Skagit County Public Works Department is seeking Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from firms for professional engineering, environmental, geotechnical, and electrical services for the Guemes Island Ferry Parking Lot Improvements and Passenger Shelter Project. This is a federally funded project with a voluntary Small Business Enterprise (SBE) goal of 10%. The SOQ submittal package should not exceed seven pages and should not include cost proposals. Questions regarding the project are due by May 8, 2026. The deadline for SOQ submittal is May 22, 2026, by 4:00 PM PST. The selected consultant will be invited into contract negotiations with the county, with an anticipated contract execution by August 2026.
The deadline for submitting Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) is Friday, May 22, 2026, no later than 4:00 PM PST. The notice states, please email a pdf copy of your statement of qualification with the subject line ready gif parkinglot improvements and passenger shelter project firm name soq submittal to devin willard at dwillard a co. skagit. wa. us by friday, may 22, 2026, no later than 4: 00 pm pst. no submittals will be accepted after that date and time.
Skagit County will use WSDOT's Local Agency A&E Professional Services Negotiated Hourly Rate Consultant Agreement. Invoices from the consultant shall be paid by check issued by Skagit County. The notice states, skagit county will use wsdot s local agency a e professional services negotiated hourly rate consultant agreement for the the contract with selected consultant. . . . invoices from the consultant shall be paid by check issued by skagit county.
Submittals will be evaluated and ranked based on seven criteria: in-house expertise and key personnel, experience managing federally funded projects, experience as a design consultant on similar projects, approach to advancing a partially completed design, ability to meet schedule and voluntary SBE goal, past performance references, and approach to managing all potential phases of the project. The notice states, submittals will be evaluated and ranked based on the following criteria.
Firms interested in providing professional engineering, environmental, geotechnical, and electrical services are invited to submit written statements of qualifications. The submittal package shall not exceed a total of seven pages single-sided, letter size, stating qualifications. The notice states, invites the submittal of written statements of qualifications from firms interested in providing professional engineering, environmental, geotechnical, and electrical services. . . and he submittal package shall not a total of seven 7 pages single sided, letter size stating qualifications.
SOQs that exceed the seven-page limit will be deducted 5 points per additional page. The notice states, soq s that exceed the seven 7 page limit will be deducted 5 pts per additional page.
The notice does not mention a site visit requirement.
The notice does not require sample submissions.
The deadline for questions regarding this project is May 8, 2026. The notice states, any questions regarding this project should be directed to devin willard, project manager by may 8, 2026 at 360 416 **** or dwillard c co. skagit. wa. us.