Ben Franklin Transit (BFT), a municipal corporation of the State of Washington, located at 1000 Columbia Park Trail, Richland, WA 99352 is seeking statements of qualifications for a new Facilities Maintenance Shop in Richland, WA using progressive design-build delivery method. NOTICE TO PROPOSERS – ALL STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS SHALL BE: • Submitted via OpenGov.com • Electronic qualifications will be received until: Monday, September 15, 2025, no later than 2:00 PM PDT • The submission subject line shall include the title of the document, and due date and time. • The Proposal shall be titled, “[Insert Proposer’s Name] BFT Facilities Maintenance Shop Statement of Qualifications” • All qualifications shall be in the format requested or they may be rejected by the owner. • It shall be the proposer’s responsibility to ensure that the proposal is submitted via OpenGov.com before the time and date set for proposal closing as noted in the solicitation. • The owner will not be responsible for proposals delivered to any location other than the website address listed above. Proposals delivered to another email or website address will be considered non-responsive. • A project Information Meeting is scheduled for August 21, 2025, at 10:00 am via Microsoft Teams, the link will be included in the RFQ packet. • BFT is an equal opportunity employer and encourages participation from minority and women owned businesses. • BFT reserves the right to reject any proposal not in compliance with prescribed procedures and requirements and may reject for good cause any or all proposals upon a finding of BFT that it is in the public interest to do so. • RFQ documents may be obtained via OpenGov.com • Owner’s Contact: Ben Franklin Transit Rob Orvis, Director of Contracts & Purchasing Rorvis@bft.org Phone: 509-734-5125 / Mobile: 509-318-5862 Interested Firms shall create a FREE account with OpenGov by signing up at: https://procurement.opengov.com/signup. Once you have completed account registration, browse back to: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/bft and click on “Submit Response”, then follow the instructions to submit the electronic bid. Questions should be directed to Rob Orvis, Director of Contracts and Purchasing, Phone: (509) 734-5125, Email: rorivs@bft.org Equal Employment Opportunity The contractor will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Opportunity laws and regulations. Disadvantage Business Goals. BFT affirmatively ensures that disadvantaged and Women-owned Business Enterprises (W/DBE’S) will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this request and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award. WISHA and OSHA Regulations The contractor agrees to abide by all laws, rules and regulations promulgated by the United States of America, the State of Washington, or any agencies or subdivisions thereof, specifically including WISHA and OSHA regulations currently in effect at time RFQ due date and during the agreement term. Contractors will be required to follow all Federal, State, and Local rules and regulations. BFT reserves to reject any or all RFQ’s and to waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. This Request for Qualification (RFQ) may be canceled and any and all RFQ’s may be rejected in whole or in part when it is in the best interest of BFT.