Construction Business Opportunities

Invitations to Bid

The University of Washington advertises bids for most public works projects in the Daily Journal of Commerce. Current bid opportunities can be found in the box to the right. Availability of bidding documents is described in the advertisement. Bids received after the required bid submission deadline will not be accepted or considered. Bidders are responsible for verifying the actual bid submission date by obtaining addenda through the sources listed in the Advertisement for Bids. Invitations to Bid are advertised in the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce newspaper. The University strongly encourages minority business enterprises (MBEs), women’s business enterprises (WBEs), and small businesses to submit bids or to participate as subcontractors on University contracts.

You can find Current Bid Opportunities to the right. Use the RSS feed to receive immediate notification of new Bid Opportunities.

Alert: Change in Location of Bid Submittal and Opening Beginning April 16, 2012

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Alert: Reciprocal Bid Preference Adjustments to Public Works Bids Begin March 30, 2012

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Preliminary Project Bid Results

Preliminary bid results are posted on all Public Works Projects. These preliminary bid results reflect the information as read at the time of the bid opening and are provided for informational purposes only and may not represent final determination of the lowest responsive bid, or bid award. After bid opening, the bids received by the bid submittal deadline will be carefully evaluated for responsiveness by the Capital Projects Office, with the intent to award a contract to the low responsive and responsible bidder. Bid results will be posted for a period of 60 calendar days from bid submittal date.

Questions regarding the actual bid award should be directed to the Project Manager.

You can find Bid Results to the upper right. Use the RSS feed to receive immediate notification of new Bid Results.

Small Works Roster

The Small Works Roster is used for soliciting bids, without public advertisement, from contractors on public works construction projects valued between $45,000 (for a single trade) or $90,000 (for multiple trades) and $300,000. Work costing less than $45,000 or $90,000 is normally performed by University personnel. Work estimated to cost more than $300,000 is publicly advertised. There are three categories on the Small Works Roster: General Contractors, Mechanical Contractors, and Electrical Contractors. The University will utilize the Roster to solicit bids and award contracts for construction, renovation, remodeling, demolition, or repairs for projects at the University's Seattle, Tacoma, Bothell campuses and other locations. Applications for the Small Works Roster are accepted any time during the year, and contractors placed on the Roster must meet certain responsibility criteria as outlined on the application form.

Seattle / Tacoma / Bothell Campuses & Other Locations

List of Approved Small Works Roster Contractors

Critical Patient Care Facilities Roster

The University of Washington has established a Critical Patient Care Facilities Roster (Roster) for the categories of General Contractors, Electrical Contractors and Mechanical Contractors, as authorized by RCW 28B.20.744, which will be used to solicit and award contracts for construction, building, renovation, remodeling, alteration, repair, or improvements for projects at the University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) and Harborview Medical Center (HMC). These projects will be located within existing, occupied portions of the UWMC and HMC with work occuring adjacent to critical care facilities and supporting spaces. The Roster will be used for projects with an estimated construction cost of $5,000,000 or less. For the General Contractor category, two Roster groups have been established - Group A and Group B. Group A work will consist of projects containing life-critical elements, e.g. onocology suites, operating rooms,etc. Group B work will consist of all other critical medical facility projects. Applications for the Roster will be accepted at any time and will be evaluated as described in the RFQ for Critical Patient Care Facilities Roster. Please click on the link below to view the RFQ evaluation criteria and read about the application process. For additional information, please contact Cindy Magruder, 206-221-4396; magruder@uw.edu.

List of Approved Critical Patient Care Facilites Roster Contractors