The City of Grandview is inviting Statements of Qualifications from firms interested in providing professional municipal engineering services during the 2018-2020 calendar years.  The City will be selecting a consulting engineering firm for various municipal engineering services for water, sewer, drainage, and street projects, comprehensive plans, municipal planning, traffic studies, capital facilities plans, rate studies, technical reports, cost estimates, environmental reviews, plans, specifications, services during construction and funding applications.  Design, plans, specifications, and services during construction for street and utility improvements may include those funded by TIB, WSDOT, STBG, WDOE, USDA, CDBG, CERB, SIED, EDA, DWSRF, PWTF, SRTS and federal stimulus grant funds.

In addition, the City will be selecting an engineering consultant to provide professional services for design, right of way, and/or construction observation and administration for the following funded project:  WSDOT Safe Routes to School (SRTS) – Elm Street and Fir Street Sidewalk Improvements.

The City may submit grant application(s) to the Washington State Department of Commerce Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and/or applications to other agencies/programs for funding to complete a study and/or construction project(s).  Should CDBG grant funds be secured, cost plus percentage of construction cost consultant agreements will not be allowed.  State and federal equal opportunity and affirmative action requirements will apply to the selection process, consultant agreement and conduct of the project.

Statements of Qualifications shall be limited to thirty (30) pages and should include relevant experience in similar work, qualifications of key personnel, familiarity with the City of Grandview and/or experience with municipalities of similar size, experience with state and federal funding programs, previous performance on public projects, and references. Three (3) copies of the Statement of Qualifications shall be submitted.

The City’s selection of a consultant for these engineering services will be made from the Statement of Qualifications received at City Hall by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 20, 2017.  Questions regarding these services and Statement of Qualifications should be directed to Cus Arteaga, City Administrator/Public Works Director, City of Grandview, 207 West Second Street, Grandview, WA 98930.  Phone: 509-882-9211. The most highly rated firm will be selected for negotiation of a professional services contract. Interviews may be held at the City’s discretion.

The City, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all consultants that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 23 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award.

The City of Grandview is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.  Qualified women- and minority-owned consultants are encouraged to respond.

Publish:           Daily Sun News – September 21, 2017 & September 28, 2017                                            

Yakima Herald – September 24, 2017

                        Tri-City Herald – September 24, 2017

Post:                State Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprise (OMWBE)