Port of Vancouver USA issues Invitation to Bid on T-5 rail project

VANCOUVER, Wash. – The process of building a new unit train facility at the Port of Vancouver USA’s new Terminal 5 has officially begun.

The port began advertising for bids today in the appropriate publications, and will accept bids up until 2 p.m. on Thursday, October 15, 2009, when the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the port’s Commission Room.

The two-mile Terminal 5 loop track (unit train facility) is a part of the bigger West Vancouver Freight Access master plan and will include storage tracks, car preparation tracks and a loop lead track.

A non-manditory pre-bid meeting will be held at the port’s administration building at 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 1. Questions are due in writing via the eBid System no later than Monday, October 5 at 2 p.m. Plans, specifications, bid documents, addenda and a plan holder list for this project are available on the Port of Vancouver’s website, which can be found at www.portvanusa.com, and click on the “Business Opportunities and eBid Registration” section on the left side of the home page.

About the Port of Vancouver USA

The Port of Vancouver USA, created by Clark County taxpayers in 1912, is one of the major ports on the Pacific Coast. Its competitive strengths include available land, versatile cargo handling capabilities, vast transportation networks, a dependable labor force and an exceptional level of service to its customers and community.

The Port of Vancouver is in the midst of a year full of projects and developments that will lead to vital job creation, economic stimulation and environmental preservation. By diversifying its cargo mix between bulk commodities, breakbulk and project cargos, the port is responsible for job generation and significant contributions to the tax base for not only its own community, but also the state of Washington. Current expansion of the port’s rail system and development of new port industrial and marine properties will bring new jobs – both short term and long term – and the preservation of wetlands, the creation of enhanced wildlife habitat, and make way for more green/sustainable business partners operating from the port. For more information, please visit us at www.portvanusa.com.

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