This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Klickitat, Washington. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Klickitat County Public Works Dept. is seeking the services of a highly qualified, experienced consultant to update the County's Road Safety Plan. This agreement will be for approximately six months in duration with the option for Klickitat County to extend it for additional time if necessary. Consultants will be considered for the following project. The Klickitat County Public Works Dept. 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 updating Klickitat County's Road Safety Plan by re-evaluating the County's updated crash/roadway data and providing an update Safety Plan with the basis for systemic implementation of safety measures across the entire unincorporated County. This project has (0% assigned DBE goal,). The major features of the project are as follows: . Analyze updated County crash, curve, ball-banking and sign inventory on all roadways. . Analyze the effectiveness of past safety projects and their countermeasures. . Update a listing of acceptable potential countermeasures. . Update the list of safety projects in a prioritized manner. . Update communication plan. . Update to current WSDOT & FHWA requirements for local rural road safety plans. The Klickitat County Public Works Dept. reserves the right to retain the services of the successful firm(s) for any subsequent phases (R/W, CN) associated with this/these project(s). Evaluation Criteria Submittals will be evaluated and ranked based on the following criteria: 1) Qualification/Expertise of Firm 2) Technical competence 3) Qualification/Expertise of key personnel 4) Availability of personnel 5) Experience working with other rural communities to develop road safety plans 6) Communication plan Any questions regarding this project should be directed to Kevin L Leis, at (509) 773-4616 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information The Klickitat County Public Works Dept. in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), commits to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability, in all of its programs and activities. This material can be made available in an alternate format by emailing Klickitat County Public Works Dept. at titlevi@klickitatcounty.org or by calling (509) 773-4616. Title VI Statement The Klickitat County Public Works Dept., in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award." The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time. Proposal must include, at a minimum, the following items: A. Firm name, phone number and email address; Name of Principle-in-Charge and Project Manager. B. A statement that the proposal recognized and includes all terms and conditions of the RFP. C. Signature of an authorized representative empowered to bind the Consultant. Any submitted requested cost proposals or elements of cost shall be in a concealed format and separate from technical/qualifications proposals, since these shall not be considered in the evaluation, ranking and selection phase.