Contract Ad Date: The formal decision of the Contracting Agency (Pierce County) to accept the lowest responsible and responsive bidder for the work.
Bidder: An individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or joint venture, submitting a proposal or bid.
Bid Tabulations: The detailed project estimate the Bidder proposes during the contract advertisement period.
Contract Award: The time at which the advertised project is awarded to the lowest responsible bidder.
Pre-Construction Meeting: Meeting held between Contractor, Pierce County Construction engineers, and various Utility Agencies affected by the construction. The meeting serves as an introduction to the project for all parties involved.
Notice To Proceed:Formal notification given to the Contractor that officially begins the project. The monitoring of the number of contract working days begins on this date.
Working Days: The total number of days that is estimated to physically complete all work within the project limits (excluding holidays, weekends and days unsuitable due to weather).
Utility Window: Timeframe in working days that all affected utility companies are given at the start of the project. This phase typically occurs prior to the Contractor beginning physical work within the project area.
Substantial Completion Date: The day the Engineer determines the Contracting Agency (Pierce County) has full and unrestricted use of the project area, both from the operational and safety standpoint, and only minor incidental work or correction of repair remains in order to obtain the physical completion date of the total project.
Physical Completion Date: The day all of the work is physically completed on the total project. All documentation required by the contract and required by law does not necessarily need to be furnished by the Contractor to Pierce County by this date.
Completion Date: The day all the work specified in the contract is completed and all the obligations of the Contractor under the contract are fulfilled. All documentation required by the contract and required by law must be furnished by the Contractor to Pierce County before establishment of the Completion Date.
