Town of St. John, Washington
Wastewater Treatment Plant Replacement Project
Sealed bids will be received at the Town of St. John Town hall in person during business hours at 1 E Front Street, St. John, WA or by mail at P.O. Box 298, St. John, WA 99171, until 1:00:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 9, 2026 at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.
The project generally consists of the following:
Construction of a new wastewater treatment plant adjacent to the existing wastewater treatment plant utilizing a packaged treatment system with new structural concrete basins, a new headworks screen and channel, a new wastewater lift station, a new Laboratory/Operations building with UV disinfection channels, new concrete formed biosolids dewatering beds, a new outfall pipe and all associated appurtenances and requirements for a fully functional wastewater treatment plant.
All work will be performed in accordance with the Contract Plans and the Contract Manual.
Two hundred fifty (250) working days will be allowed to complete the work.
Each proposal must be submitted on the prescribed form and accompanied by cash, a certified check, cashier's check, or bid bond, payable to the Town of St. John, in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the amount bid. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and payment bond, each in the full amount of the contract price.
Bidders may obtain project documents at the Community Engineering and Consulting online plan room. Bidders may download digital documents at no cost and obtain printed documents, at bidders' expense, by choosing the order option. Posted on this plan room, under the documents section, is an official list of locations where documents may be examined. Any questions regarding the plan room shall be directed to plan room administration at 509-747-2964. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office.
A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 30, 2026 at the Town of St. John Town Hall, St. John, WA. Interested bidders are encouraged to attend.
For information regarding the proposed work, contact Matt Morkert of Community Engineering and Consulting at (509) 951-9464.
It is anticipated that this project will be funded in part by the Washington State Department of Ecology and partially funded through the Washington State Community Development Block Grant program with federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Neither the State of Washington nor any of its departments or employees are, or shall be, a party to any contract or any subcontract resulting from this solicitation for bids. Award of the construction contract is contingent upon approval by the funding agency. All contractors submitting a bid for this project must be licensed in the State of Washington.
The successful bidder will be required to conform to the wage requirements prescribed by the federal Davis-Bacon and Related Acts which requires that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors performing on contracts funded in whole or in part by SRF appropriations in excess of $2000 pay their laborers and mechanics not less than the prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits, as determined by the Secretary of Labor, for corresponding classes of laborers and mechanics employed on similar projects in the area.
All work performed will be subject to the higher of federal or state prevailing wage rates. The Town shall have the right to reject any or all bids not accompanied by bid security or data required by the bidding documents or a bid in any way incomplete or irregular.
The Town of St. John is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Small, Minority-, Women-owned firms and Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise firms are encouraged to submit bids.
Closing Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2026
Organization: Town of St. John, Washington
