Project Information

Bid Title

North End Treatment Plant Trickling Filter Upgrade

Issuing Agency

City of Tacoma

Location

Washington

Published Date

Dec 4, 2025

Closing Date

Jan 20, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

ES25-0058F

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Project Description

Specification Number	Type	Due Date	Time Due - Pacific	Title and Solicitation Documents	Date Issued
ES25-0058F	RFB	01/20/2026	11 AM	North End Treatment Plant Trickling Filter Upgrade RFx Page Register for the Bid Holders List	12/04/2025

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City of Tacoma

Environmental Services

REQUEST FOR BIDS

ES25-0058F

North End Treatment Plant Trickling Filter Upgrade

Submittal Deadline: 11:00 a.m., Pacific Time, Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Submittals must be received by the City’s Procurement and Payables Division by 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time.

For electronic submittals, the City of Tacoma will designate the time of receipt recorded by our email server, as

the official time of receipt. This clock will be used as the official time of receipt of all parts of electronic bid

submittals. Include the specification number in the subject line of your email. Your submittal must be sent as an

attachment, links to your electronic submittal will not be accepted.

For in person submittals, the City of Tacoma will designate the time of receipt recorded by the timestamp

located at the lobby security desk, as the official time of receipt. Include the specification number on the

outside of the sealed envelope. Late submittals will be returned unopened and rejected as non-responsive.

Submittal Delivery: Sealed submittals will be received as follows:

By Email:

sendbid@tacoma.gov

Maximum email size, including attachments: 35 MB.

Multiple emails may be sent for each submittal.

Note: Email may pass through multiple servers before arriving

at its destination. Please allow sufficient time for email delivery

of submittals. Timely electronic delivery is at the risk of the

supplier.

In Person:

Tacoma Public Utilities Administration Building North,

Main Floor, Lobby Security Desk

3628 South 35th Street

Tacoma, WA 98409

Monday – Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

Bid Opening: Submittals must be received by the City’s Procurement and Payables Division prior to 11:00

a.m. Pacific Time. Sealed submittals in response to a RFB will be opened Tuesday’s at 11:15 AM by a

purchasing representative and read aloud during a public bid opening held at the Tacoma Public Utilities

Administrative Building North, 3628 S. 35th Street, Tacoma, WA 98409, conference room M-1, located on the

main floor. They will also be held virtually Tuesday’s at 11:15 AM. Attend a Zoom meeting via this link or call 1

(253) 215 8782 using meeting ID # 884 0268 0573, passcode # 070737.

Submittals in response to an RFP, RFQ or RFI will be recorded as received, but not read at bid opening. As

soon as possible, after 1:00 PM, on the day of submittal deadline, preliminary results will be posted to

www.TacomaPurchasing.org.

If you believe your submittal was sent timely and was not read at bid opening, please contact

sendbid@cityoftacoma.org immediately.

Solicitation Documents: An electronic copy of the complete solicitation documents may be viewed and

obtained at the City’s plan distribution service provider, ARC, 632 Broadway, Tacoma, WA, or by going to

http://www.e-arc.com/location/tacoma. Prospective bidders will be required to pay reproduction costs. A list of

vendors registered for this solicitation is also available at their website.

Pre-Proposal Meeting: Two pre-proposal meetings will be held at the North End Treatment Plant at 4006 N

Waterview Street, Tacoma, WA 98407. The first meeting will be held at 9 AM on Friday, December 19, 2025,

and the second meeting at 9 AM on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.

Each meeting will be two hours and include a site tour and general overview of the project scope. The agenda

will be the same for both meetings and all questions will be directed to Purchasing, with responses provided in

a published Questions & Answers document. Attendance is strongly encouraged, as no other site visits will be

permitted. Reflective safety vests are required.

Form No. SPEC-040C

Revised: 06/03/2024

Advertisement Schedule:

Event

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Pre-Proposal Meeting 1

Pre-Proposal Meeting 2

Question Deadline

City Response to Questions

on or about

Submittal Due Date

Anticipated Award Date on

or about

City Council Approval on or

about

Date

12/16/2025

12/19/2025

1/6/2026

1/12/2026

1/15/2026

1/20/2026

1/28/2026

3/10/2026

Project Scope: This project includes the construction of a new trickling filter structure, expansion of the

disinfection contact basin, mechanical and electrical equipment upgrades, and rehabilitation of the solids

holding tank.

Estimate: $25,000,000

Paid Sick Leave: The City of Tacoma requires all employers to provide paid sick leave in accordance with

Washington State law.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA Information: The City of Tacoma, in accordance with Section 504 of

the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), commits to

nondiscrimination on the basis of disability, in all of its programs and activities. Specification materials can be

made available in an alternate format by emailing the contact listed below in the Additional Information section.

Title VI Information: “The City of Tacoma” in accordance with provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of

1964, (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. sections 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, national origin in consideration of award.

Additional Information: Requests for information regarding the specifications may be obtained by contacting

Stan Rowden by email to srowden@tacoma.gov.

Protest Policy: City of Tacoma protest policy, located at www.tacomapurchasing.org, specifies procedures for

protests submitted prior to and after submittal deadline.

Meeting sites are accessible to persons with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities

can be arranged with 48 hours advance notice by calling 253-502-8468.

Form No. SPEC-040C

Revised: 06/03/2024

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 221320Sewage Treatment Facilities
• NAICS 237110Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction

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