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TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2015
Vol. CXXIV, No. 41
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF TACOMA Devoted to the Courts, Real Estate, Finance, Industrial Activities, and Publication of Legal Notices
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Tacoma Bid Watch
Port of Tacoma Road, South 56th Street signage, and a billiards table By Todd Matthews, Editor The Tacoma Daily Index often publishes the City of Tacoma's calls for bids asking contractors to meet the City's needs on a range of supplies, services, and projects. Here is a short-list of some recent and notable calls for bids issued from Tacoma City Hall. First, the City is accepting bids on a major public works project that will reconstruct a nearly-1.5-mile section of Port of Tacoma Road, according to a legal notice published this week in the Tacoma Daily Index. According to City and Port officials, the asphalt road serves as the main truck route into the Port's industrial area, and is currently in poor condition. According to bid documents prepared by City staff, the $9.25 million project will replace approximately 7,800 feet of Port of Tacoma Road (between East 11th Street to Marshall Avenue) with concrete to better withstand heavy truck traffic. The project also includes completing several missing segments of sidewalk, which will meet current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards; installing permanent traffic signals at the entrance to the Washington United Terminal and at Lincoln Avenue; creating a conduit for future Intelligent Transportation System along the entire project length; and constructing a water line from East 11th Street to Lincoln Avenue. The bid deadline expires at 11 a.m. on Tues., March 24. More information is available online at tacomadailyindex.com and cityoftacoma.org. The City and Port held a series of public open houses last year to discuss the project (see "Open house planned for major Port of Tacoma Road project," Tacoma Daily Index, Jan. 27, 2014; and "Port of Tacoma Road: Open house Dec. 15 for $9.2M reconstruction project," Tacoma Daily Index, Dec. 4, 2014) To read the Tacoma Daily Index's complete and comprehensive coverage of the Port of Tacoma Road Reconstruction Project, visit our Web site for the following articles: — Tacoma accepts $13M in grants for public works projects (Tacoma Daily Index, Jan. 14, 2015) — Tacoma poised to accept $13M in grants for public works projects (Tacoma Daily Index, Jan. 9, 2015) — Open house planned for major Port of Tacoma Road project (Tacoma Daily Index, Jan. 27, 2014) — Port of Tacoma Road: Open house Dec. 15 for $9.2M reconstruction project (Tacoma Daily Index, Dec. 4, 2014)
Chinese Reconciliation Park fundraiser March 6 in Tacoma Posted online Mon., March 2 File Photo By Todd Matthews, Editor The Chinese Reconciliation Park Foundation will hold a fundraising event this week in Tacoma. The Chinese Reconciliation Park (pictured) opened in 2011 and aims to commemorate the expulsion of more than 200 Chinese people from their Tacoma homes and businesses on Nov. 3, 1885. The park includes a garden, winding foot paths, bridge, Ting pavilion gifted by the City of Fuzhou, sea wall, public art, interpretive displays, and recreation areas.
Individuals who attend the Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation Dinner and Auction this week may enjoy food and wine, learn more about future plans for the Chinese Reconciliation Park, and bid on prizes during a silent auction. The event will be held on Fri., March 6, between 5:30 p.m. and 9 p.m., at Bates Technical College, located at 1101 S. Yakima Ave., in Tacoma. Tickets are $60 each. More information is available online at tacomachinesepark.org or by sending an e-mail to info@tacomachinesepark. org.
— Crews to conduct preliminary work on Port of Tacoma Road rehab project (Tacoma Daily Index, Nov. 6, 2013) Second, the City is accepting bids from contractors to install agency-supplied signs on existing posts along South 56th Street, replace posts where required, and return salvaged signs to the City of Tacoma, according to information on the City's Web site. The project budget is estimated at approximately $10,000 to $12,000. The bid deadline expires at 11 a.m. on Thurs., March 12. More information is available online at cityoftacoma.org. Earlier this year, the City awarded a contract to install a gateway entrance sign near the intersection of South 56th Street and South Orchard Street (see "Tacoma Bid Watch: Fire simulation training, ADA street improvements, and gateway signage," Tacoma Daily Index, Jan. 6, 2015) Finally, pool sharks take note — the City has put a surplus billiard table up for sale. According to information posted on the City's Web site, the pool table, which is located at 5016 A St., is in "good condition [with] no tears in the felt, beautiful legs, leather pockets are in nice shape, could use new balls. Pool cues are so-so." The bid deadline expires on Weds., March 4. More information is available online at cityoftacoma. org. To read earlier installments of Tacoma Bid Watch,
visit our Web site for the following articles: — Tacoma Bid Watch: Hilltop swimming pool, transient camp clean ups, and South Tacoma Way revamp (Tacoma Daily Index, Feb. 12, 2015) — Tacoma Bid Watch: Chinese Reconciliation Park update, transient camp cleanups, and ADA improvements (Tacoma Daily Index, Jan. 29, 2015) — Tacoma Bid Watch: 3 acres for sale, fire simulation training, and building demolition updates (Tacoma Daily Index, Jan. 22, 2015) — Tacoma Bid Watch: Foss Waterway Esplanade, ammo recycling, and People's Community Center swimming pool (Tacoma Daily Index, Jan. 13, 2015) — Tacoma Bid Watch: Fire simulation training, ADA street improvements, and gateway signage (Tacoma Daily Index, Jan. 6, 2015) — Tacoma Bid Watch: Foss Waterway Esplanade, building demolition, and arts funding (Tacoma Daily Index, Dec. 29, 2014) — Tacoma Bid Watch: Chinese Reconciliation Park, Sheridan Elementary Safe Route, and sidewalk improvements (Tacoma Daily Index, Dec. 16, 2014) — Tacoma Bid Watch: Gangs, graffiti, and South Tacoma Way / Water Ditch Trail upgrades (Tacoma Daily Index, Dec. 9, 2014) — Tacoma Bid Watch: Ammo, rifles, and climate change study (Tacoma Daily Index, Dec. 2, 2014)