NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed proposals will be received by Whatcom County Purchasing at their office in the Administrative Services Department on the fifth floor of the Whatcom County Courthouse, 311 Grand Ave Suite 503, Bellingham WA 98225 for the following:

PROFESSIONAL HEARING EXAMINER SERVICES

UNTIL: 2:30 PM Tuesday, October 15, 2019

At which time and place proposals will be publicly opened and the names of the submitters read aloud. All interested people are invited to be present. Late submittals will not be considered.

Whatcom County is requesting proposals from qualified individuals to provide independent Hearing Examiner services on behalf of Whatcom County.

The complete RFP document can be downloaded at no charge from the Whatcom County Purchasing website at http://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/Bids.aspx, see “Related Documents” at the bottom of the RFP posting page. If you are unable to download the documents from the website, contact Purchasing at FN_Purchasing@co.whatcom.wa.us (preferred), or phone (360) 778-5330.

Whatcom County affirms it will not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting. Whatcom County encourages disadvantaged, minority and women owned consultant firms to respond.

Whatcom County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, and to waive any irregularities.

Publication Dates: October 2 and 9, 2019.