Pierce County Fire Protection District 6 Opengov #2026-RFQ-260

Puyallup River Setback Levee Engineering Design and Delivery Planning

Pierce County is seeking engineering consulting services to plan and design four Puyallup River setback levee projects near 128th Street East. - Buyer: Pierce County, Planning and Public Works, Surface Water Management Division; the feasibility-study materials also identify the Office of the County Engineer. - Requested services: Develop a coordinated delivery strategy for the Northeast (NE), Northwest (NW), Southwest (SW), and Southeast (SE) quadrants. Prepare bid-ready plans, specifications, and estimates through 100% design for NE, NW, and SW; prepare 15% and 30% designs for SE. - Project scale: Approximate feature lengths are 3,600 feet (NE), 6,300 feet (NW), 5,300 feet (SW), and 4,600 feet (SE). SW objectives include removing about 3,500 feet of existing levee-face rock, adding about 4,200 feet of setback levee or compatible bank protection, and reconnecting about 60 acres of floodplain. - Engineering and planning scope: Hydrologic/hydraulic, geotechnical, and geomorphic analyses; basis-of-design development; alternative refinement; cost estimating; property acquisition planning; outreach support; delivery timelines; and FEMA CLOMR applications, modeling, and documentation. Include SE alternatives and the preferred alternative in the delivery strategy and hydraulic modeling for the other quadrants. - Conceptual features and goals: Setback levees, bio-revetments, engineered log jams, habitat and wood features, plantings, maintenance access, and removal or notching of existing levees. Goals include reducing flood risk and improving habitat, water quality, and river-corridor resilience. - Notable requirements: Plans in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2022 or later, specifications in Word, and estimates in Excel. Final sealed PS&E must be provided as PDF and stamped by a Washington-licensed Professional Engineer. Traffic-control plans must meet current MUTCD standards; applicable Pierce County and WSDOT standards also apply. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, product vendors, or prospective consulting firms are named. No manufactured products or product quantities are specified. - Background: The attached feasibility study evaluates alternatives and phasing; its recommended priorities include the SW full setback with the SE partial setback, followed by NE and then NW, subject to property, access, floodplain, and roadway coordination constraints.

Description

Pierce County Planning and Public Works, Surface Water Management Division, requests qualifications from consulting engineering firms for setback levee projects along the Puyallup River near 128th Street East. The selected consultant will develop a delivery strategy for four quadrants and prepare bid-ready full plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E) for the Northeast, Northwest, and Southwest quadrants, plus 15% and 30% design plans for the Southeast quadrant. Work includes hydrologic, hydraulic, geotechnical, and geomorphic analyses; property acquisition planning; outreach support; and FEMA CLOMR applications. The resulting contract is anticipated to have an initial 12-month term with an option to renew for an additional three years; contract value is not provided.

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