Lewis County · Solicitation 2027Geo

RFQ - 2027 Geotechnical Engineering Services

Chehalis, WA County Posted Oct 8, 2026 Last verified Oct 27, 12:20 PM
Landscaping General Contracting Site Utilities Surveying & Engineering 9 days remaining

What this bid is

Lewis County Public Works - Roads is asking for statements of qualifications from geotechnical engineering consulting firms to provide services across calendar year 2027 (January 1 to December 31, 2027) in Chehalis, Washington.

The work is on-call. The county expects to pick one geotechnical firm for an hourly-rate consultant agreement, then issue written task orders for individual projects as they come up. Services named in the notice include drilling, testing, geotechnical design and construction observation on bridges, culverts, roads, trails and other public works. Named project funding includes RAP, FEMA, HUD and county TIP projects, and all work must follow federal provisions, WSDOT, AASHTO and county requirements. The notice does not give a dollar value or contract length beyond the 2027 calendar year.

Responses are due 5 November 2026 at 2:00 PM PST, and written questions are due 30 October 2026 at 2:00 PM PDT. Submit electronically through the county's OpenGov portal, which requires a free vendor account. Contact Rod Lakey, Senior Engineer, at (360) 740-2780 or rodney.lakey@lewiscountywa.gov. The county decides who is selected.

Who should bid

Landscaping, General Contracting, Site Utilities, Surveying & Engineering contractors - the work is Chehalis, WA.

Deadline

5 November 2026, 2:00 PM PST (9 days remaining - last confirmed 27 Oct)

How to submit

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As the agency published it

Lewis County - Public Works- Roads has issued request for qualification, solicitation 2027Geo.

Lewis County is soliciting Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from qualified consulting firms with expertise in providing professional geotechnical engineering consulting services for the year 2027 (January 1 – December 31). The consultant will provide geotechnical services as County projects are scheduled or as circumstances emerge that require professional geotechnical engineering services. This will include but is not limited to upcoming Rural Arterial Program (RAP) funded projects, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funded projects, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funded projects, and Lewis County Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) projects. All work is required to comply with all federal provisions, WSDOT, AASHTO, Lewis County requirements and regulations. Lewis County is interested in entering into an A/E services contract with one geotechnical engineering firm to provide consulting services and subsequently be asked to prepare specific proposals (task orders) for more than one project. The work will be conducted on an individual task order basis, according to each project scope. Each task order shall be authorized in writing by Lewis County prior to execution of the work. The selected CONSULTANT will be expected to enter into a Local Agency A&E Professional Services (Negotiated Hourly) Consultant Agreement. All work will support design and construction projects anticipated by Lewis County Public Works.

Lewis County desires to have a consulting firm available for a variety of geotechnical tasks associated with various Lewis County projects, and the selected consultant for this contract will be expected to perform services related to drilling, testing, geotechnical design, and construction observation services on bridges, culverts, roads, trails, and other public works projects.

Responses are due November 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM PST.

Questions must be submitted by October 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM PDT.

Commodity categories: Geotechnical Engineering.

Contact: Rod Lakey, Sen. Engineer (rodney.lakey@lewiscountywa.gov, (360) 740-2780).

1 document is attached to the notice: RFQ - Geotech Services 2027.

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/lewiscountywa/projects/312986. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.

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Questions due
30 Oct 2026

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