LEWIS COUNTY NOTICE TO CONSULTANTS FOR: REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) 2025 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES

Lewis County is soliciting Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from qualified consulting firms with expertise in providing professional geotechnical engineering consulting services for the year 2025 (January 25 – December 31). The consultant will provide geotechnical services as County projects are scheduled or as circumstances emerge that require professional geotechnical engineering services.

This will include but is not limited to upcoming Rural Arterial Program (RAP) funded projects, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funded projects, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funded projects, and Lewis County Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) projects. All work is required to comply with all federal provisions, WSDOT, AASHTO, Lewis County requirements and regulations.

Lewis County Public Works reserves the right to amend terms of this “Request for Qualifications” (RFQ) to circulate various addenda, or to withdraw the RFQ at any time, regardless of how much time and effort consultants have spent on their responses.

Project Description Lewis County desires to have a consulting firm available for a variety of geotechnical tasks associated with various Lewis County projects, and the selected consultant for this contract will be expected to perform services related to drilling, testing, geotechnical design, and construction observation services on bridges, culverts, roads, trails, and other public works projects.

Projects include: • Replacement culvert and wingwall foundation design. • Unanticipated slide evaluations for qualifying events using federal or state funding during the contract period. • Local access road slide evaluations with County funds during the contract period. • Geosynthetic reinforced soil (GRS) bridge foundation evaluation and design • Rockery and gravity block wall design. • Evaluation of recently completed geotechnical alternatives analysis and design of slide repair recommendations including, but not limited to; soil nail walls, shear pile wall, infill buttress, etc.

Evaluation Submittals will be evaluated and ranked for the following criteria: 1. Competence and qualifications related to geotechnical services – 20% 2. Past experience with similar types of work – 10% 3. Performance evaluations by Lewis County and other government agencies – 10% 4. Demonstrated ability to meet schedules and commitments given by key staff personnel – 10% 5. Resources the consultant has available and proposes to use on projects, including drilling and laboratory equipment – 20% 6. Identification of proposed sub-consultants and the work they will perform – 5% 7. Demonstrated consultant availability and response time – 25%

Following evaluation of the SOQs, the highest-ranking firms will be invited to participate in an interview process. Submittal Interested firms should submit a statement of qualifications stating your ability and availability to complete this work in accordance with this notice. Firms desiring consideration shall submit a complete statement of qualifications packet, not to exceed eight (8) pages. Submittals should include the following information: Cover letter stating firm name, project manager, title mailing address, e-mail address and phone number; demonstrated qualifications and experience as listed in the RFQ.

Proposals are due by 2:00 PM on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. The submittal shall be marked “2025 Geotechnical Engineering Services” and be submitted electronically in OpenGov at https://procurement.opengov.com/signup.

A complete Request for Qualifications can be viewed and downloaded from the Lewis County Web Site https://lewiscountywa.gov/departments/information-technology/procurement.... For more information about the project and submittal requirements contact Wesley Anderson at 360-740-2695 or Wesley.Anderson@lewiscountywa.gov.

Lewis County, in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), commits to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability, in all of its programs and activities. This material can be made available in an alternate format by emailing Zelma Hammer at Zelma.hammer@lewiscountywa.gov or by calling collect 360-740-1123. The Lewis County Public Works Department in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

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