on the “Proposal” forms provided in Section 5 of the “Specifications, Proposal and Contract Documents” and shall be accompanied by a bid proposal deposit in the form of a surety bond, postal money order, cashier’s check or certified check made  payable to King County Treasurer, King County, Washington for a sum of not less than 5 percent of the total bid. A bid shall not be considered unless accompanied by such bid proposal deposit.

CONTRACT AWARD

A contract, if awarded, will be based upon the lowest responsive and responsible bid or bids as defined in more detail in the bid documents.

Northshore Utility District reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to delete portions or all of the work, to substitute alternative bide item prices for base bid item prices, to waive any informality in bidding, and to make the award deemed to be in the best interest of the District.

Proposals received after the time announced for the opening will not be considered. No bidder may withdraw its bid after the time announced for the opening or before the award and execution of the contract(s) unless the award is delayed for a period exceeding sixty (60) calendar days.

Advertised in the Daily Journal of commerce on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, and Wednesday, October 28, 2026.

NORTHSHORE UTILITY DISTRICT

Pat Sutherland, Secretary

Board of Commissioners

Bidder Questions

1) Can you confirm that the DI waterline fittings themselves are the only material on this project subject to being made in the United States of America?
No, Section 9.5e for DI Water fittings does NOT require domestic fittings. Section 9.2(a)5 for DI Sewer fittings says must be made in America, however that is not applicable for this project as there is no DI sewer fittings called out on the plans.

2) Schedule A calls out 18 ea 8” gate valves and 1ea 4” gate valve, I find 19 of the 8” on the plans and zero of the 4” can you confirm if the schedule is correct?
The bidders should follow the quantities listed in the schedule of values. Any minor adjustments needed to the quantities will be made as a change order during construction.

3) Can you confirm that this projects new Water Mains have no Cathodic Monitoring System requirements?
Confirmed, there is no cathodic monitoring system requirements.

4) Do you expect an extension of the current bid date on this project?
No, we do not expect an extension of the current bid date.