Seattle Park District Opengov #PR0-6689

Seattle citywide pool for custom signage and related services

The City of Seattle is seeking vendors for a citywide pool to supply custom signs and related production, delivery, installation, and maintenance services. - Buyer: City of Seattle, Finance and Administrative Services (FAS), Purchasing; users include Fleet Management and Facility Operations, Parks, and Seattle Public Utilities. - Vendors and OEMs: No sign manufacturer or OEM is specified. Kolor Kraze LLC and United Print Sign and Graphic LLC are identified as incumbents on the existing contracts, not as awardees of this solicitation. - Requested products: 32 sign and sign-component line items, generally listed at a quantity of 1 for unit-price evaluation. Items include reflective and non-reflective aluminum signs, decals, printed panels, PVC banners, A-boards, trail signs in multiple sizes, a signpost, and large-format exterior signage. No manufacturer part numbers are provided. - Services and labor: Design, graphic production, printing, fabrication, delivery, incidental installation, and sign maintenance, including cleaning, repair, and replacement. The bid schedule includes 10 regular-time labor hours, 1 overtime hour, and 1 Sunday/holiday labor hour. - Notable requirements: Vendors must provide proofs or prototypes before production. Signs must meet applicable accessibility, ADA, regulatory, branding, operational, and safety requirements; outdoor materials must be durable and weather-, UV-, and fade-resistant. The expected sign life is 5–7 years. The solicitation calls for at least three years of comparable experience, an order desk on business days, and delivery service. - Contract structure: One-year initial term with six optional one-year extensions. The City may make multiple or partial pool awards, and usage is not guaranteed. Prevailing-wage requirements apply; selected vendor(s) must provide a performance and payment bond or letter of credit equal to 100% of contract price plus applicable sales or use tax, and provide a 3% rebate on annual City spend.

Description

The City of Seattle seeks bids from qualified vendors to provide labor, materials, and equipment for display signage for City departments on an as-needed, citywide basis. Work includes printing, fabrication, delivery, installation, maintenance, cleaning, repair, and replacement of a range of permanent and temporary signs, graphics, decals, banners, trail signs, and related items. The City intends to establish a pool of eligible vendors and may make partial or multiple awards; contract usage is not guaranteed. The contract term is one year, with six optional one-year extensions, and the solicitation states that prevailing wage requirements apply.

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