On-Call Third Party Building Review Services for Planning & Public Works

Pierce County is seeking a consultant to assist with reviewing building plans, specifications, and engineering data for compliance with applicable ordinances and state building codes. Consultants that submit proposals acknowledge and agree that they will be reimbursed at 50% of the County’s current fee schedule for plan review work.

Background

Pierce County (the county) is located on southern Puget Sound, covers 1,679 square miles (excluding water and federal land), and has an estimated population of 872,220 (2018). The county seat and largest city is Tacoma, located approximately 23 miles from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

Population in the unincorporated areas of the county is estimated at 409,020 (2018). The Joint Base Lewis–McChord (JBLM) military installment is located in Pierce County which houses an additional population. Population in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metropolitan statistical area is estimated to be 3,939,363 (2018).

Project Details

• Reference ID: 2026-RFQ-038
• Department: Planning and Public Works
• Department Head: Planning and Public Works (Director)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-07-08T23:30:00.000Z

Evaluation Criteria

• Experience and Qualifications (40 pts) —

  In a narrative, identify the team (to include working titles, degrees, certificates, and licenses), describe the roles and responsibility of each team member, and how each team member will contribute to the successful completion of the scope of work of the overall contract. Describe the team’s experience and capacity for providing the services being requested. Describe how team members meet or exceed the preferred experience being requested in this RFQ.

  • Provide an organizational chart demonstrating the relationships and hierarchy of the team described above. Identify individuals by name, position, discipline, and contractor. Identify key backup personnel.
  • Resumes of the team members may be included as an appendix. Resumes are to be limited to one single-sided, letter-size page for each team member. Resumes exceeding this limit will not be reviewed. 
• Project Approach Narrative (30 pts) —

  Describe the team’s general approach, methodology and goals for accomplishing the various services outlined in the Scope of Services section for providing the requested services. Approach should include information on:

  • General information for supporting the services at Pierce County as outlined in the Scope of Services.
  • Innovative offerings and Service offered
  • Communication Plan: Describe the flow of information and project communications with team members, the County’s project manager, and various stakeholders.
  • QC/QA: Explain the Quality Control and Quality Assurance program for the requested services.
• Capacity and Availability (15 pts) —

  The firm has the size, resources, and commitment to provide timely services based on the County’s needs. Please outline your team organization for this account.

• Accuracy and Completeness of the Statement of Qualification (SOQ) (5 pts) —

  Statement of Qualification will be evaluated on the following criteria:

  • Formatting and layout.
  • Spelling and grammatical accuracy.
  • Coherent and logical flow of written responses.
  • Completeness 
• Past Performance (10 pts) —
  • Include a list of, at a minimum, five (5) recent contracts/projects in the last ten years, to include a point of contact, contact information (phone and email), and brief description, for services relevant to the items listed in the Scope of Services as performed by the team members. Only projects completed by team members of the project team will be considered. Supplemental project information may be included as part of the appendix.
• Interviews (if applicable) (100 pts) —

  Pierce County may interview the top ranked from the evaluation list. If interviews are conducted, rankings of the firms shall be determined by Pierce County using the combined results of interviews and proposal submittals

Submission Requirements

• Proposal (required) —

  Upload Proposal

• Project Description (required) —

  Please provide a brief, one to two paragraph, description of the project.

• Initial contract period: —

  Please enter the initial contract period:

   

  EXAMPLE:

  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.

• Renewal Options (required) —

  Plese enter the renewal options for this project.

  EXAMPLE:

  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.

• Do Federal Terms & Conditions Apply to this Project? (required)