Advertisement to Bid Chinook Middle School 2026 Boiler and Chiller Upgrades NAME OF PROJECT Chinook Middle School 2026 Boiler and Chiller Upgrades PROJECT LOCATION Chinook Middle School 4301 6th Ave. NE Lacey, WA 98516 PROJECT SCOPE Estimated Construction Cost: $1,040,000.00 Description: Complete replacement of existing boilers, air-cooled chiller, and associated pumps. Work includes concrete, roof patching, hydronic piping, gas piping, test & balancing, DDC controls & electrical. OWNER North Thurston Public Schools Construction & Design 6620 Carpenter Rd SE Lacey, WA 98503 Attn: Tony Matiatos Telephone: 360-412-4500 ENGINEER Hultz-BHU Engineers, Inc. 1111 Fawcett Ave. Suite 100 Tacoma, WA 985402 Attn: Tiffany Roberts Telephone: (253) 383-3257 BIDS DUE Submit Bids to the Office of Construction and Design, in the North Thurston Public Schools Support Services Center, located at 6620 Carpenter Road SE, Lacey, WA 98503. Sealed Base Bid for this project will be received up to 2:00 PM December 17, 2025 for the General Contract, stamped and held. Sealed Initial Subcontractor List for this project will be received up to 3:00 PM December 17, 2025 for the General Contract, stamped and held. Immediately following the 3:00 PM deadline, Base Bids with Subcontractor List along with all supplements will be publicly opened and read aloud, at the North Thurston Public Schools Support Services Center, Meeting Room 183. Proposals received after the dates and hours stated above may not receive consideration. REQUIRED Structural Steel and Rebar Subcontractors List shall be submitted up to 2:00 PM December 19, 2025 - Hand delivered to North Thurston Public Schools c/o Construction & Design, 6620 Carpenter Rd SE, Lacey, WA 98503. Emailed submissions will not be accepted. Each bid and other enclosures shall be enclosed in an opaque, sealed envelope, bearing the name and address of the Bidder and addressed to North Thurston Public Schools. Please mark the envelope "Bid – Chinook Middle School 2026 Boiler and Chiller Upgrades.". PRE-BID CONFERENCE One pre-bid conference will be offered at Chinook Middle School front entrance at 4301 6th Ave NE, Lacey, WA at 3:30 PM on December 10, 2025. It is encouraged that all companies intending to bid as a prime contractor have an employee of the company attend and identify themselves and the company on the sign-in sheet. BID DOCUMENTS Bid Documents may be obtained beginning November 26, 2025 from American Reprographics Company (ARC) 632 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402. A DEPOSIT of $ 250.00 is required for each set, payable to ARC Tacoma. Bonafide Prime General Contractors may obtain a maximum of (2) sets and other bidders may obtain a maximum of (1) set of Bidding Documents on deposit. Additional copies of Documents may also be purchased directly from ARC Tacoma for the cost of printing. Plans, specifications, addenda, and plan holders list for this project are available on-line at https://www.e-arc.com/location/tacoma. BID DOCUMENT RETURN Deposits will be returned to Bidders upon return of the Bid Documents to the Issuer of the documents in good condition within 10 days following Bid Opening. BID BOND Accompany each bid with a certified check, cashier's check, or surety company bid bond in an amount not less than 5 percent of the Base Bid. Make payable to North Thurston Public Schools. PREVAILING WAGES Pursuant to RCW 39.12, no workman, laborer, or mechanic employed in performance of any part of the contract shall be paid less than the "prevailing rate of wage" (in effect as of the date that bids are due) as determined by the Industrial Statistician of the Dept. of Labor and Industries. Copies of the prevailing wage rate schedule are available directly from the Dept. of Labor and Industries website. PLAN CENTERS Bid Documents may be viewed at the following locations: ARC Tacoma, WA DJC Plan Center Seattle, WA Builders Exchange Cooperative Everett, WA RIGHT TO REJECT The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive informalities and irregularities in the bidding, and to accept bids which are considered to be in the best interests of the Owner. RESERVED RIGHTS The right is reserved by North Thurston Public Schools to postpone contract award for the period of forty-five (45) days after the bid opening. North Thurston Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer. WITHDRAW OF BID Bidders may not withdraw bids after time set for the Bid Opening, unless Award of Contract is delayed for a period exceeding 45 days. BY ORDER OF Sean Dotson Assistant Superintendent of Operations North Thurston Public Schools 305 College Street N.E. Lacey, WA 98516-5390 PUBLISHED November 26, 2025 December 3, 2025 END OF SECTION 000100 IPL0291959 Nov 26,Dec 3 2025