RFQ 2004-124
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
Planning and Environmental Consulting Team
For Combined Sub-Area Plan and EIS
DATE: February 27, 2004

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Kitsap County’s Department of Community Development, with funding provided by the Kitsap County Board of Commissioners will undertake development of a combined Sub-Area Plan/Environmental Impact Statement for the Port Orchard Urban Growth Area .

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Kitsap County is seeking a qualified consultant to assist in the preparation of an integrated Sub-Area Plan/EIS for the Port Orchard UGA. The County may, at its discretion, decide to hire directly from the list of qualified applicants generated by this RFQ and may not issue a formal Request for Proposal.

SPECIFIC AREAS OF EXPERTISE REQUIRED

Urban and rural long-range planning, Environmental Planning under SEPA, experience in Sub-Area Planning and experience with Integrated SEPA/GMA documents.

SCOPE OF WORK

The project will require the ability to communicate technical or scientific information in a manner suitable for the general public and to work collaboratively with several City departments and other groups of consultants to:

• Prepare an integrated GMA/SEPA Sub-Area Plan/EIS;
• Address Joint Planning Area Overlay issues;
• Resolve land use designations in the Port Orchard UGA and adjacent lands;
• Propose and evaluate appropriate open space buffers between urban and rural uses and identify, analyze impacts and proposed mitigation for critical areas; and
• Identify infrastructure improvements and capital facilities needed to serve the sub-area.

SUBMITTALS WILL BE EVALUATED AND RANKED ON THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

• Demonstrated success with similar projects similar projects;
• Quality of experience and expertise in developing public participation program;
• Quality of experience and expertise in developing usable and legally defensible GMA/SEPA compliance documents;
• Quality of references; and
• Ability to undertake projects in a timely manner.

SUBMITTAL

Interested firms should submit five copies of a statement of qualifications pursuant to this RFQ. The SOQ coversheet should include the following information: firm name, address, phone and fax numbers; name of Principal-in-Charge and Project Manager; and key personnel to be assigned to the project.

Kitsap County encourages disadvantaged, minority, and women-owned consulting firms to respond.

For a complete RFQ package, please contact appropriate DCD personnel at the address listed below.

Technical questions should be directed to Jason Rice, Project Manager, Kitsap County Department of Community Development. He can be reached by phone at 337-4965 or by email at jrice [at] co [dot] kitsap [dot] wa [dot] us.

Please note that information obtained from sources other than the Project Manager or with respect to this project may not be accurate.

DELIVERY OF RESPONSES

To be considered, five copies of an expanded summary of qualifications must be received at the address above no later than 3:00 p.m. on February 27, 2004. Responders are solely responsible for ensuring that SOQs are delivered on time. Responses received after the due date and time may be returned unopened. Faxed responses will not be accepted.

Please submit five copies of the expanded Statement
of Qualifications to:

R’Lene J. Orr
DAS-Purchasing Office
614 Division Street MS-21
Port Orchard, WA 98366
Phone 360-337-4410
Fax 360-337-4638
roor [at] co [dot] kitsap [dot] wa [dot] us.