Notice is hereby given that sealed statements of qualification 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 Engineering Services for:

Marine Drive Phase II – Alderwood Avenue to Bridge No. 172
Reconstruction and Bicycle/Pedestrian Facilities Project, CRP No. 924002

UNTIL: 2:30 PM on Tuesday, April 16, 2024

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 watch the virtual opening via Zoom. Late submittals will not be considered.

Whatcom County is soliciting statements of qualifications from consulting firms with expertise in Civil and Structural Engineering Design to provide Statement of Qualifications (SOQs) for the Marine Drive Phase II – Alderwood Avenue to Bridge No. 172 Reconstruction and Bicycle/Pedestrian Facilities Project, CRP No. 924002 , as further described in the solicitation document.

The complete solicitation document 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 solicitation posting page. If you are unable to download the pdf documents from this website, contact Purchasing at FN_Purchasing@co.whatcom.wa.us For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. (preferred), or phone (360) 778-5330.

Please be advised that prospective consultants will be held to Federal EEO requirements, ADA, and Civil Rights language for Whatcom County. Whatcom County, 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 in 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. Persons with disabilities may request this information be prepared and supplied in alternate forms by contacting Purchasing at (360) 778-5330.

As required by law, the E-Verify System may be required.

Whatcom County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive any irregularities.

Publication Date(s): March 20 and 27, 2024.

All documents for this solicitation can be downloaded at no charge in PDF format; see "Related Documents" at the bottom of this webpage:

1. Click on the "View Documents" button, which will open up a form requesting basic information about your firm. The entries on this form will populate the official plan holders list. Your accuracy is important to ensure notification of any addenda or other distributed information.

2. After your completed form is accepted, scroll again to the bottom of this page, to find the link(s) for all documents related to this solicitation

If you have downloaded the solicitation documents from the Whatcom County website, that process has already added you to the plan holders/distribution list. The Whatcom County plan holders/distribution list is created by the download process. If you received the solicitation documents from another source, to add your contact information to the Whatcom County plan holders/distribution list, you will need to access the solicitation documents from our website.

To request a current plan holders/distribution list, email FN_Purchasing@co.whatcom.wa.us. Include the solicitation number and title in the subject line.