Washington Park Arboretum Waterfront Trail Renovation

The City of Seattle is inviting bids for the renovation of a portion of the Waterfront Trail within the Washington Park Arboretum. The scope of work includes replacing and/or renovating existing floating and on-grade trail segments on Foster Island, including site furnishings and plantings. Additive #1 includes the construction of a gangway, bridge, and pile-supported concrete platforms, while Additive #2 involves the construction of an on-grade HDPE pipe-supported boardwalk. The engineer's estimate for the base bid is $960,000, with additive #1 estimated at $510,000 and additive #2 at $1,271,445. • The project requires bidders to complete and submit an Inclusion Plan, which includes aspirational WMBE goals, business support strategies, and WMBE guarantees. • The City has set a goal of achieving a minimum of 10 points for the Inclusion Plan, with points awarded for aspirational goals, business support strategies, and WMBE guarantees. • The project requires the contractor to provide reports and documents as required by the City, and to demonstrate good faith efforts to achieve the aspirational goals. • The City will evaluate the contractor's WMBE utilization throughout the project and may assign a deficiency rating for failure to demonstrate good faith efforts.