15th Street improvement & Fleshman Way chip seal project

ASOTIN COUNTY NOTICE TO CONSULTANTS FOR PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING SERVICES15TH STREET IMPROVEMENTS AND FLESHMAN WAY CHIP SEAL PROJECTSAsotin County solicits interest from consulting firms with expertise in Civil Engineering Design in the State of Washington. This Negotiated Hourly Rate agreement will be for approximately 180 calendar days in duration (August 2026 completion) with the option for Asotin County to extend it for additional time and money for construction management services. Consultants will initially be considered to provide preliminary engineering services up to and including final design and bid-phase support of the 15th Street Improvements Phase I and Fleshman Way Chip Seal projects. Asotin County’s intent is to complete both projects simultaneously due to proximity, construction efficiencies and traffic management considerations.Asotin County reserves the right to amend terms of this “Request for Qualifications” (RFQ) to circulate various addenda, or to withdraw the RFQ at any time, regardless of how much time and effort consultants have spent on their responses.Project Description:The work to be performed by the consultant consists of preparing preliminary engineering (PE) design, environmental permitting and bid-phase services for two federally funded transportation projects in Asotin County, WA. All work will be performed within existing County Right-of-Way (ROW).Two separate consultant agreements will be executed with the most highly qualified firm due to different federal funding sources for each project. Asotin County may include future supplemental tasks for construction management services once PE is complete. Individual project summaries are provided below:15th Street Improvements Phase I:This project is located on 15th Street / Scenic Way (County Road 3128) between Milepost (MP) 1.15 and MP 2.12 (Highland Avenue and Valley View Drive) in Clarkston, Washington. Work will include installing new safety items such as roadway and pedestrian signage, jersey barriers, replacement of / additional lighting along Scenic Way, and restriping of traffic lane markings and fog lines throughout the entire length of the project including all intersections.Fleshman Way Chip Seal:This project is located on Fleshman Way (County Road 5700) between MP 0.00 and MP 1.44 (Southway Bridge and 15th Street).  Work will include application of a single shot chip seal and fog seal preservation on the entire width and length of roadway, including all on/off ramps connected to Fleshman Way from 13th Street and Riverview Blvd. Restriping of all roadway markings will also be included in this project.Evaluation Criteria:Project Team: Qualifications of Proposed Project Manager and Key PersonnelQualifications/Expertise of FirmProject ApproachExperience/Familiarity with WSDOT/ Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) standards, environmental, permitting processes and associated regulatory requirements in the State of Washington.Ability to Meet Project ScheduleOverall Proposal QualityPast Performance/ReferencesSBE Participation PlanExperience with Construction Management on similar projects in the State of WashingtonSubmittal:Consultant’s Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) shall include firm name, address, email, and telephone; names of Principal-in-Charge, Project Manager and Organizational Structure assembled to accomplish the project goals. Submittals shall be limited to 10 pages, exclusive of resumes and cover letter. Any documentation in excess of this limit will not be considered in the evaluation.Please submit all proposal materials (PDF format preferred) via e-mail tokwinger@asotincountywa.govno later than 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time on March 6, 2026. Submittals will not be accepted after that time and date. The cover letter should be addressed to:Joshua Malkin, PEAsotin County Public Works Director / County Engineer135 2nd Street, 3rd FloorP.O. Box 160Asotin, WA 99402Email questions tokwinger@asotincountywa.gov. To ensure adequate time for response, questions are due by February 25, 2026. Responses to questions will be posted on February 27, 2026.