The City of Forks as sponsor of the Quillayute Airport, a public use airport facility, invites interested qualified persons and firms to submit Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) for engineering design and construction management/inspection services for the City’s Runway 04/22 Rehabilitation and Improvement Projects.  Persons or firms must be able to demonstrate the knowledge, expertise, experience, and professional credentials to accomplish project engineering design and construction management/inspection services for airport development that complies with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) requirements, FAA Advisory Circulars (AC’s), and federal, state and local laws, regulations and standards.  The City expects to fund both the engineering work and the associated construction work over a five (5) period, and fund the projects with funds from the FAA with AIP &/or BIL grant funds, WSDOT-Aviation funds, and/or the City of Forks funds. 

As its initial project for 2025, the City of Forks is planning to obtain design and bid documents for runway signage and rehabilitation project (Project) to Runway 4/22. Further, the selected consultant would provide construction compliance inspections and oversight for the Project, if awarded, after proper federal and state solicitation.  The Project is estimated to take place in 2025 -2027 and would utilize federal FAA funding.  Selected consultant would assist the City of Forks with all FAA applications and reporting requirements associated with the initial Project.   The initial Project is generally described as:

1. Perform necessary spall, crack, and joint maintenance to runway, taxiways, and apron pavements.
2. Repaint/repair 4/22 markings.
3. Installation of mandatory airfield signage for 4/22 to include hold position signs for taxiway/runway intersection.
4. Installation of taxiway location and in-bound destination signs.
5. Installation of runway distance remaining signage associated with 1,000-foot increments in both directions.
6. Repainting of edge stripes, installation of NPI runway markings, and edge reflectors.
7. Upgrade airport entrance gate with electronic controlled access, if deemed appropriate.
    

Selected consultant would be on-call for aviation related engineering services for the Quillayute Airport for a period of five (5) years.  After the initial project, the selected engineer could be asked to assist with subsequent projects for which the Consultant would be requested to perform subject to a new contract or contract addendum, and FAA approval and funding, could include:

1. Airport lighting may include runway lighting and signage lighting;
2. Fencing;
3. Navaids; and,
4. Additional runway maintenance and repair.

The City of Forks goal is to meet Federal Aviation Administration Airport Design and Construction Standards within a total project budget of less than $600,000 (including any required matching funds from the City of Forks associated with FAA AIP grant funds). 

It is the City of Forks desire to have selected a consultant and negotiated a contract so that the design contract may be signed by 20 May 2025 with construction work to be bid in early 2026 for the initial project.  The City of Forks is expecting to submit an AIP grant application to the FAA for Phase One Design for the initial project in June or July 2025.

RFQ information is available on the City of Forks’ website (https://forkswashington.org) or by contacting nickd@forkswashington.org or rodf@forkswashington.org. 

SUBMISSIONS DUE BY 1 P.M., 2 May 2025.  Review, with possible interviews (in person or vid-conference) to occur the following week with a recommendation to the City Council occurring during its meeting of 12 May 2025.

The City of Forks is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.  Women- and minority-owned firms are encouraged to submit statements and proposals for this project.  Pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, all respondents shall be provided a full opportunity to respond to this request and none shall be discriminated against on the ground of race, color and national origin, or sex in consideration for an award.