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Contracting Opportunities
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| Upcoming safety and mobility improvements will repair or replace over half of the Alaskan Way Viaduct. |
WSDOT and the City of Seattle are committed to increasing participation of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises and Women and Minority Business Enterprises (DBE/WMBE) in contracts for the Alaskan Way Viaduct and Seawall Replacement Program. Join the mailing list to stay updated on information about contracting and equal opportunities.
Upcoming contracts
We expect the following contracts to be advertised in 2009:
South Holgate Street to South King Street - Utilities
Estimated amount: $15-25 million
Description: Relocate utility lines in advance of South Holgate Street to South King Street viaduct replacement.
Battery Street Tunnel Fire & Life Safety Upgrade Project
Estimated amount: $15-20 million
Description: Install new sprinkler systems, fire alarm system, ventilation fan controls and lighting and add second emergency exit.
SR 99 ITS Project
Estimated amount: $9 million
Description: Install dynamic messaging signs, fiber optic lines and signal controllers to support traffic light synchronization between Ward Street and 145th Street in the north and between South Holgate Street and SR 599 in the south.
Apprenticeship requirements
Contracts with an estimated cost of $3 million or more in state funds require that 12 percent of the minimum labor hours be performed by apprentices (Be advised that these requirements will change July 1, 2009). We provide on-the-job training and supportive services to assist contractors with recruitment and placement of minorities and women, as well as to provide advocacy and support for individual apprentices/trainees participating in the program.
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