INVITATION FOR BID - CONNECTING
LINCOLN COUNTY
PROJECT:
FTTX IN Davenport AND
WILBUR AND MID-MILE AERIAL
AND UNDERGROUND
BETWEEN HARRINGTON
AND SPRAGUE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by
the Board of County Commissioners
of Lincoln County, Washington
that sealed bids will be
received until noon, Thursday,
December 14 through the following
methods: by mail to Board of
Lincoln County Commissioners,
P.O. Box 28, Davenport, Washington
99122-0028 OR in person
to the Office of the Board of
County Commissioners, Clerk
of the Board’s desk, 450 Logan
Street, County Courthouse, lower
level, Davenport, Washington
OR online through MRSC’s Bonfire
e-bidding hub at mrscrosters.
bonfirehub.com. It shall be the
submitter’s responsibility to ensure
that sealed bids are mailed
or delivered prior to the deadline
and receipted by the Clerk of the
Board. Please identify bids on
the outside of the envelope as
SEALED BID - CONNECTING
LINCOLN COUNTY. All online
bids must be submitted through
MRSC’s e-bidding hub to be
considered.
Attendance at an online pre-bid
meeting Tuesday, November 28
at 1:00 pm is optional. Access
information is included in the
Invitation for Bid.
The bids will be opened and
publicly read aloud at noon in
the Commissioners Chambers
at 450 Logan Street, Davenport,
Washington on Thursday, December
14, 2023.
Statement of Need (Scope):
Bids are being requested for
construction of FTTx in Davenport
and Wilbur and mid-mile
aerial and underground between
Harrington and Sprague. Bid
packets may be obtained by
emailing Tara Holden, Clerk of
the Board, at the Lincoln County
Courthouse at tholden@co.lincoln.
wa.us or by calling 509-
215-1048. Contractors must be
licensed, bonded, and insured
in Washington State and all work
performed on this project will be
subject to prevailing wage rates.
Please be advised that Lincoln
County, being a municipal corporation
is exempt from Federal
excise tax. The Board of Lincoln
County Commissioners reserves
the right to accept or reject any
or all bids for good cause.
The County of Lincoln hereby
notifies all submitters that it will
affirmatively insure that in any
contract entered into pursuant
to this advertisement, minority
business enterprises will be afforded
full opportunity to submit
proposals in response to this
invitation and will not be discriminated
for or against on the
grounds of race, color, sex, or
national origin, in consideration
for an award. Lincoln County
is an Equal Opportunity and
Affirmative Action Employer.
This project is funded by federal
award number SLRFP0002
(ARPA SLFRF) or CPFFN0145
(ARPA Capital) awarded to the
Washington State Broadband
Office by the U.S. Department
of the Treasury. Contractors are
encouraged to commit to local
hires for this project. Small, Minority-
and Women-owned firms
are encouraged to submit bids.
Bids are required to include a five
percent (5%) bid guarantee in the
form of a cashier’s check, money
order, or surety bond.
Published November 9 and 16,
2023
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