Proposal

Information

Type: Legal Notice

Department: PW - Public Works

Directors' Update: April 27, 2022

Business Meeting: May 3, 2022

Summary:

The attached resolution will allow the opening of the On-Call Consultant Roster to obtain applications from consultants interested in having their business placed on one or more of the rosters. The On-Call Consultant Roster allows the County to consider consultants for projects requiring architectural, engineering, and/or professional services. On-Call Consultant projects shall be awarded from the On-Call Roster in accordance with the requirements of RCW 39.80.

Publications: The Chronicle - May 5, 2022

Cover Letter To:

Additional Copies To: Tina Hemphill, Sadie Rockey, Shayla Landon, Robin Saline, Geoff Soderquist, Trevor Alexander, Tim Fife, Martin Roy- PW

Resolution

Wording/In the matter of:

PUBLISH LEWIS COUNTY'S ON-CALL CONSULTANT ROSTER AND APPOINT THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AS APPROVING AUTHORITY FOR CATEGORY CHANGES

Resolution Number: 22-132

WHEREAS, in accordance with annual publishing requirements, Lewis County is opening the On-Call Consultant Roster to include interested businesses for possible consideration for projects requiring architectural, engineering, and/or professional services. On-Call Consultant projects shall be awarded from the On-Call Roster in accordance with the requirements of RCW 39.80; and

WHEREAS, the following are categories of the On-Call Consultant Roster:

  • Archaeological Investigation – National Historical Preservation Act Section 106
  • Architectural Services
  • Biological Assessment
  • Bridge and Retaining Wall Structural Design and Analysis
  • Construction Inspection and Materials Testing
  • Economic Development
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering and Services
  • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
  • General Civil Engineering
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
  • Hydrology, Hydraulic, and Geomorphology Analysis
  • Master and Utility Planning Services
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Real Estate Appraisals
  • Right of Way Services
  • Surveying
  • Testing Analysis
  • Transportation Engineering
  • Water and Wastewater
  • Wetland Delineation and Mitigation

WHEREAS, the Public Works Director shall be the approving authority for changes to the consultant categories on the roster; and

WHEREAS, consultants will be added to the On-Call Consultant Roster at any time throughout the year after submitting a completed questionnaire, a company brochure listing qualifications, a valid Washington State Business license, and references from a minimum of three public agencies.  Applications can be requested and submitted at Lewis County Public Works, Attn: On-Call Consultant Roster, 2025 N.E. Kresky Ave, Chehalis, WA  98532, Fax (360) 740-1479, or Phone (360) 740-1123. The consultant notice and questionnaire can be downloaded from the Lewis County website, http://lewiscountywa.gov/publicworks/contracting-consultants-rosters-bids.  The consultant roster will be updated throughout the year as consultant information is received or deleted.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the On-Call Consultant Roster categories listed above shall be published, and the Public Works Director is authorized to change categories if needed.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 3rd day of May, 2022.