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Skagit County opens bids for $2 million-plus prosecutor office renovation
Summary
Skagit County facilities staff opened bids for a projected more-than-$2 million tenant-improvement project to renovate space for the county prosecutor; staff noted a 15% apprenticeship-utilization requirement under state law and said bids will be reviewed for responsibility before a final decision next week.
Skagit County facilities staff opened bids for a tenant-improvement project to renovate space for the county prosecutor in the county administration building. The project, staff said, is expected to cost more than $2 million and is subject to a state apprenticeship-utilization requirement of 15%.
At a public bid opening, the county read the base bids submitted by contractors and acknowledged two bid addenda distributed during the procurement process. "This project is expected to be over 2,000,000, which will require, under now state law, the apprenticeship utilization, 15%," said the Director of Facilities Management (name not specified). The director added that "Skagit County will be reviewing all the bids to make sure they're all responsible bidders, and have the final results hopefully by end of this week, but sometime next week. No later than next week."
Bids read aloud at the opening included amounts and acknowledgments as recorded in the meeting. The county staff read the following bidders and amounts (as read in the transcript): Western Ventures Construction Incorporated — base bid $2,497,000; CDK Construction Services — $2,411,000; Bailey Construction — $2,578,000; Tiger Construction — $2,262,000; Trico Companies — $2,119,000; Castle and Associates — $2,477,000. Several other bids were read but the numeric strings in the transcript are unclear; the record shows the county will verify exact totals during its review. A participant in public comment said, "We put this in place so that the little guy wouldn't get screwed over. Excuse my language," during remarks preceding the bid opening.
No award or contract decision was made at the bid opening. Staff said the county will review each submission for bidder responsibility and completeness, including checking acknowledgment of the two addenda, before announcing a recommended award. The county did not announce a timeline for contract execution or identify any additional selection criteria beyond responsibility and conformity with procurement documents.
County staff concluded the opening by thanking participants and reiterating that final results would be posted after staff review.
