Public Notice
Kittitas County, Ellensburg WA

Kittitas County Public Works Department, serving as the lead agency for the Quad County Regional Transportation Planning Organization (QUADCO), comprised of Kittitas, Grant, Lincoln, and Adams counties, solicits interest from consulting firms with expertise in conducting public outreach services. The work to be performed by the Consultant consists of providing public outreach services for QUADCO during the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) update process. Public outreach is expected to begin in July, 2014 and be completed in March, 2015.  The request for qualifications may be downloaded for this project from the official County website at:  http://www.co.kittitas.wa.us/

Statement of Qualifications will be received until, but not after 5:00 p.m., July 3, 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).   QUADCO 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 49m 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 CONSULTANTs 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 a Statement of Qualifications 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.