The Stanwood City Hall & Police Department Renovation project consists of tenant improvement renovations of the City of Stanwood City Hall Building & the City of Stanwood Police Department Building. The projects include demolition of existing interior windows and doors and addition of new interior partitions, doors, interior windows, equipment, lighting, paint and other finishes The estimate for this project ranges between $1,000,000 to $1,100,000. The work will begin within five (5) working days after notice to proceed from the Public Works Director and shall be completed within the time as stated in the Advertisement for Bids The project's Physical Completion Date shall be within 60 working days of the Notice to Proceed. All bids shall be submitted on the prescribed Bid Forms and in the manner as stated in this advertisement and in the Project Manual and said bids shall be accompanied by a bid deposit in the form of a cashier's check, postal money order, or surety bond to the City of Stanwood in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid. If a surety bond is used, said bond shall be issued by a surety authorized and registered to issue said bonds in the State of Washington. The bond shall specify the surety's name, address, contact and phone number, and shall include a power of attorney appointing the signatory of the bond as the person authorized to execute it. Should the successful bidder fail to enter into the Contract and furnish satisfactory performance bond within the time stated in the Information for Bidders, the bid deposit shall deposit shall be forfeited to the City of Stanwood. Faxed bids and/or surety bonds will not be accepted Each Proposal will be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check, postal money order, or Proposal guaranty bond, as required by RCW 47, made payable without reservations to the City, or in the case of special districts, the County Treasurer, in amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total Bid for all Schedules. Said check or bond will be held as a guaranty that the successful Bidder will, within ten (10) days from the date of notification of award, enter into a Contract and furnish an approved Performance Bond, on form attached, in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of the Contract, including state sales tax Minority and women owned businesses shall be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation, shall not be discriminated against on the grounds of gender, race, color, age, national origin or handicap in consideration of an award of any contract or subcontract, and shall be actively solicited for participation in this project by direct mailing of the invitation to bid to such businesses as have contacted the City for such notification. Further, all bidders are directed to solicit and consider minority and women owned businesses as potential subcontractors and material suppliers for this project Questions or comments regarding this project shall be submitted in writing to Scott Black, City of Stanwood, via email. Questions via phone will not be accepted. Bidders shall submit questions no later than 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023. The Owner may waive any informalities or minor defects or reject any and all bids *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document. The City of Stanwood reserves the right to accept the bid that is in the best interest of the City, to postpone the acceptance of bids and the award of the Contract for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days, or to reject any and all bids received.