LEWIS COUNTY NOTICE TO CONSULTANTS FOR:

Request for Proposal (RFP)

Professional Engineering Design

west connector - phase i improvements

Type, Size, and location update

S. SCHEUBER ROAD – SR 6 TO MT VISTA ROAD ASSESSMENT

and

N. SCHEUBER ROAD – MT VISTA ROAD TO GALVIN ROAD Improvements

RESPONSE DEADLINE: Monday May 15, 2023 AT 4:00 PM

Lewis County Public Works in conjunction with the City of Centralia is seeking proposals from qualified engineering and architectural firms to:

• Update the County’s 2008 West Connector Type, Size, and Location (TS&L) Study including preliminary design of the West Connector’s Chehalis River Bridge crossing taking into consideration potential levee elements along the north side of the Chehalis River;

• Evaluate the West Connector corridor’s south link alignment on S. Scheuber Road between State Route (SR) 6 and Cooks Hill Road, including development of an engineer’s estimate of probable construction cost and develop Right-of-Way Plan(s) for acquisition of right-of-way for the West Connector north link on N. Scheuber Road between the Chehalis River and Mt. Vista Road and Galvin Road to the Harrison Avenue / Ives Road intersection;

• Assist with the preparation and submittal of grant applications (potentially BRIC, RAISE, MEGA, INFRA, or other available grant applications) for procurement of funds for use in final design, PS&E, Geotechnical Investigations, Permitting, and construction of the West Connector Corridor between SR 6 and Mt. Vista Road in the City of Centralia;

And

• Design, PS&E Development, Geotechnical and Radar Penetration Investigation, Utility Coordination, and Environmental Permitting for construction of West Connector corridor north link on N. Scheuber Road between Mt. Vista Road and Galvin Road.

These PHASE I improvements are funded with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and required to comply with State and Federal grant requirements, WSDOT, AASHTO, Lewis County, and City of Centralia requirements and regulations.

Proposal Packets are available on the Lewis County web site at https://cfb.lewiscountywa.gov/projects/. Firms desiring consideration shall submit a complete proposal packet, not to exceed twenty (20) pages, ten (10) pages if double sided. Resumes for Project Managers and Discipline Leads may be included in the submittal as “Attachment B” and will not be counted as part of the twenty (20)-page submittal. Five (5) copies of the proposal documents shall be submitted, one (1) copy if submitting the proposal electronically.

Proposals are due by 4:00 PM on Monday, May 15, 2023. The submittal shall be marked “WEST CONNECTOR – PHASE I IMPROVEMENTS” and be submitted to:

Hard Copies

Lewis County Public Works

Attn: Josh Metcalf, Director

2025 NE Kresky Avenue, Chehalis, WA 98532

Electronically

Josh.Metcalf@lewiscountywa.gov

The Recipient, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000a 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, herby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 26 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, of sex in consideration for an award.