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

Summary Lewis County is soliciting Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from qualified consulting firms with expertise in providing professional structural engineering consulting services for the year 2026 (February - December). The consultant will provide structural services as County projects are scheduled or as circumstances emerge that require professional structural engineering services. This will include but is not limited to upcoming Rural Arterial Program (RAP) funded projects, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funded projects, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funded projects, and Lewis County Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) projects. All work is required to comply with WSDOT, AASHTO, Lewis County requirements and regulations. In the instance of federally funded projects, applicable federal contract provisions must be followed. Lewis County is interested in entering a professional services contract with a structural engineering firm to provide consulting services and subsequently be asked to prepare specific proposals (task orders) for more than one project. The work will be conducted on an individual task order basis, according to each project scope. Each task order shall be authorized in writing by Lewis County prior to execution of the work and be negotiated based on an Actual Costs Plus a Fixed Fee agreement. All work will support design and construction projects anticipated by Lewis County Public Works. Background Lewis County desires to have a consulting firm available for a variety of structural engineering tasks associated with various Lewis County projects, and the selected consultant for this contract will be expected to perform services related to structural evaluations, structural design of facilities, bridge load ratings, and bridge inspections as it relates to damage caused by natural disasters or man-made causes or NBIS requirements. Timeline Question Submission Deadline: January 30, 2026, 2:00pm Any questions regarding this project should be directed to Joe Byers at 360-740-1169 or joe.byers@lewiscountywa.gov. Question Response Deadline: February 3, 2026, 4:30pm Short list for interviews: February 13, 2026 Interviews (Zoom or Teams): February 20, 2026 Scope of Service General Scope of Services: Inspection: Routine bridge inspection services for various structures, including data input to the WSDOT bridge data storage location; may include inventory of new bridges. Load Rating: Routine and damaged structure load rating services for various bridges within Lewis County. Assessments: Structural investigations, evaluation of alternatives, benefit/cost analyses, and recommendations for emergency structural repairs for various structures. Design: Structural design and plan preparation services (PS&E) for emergency repairs of various transportation structures, retaining walls, and highway bridges. Load rating of various bridges. Load rating shall comply with WSDOT Bridge Design Manual and applicable federal requirements including evaluations of all Single Haul Vehicles (SHV's) and Emergency Vehicles (EV's). Currently no bridges have been identified at the time of this agreement.