ADVERTISEMENT Parks and Recreation General Signage Services 2025-ITB-063 SCOPE OF WORK: Pierce County Parks and Recreation seeks the services of qualified signage contractors with expertise in all phases of sign manufacture and installation as required to furnish all labor, tools, equipment, materials, incidentals, superintendents, subcontractor coordination and overhead to perform a variety of sign installations on Pierce County Parks properties and on trails managed by the Parks department on County Right of Way or easements, throughout Pierce County. The scope of services for Sign Installation Services will include, but not be limited to the following work: mobilization, traffic control, erosion control, sign demolition, site preparation, sign manufacture, installation and site cleanup. PROJECT ESTIMATE: The initial contract amount is estimated to be $500,000.00 not including WA State Sales Tax; the County reserves the right to add funds as needed throughout the duration of the contract. PRE-BID WALKTHROUGH AND SITE EXAMINATION: No Pre-bid is planned for this bid opportunity. HOLDER'S LIST: BIDDERS WHO REGISTER AND DOWNLOAD BID DOCUMENTS will be automatically added to the bidder's list in the Project List (opengov.com). Notifications for bid updates, addendum and other bid information will be sent to all bidders who register with Pierce County OPENGOV and are a 'Bidder' under this bid number. PRE-BID QUESTIONS: All questions must be submitted within the Pierce County OPENGOV Software, under the Clarifications Tab not later than 9/10/2025 at 4:00 PM PDT/PST. Bidders must be registered in the OPENGOV software in order to submit questions. Oral explanations, interpretations, or instructions given by anyone before award of a contract will not be binding on the County. COMPLETION TIME: The Initial Contract Period of Performance will be one (1) year, commencing from the date of the Notice to Proceed, with the option to renew for an additional year. Total contract time is Not to Exceed Two (2) Years. BID DUE DATE/TIME: Bids must be submitted via the Pierce County OpenGov Procurement Portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/ and will be received until 1:00 P.M. PDT/PST, 9/17/2025. Bid opening will be performed via a Zoom meeting 30 minutes after Bid Due Time/Date (link: Zoom Bid Opening.) BID SECURITY: A 5% bid bond must accompany all bids, and a 100% payment and performance bond will be required from the successful bidder. PREVAILING WAGES: Minimum wage rates for labor to be used under this contract have been determined by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries. See the Contract Compliance Procedures for Public Works Projects included in the specifications. BID NOTES: The County may conduct reference checks for the bidder whose bid is under consideration for award. The County may deem the bidder non-responsible for failure to provide requested documents within the time period specified, when requested. 5% Retainage will be held for the full contract amount. IPL0268653 Aug 29 2025