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Kittitas (pronounced 'KITT-i-tass') County is located in central Washington State. It spans from the lush forested Cascade Mountains to the upper Yakima River Valley plains and the Columbia River.
Public Notice Kittitas County, Ellensburg, WA
Notice of request for qualifications for Engineering and Architectural Services for the Yakima River Canyon Scenic Byway Interpretive Center.
Kittitas County Public Works Department is soliciting interest from consulting firms for engineering and architectural services for the Yakima River Canyon Scenic Byway Interpretive Center.
CONSULTANTS may propose to complete any part, or the entire described project. A copy of the full request for qualifications, titled “Interpretive Center RFQ,” may be obtained from Kittitas County’s website at:
http://www.co.kittitas.wa.us/
Statement of Qualifications will be received until, but not after 5:00 p.m., March 14, 2014 at the Kittitas County Public Works Department, 411 N. Ruby Street, Suite 1, Ellensburg, WA 98926, (509) 962-7523. Persons with disabilities may request this information be prepared and supplied in alternate forms by calling collect (509-962-7523). Kittitas County encourages disadvantaged business enterprise CONSULTANT firms to respond.
The Recipient, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 26 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award.
All associated documents may be viewed at Kittitas County Community Development Services 411 North Ruby St, Suite 2 Ellensburg, WA 98926, or on the county website. http://www.co.kittitas.wa.us/cds/land-use/default.aspx (Miscellaneous SEPA Applications) SE-15-00001.
For more information, contact Community Development Services
Firms are encouraged to submit annually a statement of qualifications and performance data.
Kittitas County shall evaluate current statements of qualifications and performance data on file with the agency, together with those that may be submitted by other firms regarding proposed projects. Following the evaluation, the county invites one or more firms to meet with county officials to discuss the project and the relative benefits of various methods of providing the desired services. The county then selects from among those firms the one “most highly qualified” to provide the required services. County procedures and guidelines are to include a plan to ensure that women, minority and veteran-owned firms and minority (WMBE) firms have the maximum opportunity to compete for the contract. The level of WMBE firm participation should be consistent with their availability within the relevant professional community. Counties are not to consider cost when determining which firm is the most highly qualified.
After choosing the most qualified firm, the county then negotiates with that firm for a contract at a price the county determines is fair and reasonable, considering the estimated value of the services to be rendered, as well as the scope and complexity of the project. If a satisfactory contract cannot be negotiated, the county formally terminates the negotiations with that firm and attempts to negotiate a contract with the next most qualified firm. The process continues until an agreement is reached or the search is terminated.
In emergency situations, the process outlined above for procuring architectural or engineering services maybe dispensed with upon a finding by the county that an emergency requires the immediate execution of the work involved.
All submittals shall become the property of Kittitas County.
Kittitas County reserves the right to reject all submittals and re-advertise if necessary.
Web RFQ YRC Scenic Byway Interp Center 1562 KB Added 2/21/2014
Published: Daily Record: 02/21/2014; 02/26/2014Daily Journal of Commerce: 02/21/2014; 02/26/2014
Posted: 2/21/2014, Closes: 3/14/2014 5:00:00 PM
