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KITTITAS COUNTY <br />Board of County Commissioners <br /> <br />AGENDA STAFF REPORT <br /> <br />AGENDA DATE: June 17th, 2025 <br /> <br />ACTION REQUESTED: Request to Approve and Publish a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) <br />Professional Architectural and Engineering Services. <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: The Board of County Commissioners approved to encumber funds <br />from 2024 into 2025 coroner budget for a feasibility study to <br />construct a county morgue. <br /> <br />INTERACTION: Knowing federal and state funds do not exist to build a morgue the <br />coroner’s office has identified two local agencies that have similar <br />building needs and are interested in partnering on construction. The <br />coroner’s office approached Kittitas County Health Department and <br />Kittitas Valley Fire & Rescue who wish to be included in <br />construction. <br /> <br /> Coroner’s office and public health department representatives met <br />with Facilities Director Pattie Stacey to discuss the project. She <br />recommended building on airport property. <br /> <br /> Coroner’s office, public health, and KVF&R representatives met with <br />Public Works Director Josh Frederickson to discuss possible locations <br />and ensure any grant monies sought for the project would not conflict <br />with grant money the airport may already be seeking. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: Approve immediately and Publish in local newspapers a Request for <br />Qualifications (RFQ) Professional Architectural and Engineering <br />Services from June 23 to July 31, 2025. <br /> <br />HANDLING: Original – Clerk of the Board <br /> Copy – Coroner <br /> Copy – Public Health Director <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS: Publish a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Professional Architectural <br />and Engineering Services. <br /> <br />LEAD STAFF: Cori McKean, Chief Deputy Coroner <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />