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 PLANNING AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR:

FLOOD MITIGATION AND RESILIENCY PLANNING FOR SUMAS, WA (NO. 19082578)

LOCATED IN WHATCOM COUNTY

UNTIL: 2:30 PM on Tuesday, November 4, 2025

At which time and place the responses will be publicly opened (live/virtual via Zoom), and the names of the submitters identified. All interested people are invited to be present. Late submittals will not be considered.

The Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District (FCZD), in conjunction with Whatcom County, hereinafter jointly referred to as the County, is requesting proposals from qualified consultants for providing professional planning and associated services for a study to develop a community-based flood mitigation and resiliency plan for the City of Sumas, located in Whatcom County. Further information is contained in the RFP document, which can be downloaded at no charge from the Whatcom County Purchasing website at https://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.

The County is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and affirms it will not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting. The 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.

This project is being funded with federal funding through the Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) with federal funds provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Please be advised that prospective consultants must comply with all applicable federal, state, and local requirements regarding suspension and debarment, prevailing wages as applicable, affirmative action steps taken to assure use of small businesses and minority, veterans, and women owned businesses when possible if subcontracting, Equal Employment Opportunity, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other laws listed in the attachments.

Publication Date(s): October 15 and 22, 2025.