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Submittals Due: November 12, 2024 at 11:00AM

Owner: City of Sumner, Public Works Department, 1104 Maple Street – Suite 260, Sumner, WA 98390, (253) 299-5708, contact Robert Wright. 

Submit electronically on:  https://mrscrosters.bonfirehub.com/   

Scope: City of Sumner (City) intends to establish a contract for the procurement of native plant materials for use at the White River Restoration Project located in Pierce County. The White River Restoration Project is a large-scale river and floodplain restoration project located in the City of Sumner. The project involves extensive grading to create a more frequently inundated floodplain that includes side channels and in-stream large wood installations. 

Over the next four to five years, the City will plant roughly 404,000 bare root, 56,000 live stake, and 9,500 containerized native trees and shrubs throughout the project’s footprint. The request for proposals shall be to provide plant materials as specified in the RFP for the fall/winter 2025-2026, fall/winter 2026-2027, and potentially fall/winter 2027-2028 planting seasons at the established contract prices.  

The RFP is to obtain all necessary plant materials used to grow the plants. And provide the plants for delivery as early as October 15th and no later than February 28th, for the respective planting seasons. More details are provided in the RFP. 

The City may award more than one contract if the bid proposals reveal that one contractor is not able to provide all the required plant materials in the quantities or in timelines necessary for the project. 

Request for Proposal (RFP) requirements and contractor selection criteria are contained in this document. RFPs are due on or before November 12, 2024 at 11:00 AM. 

URL: https://mrscrosters.bonfirehub.com/opportunities/156441

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information 

The City of Sumner in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), commits to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability, in all of its programs and activities. This material can be made available in an alternate format by emailing Robert Wright at robertw@sumnerwa.gov or by calling collect 253-299-5708. 

Title VI Statement 

The City of Sumner in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 26 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award.” 

Dates of publication: 

Courier Herald: October 9th and October 23rd, 2024

Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce: October 9th and October 23rd, 2024

Categories: Bids & RFQs

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