Active SLED Opportunity · WASHINGTON · PIERCE COUNTY
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Pierce County seeks consulting firms for civil and structural engineering design services to replace the Chambers Creek Bridge. The project includes bridge and roadway improvements, environmental permitting, utility coordination, and community engagement. The contract spans approximately two years starting September 2026, with federal funding and adherence to WSDOT guidelines.
Pierce County Planning & Public Works – Office of the County Engineer Division (County) solicits interest from consulting firms with expertise in Civil and Structural Engineering Design. This agreement will be for approximately two years in duration, beginning September 2026 and ending September 2028, with the option for the County to extend it for additional time and money if necessary.
The project is estimated to be between 6 and 8.5 Million.
The existing Chambers Creek Bridge #29202-A was built in 1946 and crosses over Chambers Creek on Chambers Creek Road West connecting the Town of Steilacoom and the City of University Place. The 65-foot long, 22-foot-wide bridge consists of four concrete-slab spans supported by twelve timber piles, with abutments reinforced by timber sheet piles. The existing facility has minimal shoulder widths, no pedestrian facilities and an FHWA Overall Condition Classification – Fair. The roadway classification for Chambers Creek Road is Secondary Arterial with a 2019 ADT of 7275.
The replacement of the Chambers Creek Bridge is an element of a larger effort to restore the Chambers Bay Estuary that involves the removal of the Chambers Creek dam, estuary bank protection measures including the transport of sediment above the bridge and dam, as well as riparian and marsh restoration. As part of a larger effort to restore the estuary, the bridge must be designed to future conditions following the removal of the Chambers Creek Dam, subject to tidal influence and differing hydrogeomorphology. The project area includes a salmonid bearing stream, wetlands, floodplains, geologic hazards, and possibly cultural resources.
This project will replace the functionally obsolete Chambers Creek Bridge and other associated work. This project will provide a constructability plan for relocation and reduction of impacts to utilities connected to, running under and within the vicinity of the existing bridge. Bridge replacement design will include relocation and protection of utility infrastructure that serves University Place, the Town of Steilacoom, and the City of Lakewood. It will also include pedestrian crossings and parking to improve safety and access to the adjacent Chambers Creek Canyon trail system. The bridge alignment and roadway reconfiguration must also allow for continued turning movements for a WB-40 semi-truck to enter the Chambers Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant and the BNSF access road.
The County is initiating engineering design for County Road Project (CRP) 5938, the Chambers Creek Bridge Replacement Project. To support this effort, Pierce County is seeking an engineering firm to provide Preliminary and Final Design Engineering services for the project. This is anticipated to be a federally funded project and must adhere to the WSDOT Local Agency Guidelines. In 2023, Pierce County completed a Type, Size, and Location (TS&L) study for the bridge replacement project, which can be found here: Chambers Bay Estuary Restoration | Pierce County, WA - Official Website.
The major features of the project are as follows:
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Previous recent (within last five years) experience completing final design and preparing contract special provisions and cost estimates for local agency major arterial roadways. List the project(s), the construction cost, provide a brief summary about each project, your firm's role in its development, and who from your firm worked on the project.
Previous recent (within last five years) experience completing final structural design and preparing contract special provisions and cost estimates for local agency bridges. List the project(s), the construction cost, provide a brief summary about each project, your firm's role in its development, and who from your firm worked on the project.
Previous recent (within last five years) experience preparing environmental (wetland, stream, shoreline, protected species) mitigation and hydraulic designs using local, state and federal guidelines. List the project(s), the construction cost, provide a brief summary about each project, your firm's role in its development, and who from your firm worked on the project.
Specific expertise of key personnel, supported by brief resumes of each. List the Project Manager and the Discipline Leads who will be responsible for leading the project. Of those staff, identify who are licensed civil engineers and/or structural engineers in the State of Washington, staff who have Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, and any staff who are on the County's lists for Wetland Specialists, Fisheries Biologist, or Wildlife Biologists.
Previous recent (within last five years) experience engaging tribes, agencies, interested parties and the community on highly complex and controversial projects. List project(s), communication and engagement strategies, the construction cost, and provide a brief summary about each project, your firm's role in its development, and who from your firm worked on the project.
Firm’s strategy for successfully completing this project, overall project approach, and any innovative technologies or ideas for consideration on the project.
Firm's background and stability, and success at providing similar services to other local government agencies, and availability to provide the requested services in projected time frame.
Firm's project delivery and management system and internal review process for keeping projects on schedule and within budget. Describe the tools and techniques the firm uses to successfully track and monitor project performance.
Completeness, accuracy, and organization of the submitted Statement of Qualifications in response to the RFQ and overall evaluation of firm's ability to effectively provide the requested services.
Firm's facilities including, but not limited to, computer equipment and applicable engineering programs and computer drafting capabilities.
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The initial contract period is anticipated to be for 12 months. The County has the option of renewing for an additional four years after initial contract is executed. The actual schedule will be negotiated with the selected firm based on consultant and agency staff availability and finalized scope of work.
Q (No subject): In Section 1.1 “Summary,” the County states that the agreement will be for approximately two years in duration. Later in Section 3.5 “Expected Term of Resulting Agreement,” the County states that the initial contract period is anticipated to be 12 months with optional one year extension. Can the County clarify the expected duration?
A: Per the Summary, the agreement will be for approximately two years in duration, with the option for the County to extend it for additional time and money if necessary.
Q (No subject): Can you clarify what you require for "criteria should be clearly labeled"? Are headings enough or do you want the requirements and criteria included?
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Q (No subject): If we have suggested modifications to the sample agreement, can we include them as an attachment outside of the 20-page limit?
A: Yes
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