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· Washington
On-Call Environmental Monitoring and Consulting Services
PROPOSALS DUE
October 21, 2026, 1:00 pm PDT
5 days left
WHAT THEY WANT
(Summarized from the RFP)
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is seeking a qualified environmental consulting firm or team for a single on-call contract covering a broad range of environmental monitoring and consulting services. The work will give SPU the data it needs to make informed decisions on projects involving Seattle's natural urban ecosystems and built drainage infrastructure, including environmental site characterization, urban ecosystem restoration and status-and-trends monitoring, stormwater source control and runoff treatment best management practices, system performance assessment, capital planning, and compliance with SPU's NPDES Phase 1 Municipal Stormwater and Waste Discharge permits.
DOCUMENT SET
8 documents
· 12.6MB
Request for Proposals — full solicitation.pdf · 1.2MB
Addendum 1 — questions and answers.pdf · 210KB
Attachment A — scope of work and deliverables.pdf · 480KB
Attachment B — cost proposal form.xlsx · 64KB
Sample agreement and insurance requirements.pdf · 560KB
Pre-proposal meeting — sign-in sheet and slides.pdf · 1.8MB
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CHANGES SINCE PUBLISHED
1 change
WHAT OTHERS ASKED
6 questions answered
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What is the anticipated work and billing structure of a Work Order under these services? Is each Work Order expected to use a Time & Materials, Fixed Fee, or different cost structure?
Pricing · Award & contract
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Is there a current or previous contract for these services? If so, who holds it, and what was the annual spend?
Incumbent · Pricing
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What kind of trapping is needed for this contract?
Scope/requirements
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The due date on the Overview page of the portal says responses are due on 10/21 however the RFP documents say responses are due on 10/20. Which date is correct?
Deadline
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For the sections Team Project Experience and Team Project Success which will reference the same projects, can we combine these for each project with a heading for Experience and Success or do they need to be separate sections?
Compliance
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The Team Qualifications section heading says "(page limit 1 (not including resumes)". Can you please clarify that we have 1 page for an introduction to our team, plus 1 page each for the team's resumes?
Compliance
ABOUT THIS RFP
RFP number
26-136-S
Budget
$2,000,000
Published
Entity type
City
State
Washington
Summarized from the City of Seattle portal.
HOW TO SUBMIT
Submit electronically through the City of Seattle OpenGov procurement portal (https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/seattle/projects/306134); registration in the portal is required and it will not accept uploads after the deadline. Pages must be 8.5 x 11 inches, numbered sequentially, and follow the requested format; pages beyond the stated page limits are removed before evaluation. Include the Consultant Questionnaire and the WMBE Inclusion Plan. Questions go through the portal. Procurement contact: Lisa Hill, lisa.hill@seattle.gov.
NAICS CODES & TAGS
541620
541380
Environmental Consulting
Water Resource Management
Watershed and Habitat Restoration Strategy
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