Site work for a civil project in Bellingham, Washington. Conceptual plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

Consulting firms with expertise in mitigation site design, riparian landscape design, surveying, engineering, stream and wetland hydrology/hydraulics, and environmental permitting. The selected firm will assist the City in mitigating for unavoidable environmental impacts within its watersheds. The initial project is designing, permitting, and providing construction support services for the Baker Creek Telegraph mitigation site. The City may also choose to expand the scope of work and extend the contract to include additional mitigation sites and related design and permitting services as needed. Questions can be addressed to the Purchasing Office at the above address or by email Bids@cob.org. The City reserves the right to postpone making the award for a reasonable length of time, to reject all submittals or parts of submittals as may be in the best interest of the City. The City of Bellingham reserves the right to amend the 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. The City invites all interested parties to respond to this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) by submitting their Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) relating to this type of project. Disadvantaged, minority, and women-owned consultant firms are encouraged to respond. Upon consideration of the submittals, the City will negotiate final terms with the selected party. Project Description The Orchard Drive Extension project, constructed in 2021, resulted in unavoidable impacts to wetlands and buffers. These impacts were originally mitigated through a combination of on-site and off-site mitigation areas. However, ongoing monitoring has determined that the mitigation is only partially meeting permit requirements. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.