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Page 1 of 3 Public Notice Kittitas County, Ellensburg WA REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS SUPPORTING DESIGN, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING FOR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON NORTH THORP HIGHWAY-YAKIMA RIVER BRIDGE KITTITAS COUNTY, WA All submittals received after 10:00am Local Time, on November 12, 2020, will be discarded PURPOSE: The existing bridge (no. 97341) along North Thorp Highway spanning the Yakima River requires preventative maintenance to extend the life of the fracture critical members. Existing paint system failure and truss portal member damaged by traffic impacts are suspected as the damage causing agent. Additionally, the bridge connection joint to pavement require replacement SCOPE OF PROJECT: The work to be performed by the consultant consists of preparing preliminary engineering including but not limited to planning, project management, structural engineering, traffic engineering, 100% design plans, specifications and estimate package, for the rehabilitation and maintenance of the structure described, and environmental planning and permitting required for the project to be advertised for construction. PROCEDURES FOR SUBMITTAL: If you wish to be considered for work under this SOQ, submit a sealed envelope to Kittitas County Public Works, at 411 N. Ruby St. Suite 1, Ellensburg WA 98926 by 10:00 am local time on November 12, 2020. Submittals shall include a one- page cover letter with the firm name and contact information. Submittals shall also include five copies of your Statement of Qualifications describing the firm's or team's ability to professionally provide the requested services. Address submittals: North Thorp Highway -Yakima River Bridge. For your records, Kittitas County will provide a confirmation email to the contacts provided in the submittal confirming receipt of your interest in the proposal. Submittals received after 10:00 am local time on November 12, 2020 will be disregarded. Kittitas County encourages disadvantaged, minority and women owned consultant firms to respond. The WSDOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program established a 4% mandatory UDBE goal for consultants on this project. The County reserves the right to retain the services of the successful firm for any subsequent phases (such as right of way or construction) associated with this project. The County reserves the right to reject any and all submittals. SELECTION PROCESS AND PROPOSED SCHEDULE: Kittitas County's selection will be based on review of submittals in the following manner: 1. The firm's or team's qualifications, experience and ability performing the requested work (30 points); 2. Demonstrated experience with similar projects in the past five years (50 points); 3. Demonstrated experience with similar environmental permitting in the past five years (30 points); 4. Experience working in Kittitas County in the past five years (20 points); 5. Demonstrated ability keeping projects on time and within budget (20 points); 6. Demonstrated ability communicating and working effectively with the public, staff, Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State County Road Administration Board and regulatory agencies (20 points). Anticipated Dates and Tasks November 12, 2020 - Deadline for SOQ submittals November 30, 2020 - Selection of Firms to Interview December 7, 2020 - Interviews and Reference Checks file:///C:[Users/candie.leader/AppData/Local/Packages/Microsoft.Mi crosoftEdge_8weky... 10/13/2020