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Skagit County opens bids for March's Pointe Whitt Marsh landfill remediation; Northwest Construction appears low
Summary
Skagit County Public Works opened six bids for the March's Pointe Whitt Marsh Landfill Remediation Project. Northwest Construction submitted the apparent low bid at $8,035,975; county staff will review bids for responsiveness before recommending award to the Board of Skagit County Commissioners.
Skagit County Public Works opened bids for the March's Pointe Whitt Marsh Landfill Remediation Project and recorded six bid proposals, the department said at a public bid opening.
Margo Gillespie, Skagit County solid waste division manager, said the apparent low bid was from Northwest Construction at $8,035,975, but she cautioned that the county would review all proposals for accuracy and responsiveness before making any award recommendation. "Skagit County Public Works will review all the bid proposals for accuracy and to determine lowest and most responsive bid and responsible bidder. After careful review, we will make a future recommendation to the Board of Skagit County Commissioners for possible award," Gillespie said.
Why it matters: the opening formalizes receipt of competing offers for a county remediation project and begins the procurement review that determines which contractor, if any, will be recommended for award to the Board of Skagit County Commissioners.
Bidders and totals recorded at the opening were:
- Northwest Construction: $8,035,975. - Glacier Environmental: $8,402,445.06. - Strider Construction Company: $10,042,060. - Granite Construction Company: $11,053,335. - Faber Construction Corporation: $12,201,451. - Odin Environmental Solutions LLC: $13,356,296.
At the bid opening, staff also noted administrative documents submitted with each proposal, including acknowledgements of addendum 4, proposal bonds, signed bid proposals, non-collusion declarations, certificates of compliance with wage payment statutes, local agency subcontractor lists and apprentice utilization plans. Several bidders included itemized quotes and previous project documentation.
The bid opening itself did not award the contract. Gillespie and staff read and recorded the bids and materials and identified the apparent low bidder; they did not take a vote or make an award. The next step is the county's responsiveness and responsibility review. Staff indicated a future recommendation to the Board of Skagit County Commissioners for possible award but gave no timeline at the opening.
Details omitted or not specified at the opening include any project budget authorization, exact review timeline, scoring criteria used in responsiveness or responsibility determinations, and a formal award decision.
