Description
The City of Tacoma is seeking a qualified contractor to provide comprehensive pavement‑marking services for arterial roadways and supplemental streets throughout the city. The work includes repainting existing striping, installing new painted and plastic markings, placing raised pavement markers, and removing outdated plastic traffic symbols. The contract is valued at approximately $863,000 and requires compliance with Washington state labor laws, a 5 % bid bond, performance and payment bonds, Equity in Contracting (10 % EIC) and LEAP (15 % local/apprentice labor) requirements, and, for work on tribal land, adherence to Puyallup Tribe employment ordinances.
• Scope: Paint lines, wide lines, raised markers, plastic symbols, crosswalks, curbing, and removal of obsolete markings.
• Mandatory documentation: Bid proposal, signature page, bid bond, wage‑payment certification, State Responsibility form, EIC utilization form, and non‑collusion declaration.
• Key dates: Questions due 03/23/2026; addenda issued 03/24/2026; bid submission deadline 03/31/2026 11 AM PT; bid opening 03/31/2026 11:15 AM PT (public/virtual).
• Contractor must meet Washington contractor registration, insurance, and bonding requirements and, where applicable, tribal licensing and employment preferences.