Request for Qualifications The City of Kennewick is requesting a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) from qualified Consultants registered in the State of Washington to provide Professional Engineering Services for the City of Kennewick Public Works Department. Statement of Qualifications will be accepted until 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 16, 2026. Please submit all SOQs via e-mail to Heath.Mellotte@ci.kennewick.wa.us, with a subject line "Island View to Vista Field Transportation Network SOQ." The selected Consultant will complete final design of a shared-use pathway and pedestrian bridge, with plans, specifications, and estimates (P&E) ready for potential advertisement by Winter 2028 and construction anticipated to begin Summer 2029, as funds become available. Easement acquisition will be required to accommodate the proposed improvements and are expected to be completed before the end of December 2028, with the potential for a one (1) year extension. Construction Engineering professional services may also be included as an optional component of the scope of work. Full notice and complete details of the SOQ are available on Public Purchase City of Kennewick's designated webpage with Public Purchase. Please follow the link below: https://www.go2kennewick.com/300/Bid-Opportunities The City will post any Addenda and Bidder questions & answers solely through Public Purchase. The City cannot guarantee receipt of all bidder documentation to outside third-party centers. Contact Public Purchase directly if unable to access documents online at support@publicpurchase.com. Online Chat is available from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. MT at www.publicpurchase.com top left corner. If unable to reach Public Purchase, contact the City of Kennewick Public Works Department at 509-585-4283. The City of Kennewick, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252,42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders that will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award. The City of Kennewick is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Small, minority, and women-owned businesses are encouraged to submit. No person shall be excluded from participation, denied program benefits, or subjected to discrimination on the basis of age under any program or activity receiving federal funding assistance. (42 U.S.C. 610 et. seq.) The Consultant covenants that he/she presently has no interest and shall not acquire interest, direct or indirect, in the study area or any parcels therein or any other interest which would conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of his/her services hereunder. The Consultant further covenants that in the performance of this contract, no person having such interest shall be employed. The City of Kennewick in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), commits to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability, in all of its programs and activities. The City of Kennewick reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all bids. For questions or additional information, please call Design Services Manager, Heath Mellotte 509-585-4287. John Cowling, P.E. Public Works Director Publish: May 24, 2026 May 31, 2026 IPL0343020 May 24,31 2026