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o Ma <br />KITTITAS COUFTY <br />KZTTZTAli3 COUNTY <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />Joshua Fredrickson, Director <br />REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS / PROPOSALS: <br />Lower Kittitas Reach Floodplain Reconnection Project Restoration Engineering, Design, and <br />Permitting Services <br />All submittals received after 5:00 PM Monday, July 8, 2024 will be discarded <br />PURPOSE <br />Kittitas County is seeking professional engineering, design, hydraulic analysis and permitting <br />services for an instream and floodplain restoration project along the Yakima River within the <br />Lower Kittitas Reach in Kittitas County, Washington. The 700-acre project area includes 2.7 <br />miles of the Yakima River, located between Hansen Pits and Ringer Loop Road, just south of <br />Ellensburg. The Lower Kittitas Reach Floodplain Reconnection Project aims to remove failing <br />flood protection infrastructure to activate property purchased for floodplain management, habitat <br />restoration, and open space protection purposes while mitigating off -site flood risk, addressing <br />former gravel mining pits habitat degradation, and restoring habitat and habitat -forming <br />processes. Additional project background is available in the Lower Kittitas Reach Floodplain <br />Reconnection Project Concept Basis of Design report, along with additional reach -scale <br />background information is available online by visiting the Kittitas County Flood Study and <br />Reports webpage (https://www.co.kittitas.wa.us/public-works/flood/reports.asp . Please see <br />material posted under the "Yakima River Multiple Benefit Flood Hazard Reduction & Habitat <br />Restoration" heading. <br />SCOPE OF PROTECT <br />The scope of work to be completed under a negotiated contract executed for this RFQ/P includes <br />all or portions of the design engineering, hydraulic analysis, and environmental permitting for <br />the Lower Kittitas Reach Floodplain Reconnection Project. The County Reserves the right to <br />retain the services of the successful firm for any subsequent phases (such as construction) <br />associated with this project. <br />The scope of work detailed below is preliminary and provided for the purpose of submitting a <br />statement of qualifications and proposal. Adjustments will be made subsequent to negotiated <br />items of work and execution of a contract for professional services. <br />The work to be performed under this contract consists of the following general tasks. <br />1) Project Management and Coordination <br />411 N. Ruby St, Suite #1 TEL (509) 962-7523 <br />Ellensburg, WA 98926 FAX (509) 962-7663 <br />