Pierce County Opengov #2026-RFQ-260

Engineering design and delivery planning for Puyallup River setback levee projects

Pierce County is seeking engineering consultants to plan and design Puyallup River setback levee projects near 128th Street East. - Buyer: Pierce County, Planning and Public Works, Surface Water Management Division; the feasibility-study exhibit identifies the Office of the County Engineer. - Scope: Develop an overall design and delivery strategy for four project quadrants. Prepare bid-ready plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E) for the Northeast, Northwest, and Southwest quadrants, plus 15% and 30% designs for the Southeast quadrant. - Technical work: Hydrologic, hydraulic, geotechnical, and geomorphic analyses; alternatives refinement; property acquisition planning; stakeholder and public outreach support; and FEMA CLOMR applications, modeling, and documentation. - Project concepts and goals: Setback levees and bank protection, engineered log jams, habitat and wood features, plantings, access improvements, and removal or notching of existing levees to reduce flood risk and improve habitat and water quality. - Southwest objectives include removing about 3,500 linear feet of existing levee-face rock, building about 4,200 linear feet of new setback levee or compatible bank protection, and reconnecting about 60 acres of floodplain. - Notable requirements: The consultant must provide river-channel and bathymetric data. Final sealed PS&E must be stamped by a Washington-licensed Professional Engineer. Plans must be delivered in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2022 or later, specifications in Word, and estimates in Excel; applicable Pierce County, WSDOT, and current MUTCD standards apply. - The attached feasibility study evaluates alternatives and identifies the Southwest full setback paired with the Southeast partial setback as a priority, with property acquisition, road access, floodplain impacts, and bridge and roadway coordination as key constraints. - No OEMs, product vendors, or named consulting firms are identified in the opportunity materials.

Description

Pierce County requests qualifications from consulting engineering firms for design and delivery strategy services for setback levee projects along the Puyallup River at 128th Street East. The scope includes bid-ready full plans, specifications, and estimates for the Northeast, Northwest, and Southwest quadrants, plus 15% and 30% design-stage plans for the Southeast quadrant. Services include hydrologic, hydraulic, geotechnical, and geomorphic analyses, property acquisition planning, public outreach support, and FEMA CLOMR applications. The anticipated initial contract term is 12 months, with an option for three additional years; the schedule is to be negotiated.

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