26-51 East Whatcom Regional Resource Center Covered Sport Court

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that bids will be received by Whatcom County Administrative Services Finance-Purchasing at their office on the fifth floor of the Whatcom County Courthouse, 311 Grand Avenue Suite 503, Bellingham WA 98225 for the following:

East Whatcom Regional Resource Center Covered Sport Court

Maple Falls, Washington

UNTIL: 2:30 PM, Tuesday, September 15, 2026

At which time and place the bids will be publicly opened (live/virtual via Zoom), and read aloud. All bidders and any other interested people are invited to be present at the live bid opening via Zoom, as more completely described herein. Late submittals will not be considered.

Whatcom County Parks & Recreation is requesting bids for the East Whatcom Regional Resource Center Covered Sport Court, located at 8251 Kendall Road, Maple Falls, Washington 98266. The contractor will provide all materials and labor necessary as described in the bid documents.

There is a minimum apprenticeship utilization requirement of 15% of total labor hours for this contract.

Electronic copies of the bid documents are available at no charge in PDF format; see “Related Documents” at the bottom of the Bid Posting page at https://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/Bids.aspx to download. If you are unable to download the bid documents from the website, contact Purchasing at For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. (preferred), or phone (360) 778-5330.

Award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Whatcom County reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and to waive any irregularities. Whatcom County encourages disadvantaged, minority and women owned firms to respond.

Whatcom County affirms it will not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation (including gender identity), age, marital status, or disability, political affiliation, veteran status, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting. Whatcom County encourages disadvantaged, minority, and women owned consultant firms to respond. Persons with disabilities may request this information be prepared and supplied in alternate forms by contacting Purchasing at (360) 778-5330.

As required by law, the E-Verify System may be required.

A recommended pre-bid walk-through is scheduled for 10:30 AM, Monday, August 31, 2026, onsite. Interested parties must pre-register for the walk-through. See page 3, Supplemental Instructions to Bidders, for more information.

Publication Date(s): August 19 and August 26, 2026.

All documents for this solicitation can be downloaded at no charge in PDF format; see "Related Documents" at the bottom of this webpage:

1. Click on the "View Documents" button, which will open up a form requesting basic information about your firm. The entries on this form will populate the official plan holders list. Your accuracy is important to ensure notification of any addenda or other distributed information.

2. After your completed form is accepted, scroll again to the bottom of this page, to find the link(s) for all documents related to this solicitation.

3. Note that larger files may take longer to download, depending on your computer's download speed.

If you have downloaded the solicitation documents from the Whatcom County website, that process has already added you to the plan holders/distribution list. The Whatcom County plan holders/distribution list is created by the download process. If you received the solicitation documents from another source, to add your contact information to the Whatcom County plan holders/distribution list, you will need to access the solicitation documents from our website.

To request a current plan holders/distribution list, email [email protected] . Include the solicitation number and title in the subject line.

CAP Utilization - 15%

A recommended pre-bid walk-through is scheduled for 10:30 AM, Monday, August 31, 2026, onsite. Pre-registration for the walk is required by 12:00 PM (noon), Thursday, August 27, 2026. To register for the site walk-through contact Dave Bramer, Parks Project Manager at [email protected] .