INVITATION FOR BIDS Contract PC2026-21 The Kennewick Irrigation District is inviting and requesting bid proposals for the MARCH 2026 PURCHASE OF AQUATIC CHEMICALS contract. This contract is for the purchase of various aquatic growth control chemicals. More details of the project and specifications will be included in the bid packet. Bid documents, including plans and specifications, are available by emailing Wendy Durado at wdurado@kid.org starting at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, March 16, 2026. Bids shall be titled "PC2026-21 MARCH 2026 PURCHASE OF AQUATIC CHEMICALS" and shall be addressed to the Kennewick Irrigation District Board of Directors. Bids will be received by Wendy Durado, Engineering Executive Assistant, 2015 S. Ely Street, Kennewick, WA 99337, up to the hour of 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at which time they will be opened at the Kennewick Irrigation District Office. Bids can be sent by delivery service or mailed for KID receipt by the deadline or delivered by dropping them in the payment drop near the front entrance of the KID building at 2015 South Ely Street, Kennewick, Washington, by the deadline. NO BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED BY EMAIL. At the time and date stated above, the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids are to be submitted only on original forms provided in the specifications. Following receipt of a successful bid, award of the contract will proceed the week of the bid. Technical questions regarding the scope of this project should be directed in writing, using the Request for Information form located in the appendices of the contract documents via email to Wendy Durado, Engineering Executive Assistant, at wdurado@kid.org. The KID reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive technicalities, to combine this contract with other contracts when considering contract award, and to accept any bid which it deems in the best interest of the District. The KID hereby notifies all bidders that it encourages and will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into, pursuant to this invitation, certified minority and women's business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to the invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award. Certification information for the MWBE businesses is available at http://www.omwbe.wa.gov. Bidders shall certify that it or its principles are not presently debarred, suspended proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by any Federal department or agency. PUBLISH DATES: March 15, 2026 March 22, 2026 IPL0322457 Mar 15,22 2026