The City of Ridgefield is seeking qualifications from highly qualified firms to provide professional services related to the environmental stage of the planned S 35th Avenue/Gee Creek Plateau Extension project. This project is intended to provide a new connection from the Gee Creek Plateau to Pioneer Street to replace the only existing connection, Bertsinger Road, which is functionally obsolete.

There are two planned phases of this work for this procurement:
• In 2025, the City will conduct an Environmental Impact Study (assumed to be a State Environmental Policy Act or SEPA and National Environmental Policy Act or NEPA environmental impact statement or EIS) for two “build” alternatives, which were selected by City Council in late 2024 to move into the environmental review stage. This stage will culminate with the City Council selecting a preferred alternative to move forward with preliminary design, permits and construction.
• In 2026, the City will move into the preliminary design, permits and right-of-way acquisition phase of the project. This phase will also develop a funding and financing strategy for the project for completion by the year 2030.

Request for Qualifications packets may be viewed and downloaded via the City’s e-Procurement Portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/ridgefieldwa. Respondents are required to register for a free account via the City’s e-Procurement Portal hosted by OpenGov Procurement. Once respondent has completed registration, you will have access to download the Request for Qualifications and will receive addenda notifications to your email by clicking “Follow” on this project. Ultimately, it is sole responsibility of each respondent to periodically check the site for any addenda at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/ridgefieldwa.

All project or contract language specific questions, requests for substitutions or changes, or requests for clarification must be submitted via the City’s e-Procurement Portal, located at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/ridgefieldwa by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. Incomplete or late inquiries may not be considered.

A pre-submittal meeting (hybrid, in-person and Teams) is scheduled from 1-2pm PDT on Monday, March 17, 2025 at the Ridgefield Administrative and Civic Center (RACC) building Enterprise conference room, located at 510 Pioneer Street, Ridgefield, WA 98642. Those wishing to attend remotely are requested to RSVP and send a meeting request to Melissa Irwin, Melissa.Irwin@ridgefieldwa.us, to provide the meeting link.

Proposers will have the option of submitting their packets online via the City’s e-Procurement Portal hosted by OpenGov Procurement, by hand delivery, or United States Postal Service.

If choosing to submit online, electronic submittals must be received by the City through the City’s e-Procurement Portal located at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/ridgefieldwa no later than 4:00 PM (Pacific Time) Thursday, April 3, 2025. This is the preferred method. Submittals received after the specified time will not be accepted. The City’s e-Procurement Portal Clock is the official clock for the determination of all deadline dates and times. Without exception, responses will not be accepted after the submittal deadline regardless of any technical difficulties such as poor internet connections. The city strongly recommends completing your response well ahead of the deadline. Submittals received by fax or E-mail will not be accepted.

If the electronic submittal process is not an option, the City will also accept hand-delivered or mailed submittals that shall be placed in a sealed envelope that clearly states the name of the proposer, the date of the submittal opening, and the title “35th Avenue/Gee Creek Plateau Extension Project Environmental Stage.” Hand-delivered submittals shall be delivered to Ridgefield Administrative and Civic Center (RACC) building, 510 Pioneer Street, Suite B, Ridgefield, Washington 98642. Submittals that are not received by proposal closing of 4:00 p.m. local time, Thursday, April 3, 2025, will not be considered complete and will be forfeited.

Submittals delivered via United States Postal Service shall be enclosed in another envelope that is addressed to the attention of the Procurement Coordinator, City of Ridgefield, P.O. Box 608, Ridgefield, Washington 98642. Mail to the City of Ridgefield is received by 10:00 a.m. each day. Proposers may call the Procurement Coordinator to verify receipt of their submittal. Submittals that are mailed and not received by proposal closing of 4:00 p.m. local time, Thursday, April 3, 2025, will not be considered complete and will be forfeited.

The City of Ridgefield is committed to providing equal opportunities to State of Washington-certified Minority, Disadvantaged, and Women's Business Enterprises in contracting activities.

The City of Ridgefield, 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 contacting Melissa Irwin, Bids@ridgefieldwa.us or 360-857-3557.

The City of Ridgefield 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 will affirmatively ensure that 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.

The City reserves the right to cancel this request or reject any and all Submittals or to waive any minor formalities of this call if the best interest of the City would be served.