Contracts Division, Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit), 1100 Second Avenue, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98101

Y -- IFB CONSTRUCTION OF KENT COMMUTER RAIL STATION SOL RTA/CR 67-99 DUE 081299 POC Anne Hernandez (206) 689-3381 WEB: Contact Sound Transit at (206) 398-5095 for more information, http://www.soundtransit.com. E-MAIL: hernandeza@sountransit.com, hernandeza@sountransit.com. CENTRAL PUGET SOUND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY SECTION 00010 INVITATION TO BID RTA/CR 56-99 KENT COMMUTER RAIL STATION The Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) will receive bids until 3:00 p.m., Seattle time, on August 12, 1999, at Sound Transit, Contracts Division, 1100 Second Avenue, Suite 500, Seattle, Washington 98101-3423 for the above-referenced solicitation. As soon as practicable after said time and date, bids properly received will be publicly opened and read in the Board Room, located on the 4th Floor of Sound Transit's Offices. Bidders accept all risks of late delivery, regardless of fault. The Work of this Contract is to construct the Kent Commuter Rail Station. The Kent Commuter Rail Station includes approximately four (4) acres of site work. The station is bounded on the north by James Street, on the east by Railroad Avenue (with one temporary and one permanent parking lot on the east side of Railroad Avenue), on the south by Smith Street, and on the west by First Avenue in the City of Kent, Washington. The station will be built at and around the existing Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad tracks. The work includes, but it is not limited to: 1) Demolition of existing buildings, clearing and leveling of some portions of the site for future work. 2) Construction of:  Two concrete platforms, one (1) 600-feet long by 16-feet wide, and one (1) 584 feet-long by 16-feet wide;  One barrier-free mini platform located on each main platform;  Two metal canopies on each platform;  Communication shelter;  Pedestrian plazas (one includes artist-designed sculpture garden);  Three parking lots on the east side of the station;  Bus loading zone on the west side of Railroad Avenue;  "Kiss-and-ride" zones on Railroad and First Avenues;  Landscaping and irrigation;  Site lighting;  Platform lighting;  Installation of site furnishings; and,  Site utilities including electricity, electrical conduit for future installation of fiber optics installed by others, telephone, water and related services. The estimated value of this Contract is in the range of $3,500,000 to $4,300,000. Prospective bidders, subcontractors and suppliers are encouraged to attend a pre-bid meeting that will be held to discuss the work to be performed, constraints imposed by permits, Small Business Participation, and bidding forms and procedures. The meeting will be held on July 27, 1999, at 10:00 a.m. in the Construction Management Office located at 221 Gowe Street in Kent, Washington. Bidders are to bring hardhats and to wear clothing appropriate for a construction site. Non-discrimination in Contracting: Discrimination is against the law. In preparing bids, Bidders are reminded to afford all potential business partners an equal, non-discriminatory opportunity to compete for business as joint venture partners, subcontractors and suppliers. Small Business Participation: Sound Transit promotes and encourages small business participation, which may include minority and women-owned businesses, disadvantaged business enterprises and businesses owned by persons with disabilities. Sound Transit is interested in bids that involve the use of small businesses as prime contractors, joint venture partners, subcontractors and suppliers serving commercially useful functions. The following goal is established for small business participation: Sound Transit's Small Business Goal: 25% of the sum of Schedule A, Bid Items A-1 through A-5; and, Schedule B, Bid items B-1 to B-2. 25% of the lump sum amount for each Bid Item C-1 and Bid Item C-2. Bidders must make good faith efforts to fulfill this goal when preparing their bids and, if awarded the contract, must make good faith efforts to utilize small business firms at levels which equal or exceed this small business goal. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO): Sound Transit encourages the submittal of Bids from firms employing a workforce that reflects the region's diversity. Bidders are advised that they shall adhere to non-discrimination provisions and that they shall make reasonable efforts to meet Sound Transit's workforce diversity objectives on this contract. Bids shall be prepared and submitted in accordance with the provisions of the Bidding Documents. A bid guaranty in an amount of at least 5% of the Total Bid Price (Schedules A, B, and C) must be included with the bid. Bids shall constitute offers to Sound Transit for the work set forth under Schedule A and Schedule B, and shall be binding for 120 days from the date of bid opening. The work of Bid Items C-1 and C-2 under Schedule C shall be binding for 120 calendar days after the bid opening. Sound Transit will award the Contract in one of the following ways: (1) the Total Bid Price for Schedule A, Schedule B, and Schedule C; or (2) the sum of Schedule A and Schedule B. If Sound Transit awards a Contract for Schedules A and B, the work of Bid Items C-1 and/or C-2 under Schedule C may, at Sound Transit's discretion, be added to the Contract by Change Order. Sound Transit reserves the right to reject any bid, any portion of any bid and/or to reject all bids. Sound Transit further reserves the right, but without obligation, to waive all informalities and irregularities. The successful bidder will be required to provide a performance and payment bond in the amount of 100% of the Contract Price issued by a surety registered with the Washington State Insurance Commissioner. The bid guaranty shall be retained by Sound Transit and applied to any and all damages sustained by Sound Transit in the event that the successful Bidder fails or refuses to enter into the Contract awarded to it. Copies of the IFB document may obtained at Sound Transit's offices, 1100 Second Avenue, Suite 500, Seattle, WA, or by calling (206) 398-5253. There is no charge for the documents; Contract Documents will be forwarded via U. S. mail, or a Bidder-selected carrier at requestor's expense. To purchasefull size copies of the drawings, Bidders are to contact: Joe Baron, Reprographics Northwest, Telephone (206) 624-2040. Bidders may obtain copies of the report entitled: "Geotechnical Engineering Study, Kent Commuter Rail Station and Parking Garage, James Street and Railroad Avenue, Kent, Washington", dated March 8, 1999; there is no charge for the report. Questions concerning this Contract are to be directed to Ann Hernandez, Contract Specialist, (206) 689-3381. By: Ann Hernandez, Contracts Specialist Posted 07/22/99 (W-SN357760). (0203)

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