Town of Steilacoom 1030 Roe Street Steilacoom, WA 98388 Call for Bids – Town of steilacoom public safety building solar resiliency project Town of Steilacoom is requesting proposals from qualified firms to design, procure, and install one solar and battery storage microgrid system for their Public Safety Building located at 601 Main St, Steilacoom, WA 98388, United States. An optional pre-bid walkthrough will be held at 1pm (PST) on November 4th, proposals are due on November 20th by 4pm (PST). The Town of Steilacoom will select a contractor to design, procure, and install a solar PV and battery storage microgrid for its Public Safety Building, which houses the Police Station, Fire Station, and communications infrastructure. The Town's goal is to maintain operational resiliency when the utility grid goes down. The integrated PV, BESS, and existing generator system shall support the building's current electrical loads for a two-week utility outage in early January. The project includes modifications to the existing 125 kW generator installation, ATS, associated feeders, and controls to support whole-building backup operation. The generator shall remain in its existing location. This project is funded in part by a Washington State Department of Commerce grant. The Contractor shall coordinate with the Town to meet applicable grant requirements, including project documentation, reporting, and completion deadlines. Substantial completion is required by June 1, 2027, to allow time for project closeout before the June 30, 2027, grant deadline. The Town of Steilacoom, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award. The Contract Documents may be examined at Builders Exchange of Washington. Should any addenda be issued, only those firms registered with BXWA will receive bidding addenda. 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 "Town of Steilacoom". This online plan room provides Bidders with fully usable online documents with the ability to: download, view, print, and a free online digitizer/take-off tool. It is recommended that Bidders "Register" to receive automatic e-mail 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. IPL0385362 Oct 30,Nov 2 2026