The City of Ridgefield is seeking qualifications from highly qualified firms to provide engineering consultant services on a planning effort to develop a likely scope, schedule, budget, funding options for ultimately delivering a new overcrossing of I-5 along the alignment of NE 10th St and NE 11th St in Ridgefield WA. The consultant will establish likely cost ranges, schedules and risk factors for the PE Phase, ROW Phase and CN Phase. The consultant will identify potential risk factors which could affect the cost ranges and schedules for the project. The consultant will determine likely grant funding sources for each phase to include grant cycles, match requirements, grant requirements and other factors to develop the financial plan to get this project through construction.

This consultant agreement is for the Planning phase of this project.

The city reserves the right to supplement the original consultant agreement into future phases (PE, RW, CN).

The consultant contract type is Negotiated Hourly Rate.

No FSBE goal has been assigned to this project, however, there is a voluntary 10% SBE goal on this project.

Proposals are due on Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 4:00 PM. Qualifications requirements, special provisions, schedule for the procurement process and how the consultants will be evaluated are at the following website https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/ridgefieldwa.

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 it 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.