# Port Townsend Municode #6043-1

OGWS Snow Creek Access Road Construction and Related Port Townsend Projects

**Posted:** October 08, 2026
**Respond By:** October 20, 2026
**Identifier:** 6043-1
**NAICS:** 237310, 237990

The City of Port Townsend is seeking construction bids for the OGWS Snow Creek access road, with related attachments describing a separate wayfinding plan and road-access arrangements.
- **Government buyers and related agencies**
  - City of Port Townsend Public Works Department: road construction buyer.
  - City of Port Townsend: buyer for a visitor-focused Destination Signage and Wayfinding Plan.
  - Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Olympic Region: agency identified in the forest-practices application.
- **Main procurement: OGWS Snow Creek Access Road**
  - Build a single-lane forest access road serving the City's water system; the forest-practices materials describe a proposed length of 1,040 feet.
  - Work includes clearing and grubbing, earthwork and subgrade preparation, drainage and culvert installation, turnouts and a turnaround, ballast-rock surfacing, erosion control, site stabilization, and protection of existing water facilities.
  - The bid schedule includes 11 pay items, detailed below. The engineer's estimate is approximately $138,900, and construction must be completed within 25 working days.
  - **Notable site considerations:** the road is planned near an active landslide and an existing water pipeline. A GeoEngineers assessment recommends monitoring and erosion mitigation, and identifies pipeline rerouting as a long-term risk-reduction measure.
- **Related signage and wayfinding scope**
  - The City also seeks a visitor-focused signage and wayfinding plan, including community and staff engagement, signage and route assessment, phased recommendations, sign-design standards, accessibility and translation guidance, and cost estimates. The project ceiling is $25,000.
  - The plan is to reflect City Destination Brand and Creative District branding, consider sign-code updates, recommend welcome signage or artwork at the Sims Way and Rainier Street Roundabout, and replace the Creative District's existing “Art Markers.”
- **Named companies and sources**
  - **Rayonier Operating Company LLC** provides the described non-exclusive access over designated forest roads for waterline access, including permission for an additional spur road and annual light-truck inspections.
  - **Pope Resources** is identified as the applicant in the forest-practices materials.
  - **GeoEngineers** provided the referenced landslide assessment.
  - **Penny Creek Rock Products** is the preferred ballast-rock source; an alternate source requires written approval.
  - No product OEMs or construction bidders are identified.
- **Access, materials, and safety considerations**
  - The road-access permit allows annual waterline inspections using light 4x4 truck traffic; further hauling requires prior notice and a permit amendment.
  - The bid specification calls for new 18-inch corrugated, double-wall HDPE culvert pipe meeting AASHTO M 294 Type S. The forest-practices plans separately show two 18-inch by 30-foot double-wall polyethylene culverts.
- **Bid schedule quantities**
  - 1 minor change; 1 lump-sum mobilization; 1 lump-sum temporary erosion and sediment control; 1 lump-sum construction access and haul-route maintenance; 1 lump-sum clearing, grubbing, and debris disposal.
  - 11 stations of excavation, embankment, and subgrade preparation; 50 cubic yards of unsuitable foundation excavation; 60 linear feet of 18-inch culvert pipe; 4 culvert headwalls, riprap, and outlet-protection units; 1,330 tons of ballast rock; and 1 lump-sum seeding, mulching, and site stabilization.

### Description

The City of Port Townsend is seeking sealed bids to construct a single-lane forest access road serving its water system. Work includes clearing and grubbing, earthwork and subgrade preparation, ditch and drainage construction, turnouts and a turnaround, ballast rock placement, seeding and stabilization, and protection of existing water system facilities. The project is to be completed within 25 working days, and the engineer’s estimate is approximately $138,900. Bids are due October 20, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific time, at the City Hall Front Desk.

[View original listing](https://cityofpt.us/publicworks/page/invitation-bid-ogws-snow-creek-access-road)