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Skagit County opens bids for Barrel Springs and Dry Creek restoration; Harkness Heavy Construction apparent low bidder
Summary
Skagit County opened bids for the Barrel Springs and Dry Creek restoration project. The engineer's estimate ranged $985,000–$1,100,000. Five bidders submitted base and alternate packages; Harkness Heavy Construction was announced as the apparent low bidder with a total of $968,543.67.
Skagit County staff opened sealed bids for the Barrel Springs and Dry Creek restoration project and identified Harkness Heavy Construction as the apparent low bidder pending staff review.
Megan McMullen said, "I am Megan McMullen, and I'm here to open bids for the Barrel Springs and Dry Creek restoration project." She told the meeting the engineer's estimate for the work ranged from $985,000 to $1,100,000 and that the solicitation included a base bid and an alternate so the county could elect to complete only the base bid depending on available funding.
Five responses were received and one addendum was acknowledged. The apparent low bidder announced in the record was Harkness Heavy Construction with a total bid of $968,543.67. Other bidders and the amounts recorded in the bid-opening record were:
- Highline Construction: base bid $850,392.30; alternate $230,775.00. - SEI (name as recorded in bid packets): base bid $746,630.43; alternate $250,002.36; total $996,866.55. - Faber Construction: base bid $1,064,975.80; alternate $346,227.71; total $1,411,203.51. - WRS (Western Refinery Services): base bid $904,513.11; alternate $345,212.25; total $1,249,725.36.
Staff confirmed bidders included required documents such as signed proposals, proposal bonds, non-collusion declarations, and acknowledgments of prevailing-wage requirements or addenda where applicable. County staff will review bids for responsiveness and responsibility and then present a recommendation to the Board of Skagit County Commissioners; no contract award occurred during the bid opening.
The record contains no firm award, schedule for construction start, or funding-source breakdown; staff said the county may elect only the base bid if funding is limited.
