Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received by Whatcom County Purchasing at its Office in the Administrative Services Finance Department located on the fifth floor of the Whatcom County Courthouse, 311 Grand Avenue, Suite 503, Bellingham WA 98225 for the following:

CONSULTANT SERVICES FOR:

FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR AN OFF-SITE CRITICAL AREA BUFFER MITIGATION PROGRAM

UNTIL: 2:30 PM, Tuesday, October 26, 2021

At which time and place the responses will be publicly opened live via GoToMeeting, and the names of the submitters identified. All interested people are invited to attend the live proposal opening via GoToMeeting. Late submittals will not be considered.

Whatcom County Planning and Development Services Department requests proposals from qualified consultants interested in assisting Whatcom County in developing a feasibility study for an Off-Site Critical Area Buffer Mitigation Program.

Further information is contained in the RFP document, which 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 pdf documents from this 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 6 and 13, 2021.