RFQ Construction Management Ruby Creek Lift Station

Kitsap Transit is soliciting qualifications from construction management firms for the Ruby Creek Lift Station in Port Orchard, Washington, under RFQ KT 26-067, with proposals due November 23, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. by email. A Disadvantaged Business Enterprise goal of 1.98% applies to the project. Clarification requests are due November 13, 2026 at 5:00 p.m., and Kitsap Transit is not holding a pre-proposal meeting.

Kitsap Transit will administer the construction contract and serve as the primary client contact. The City of Port Orchard designed the project, retains design responsibility, and acts as sewer utility and permitting and inspection authority. The project includes a new duplex submersible sewer lift station, wet well and vaults, gravity sewer and force main improvements, a control building, electrical and instrumentation systems, standby power, and site improvements. The consultant's nine primary tasks are project administration, bid support, construction administration, construction observation, design coordination and construction-phase technical support, materials testing and special inspections, startup and commissioning, permit coordination and inspection oversight, and project closeout.

Mandatory responsibility criteria include current Washington registration, proper licensing, proof of insurance, debarment verification, and a current Washington Unified Business Identifier number. Required coverage is General Liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, Automobile Liability of $1,000,000 per accident, and Professional Liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence. The consultant must comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Proposals will be evaluated on qualifications under Brooks Act procedures. Compensation will be negotiated with the top-ranked firm based on an approved cost proposal covering hourly rates, overhead, general and administrative costs, and profit. Kitsap Transit anticipates a Board award on January 5, 2027 and a Notice to Proceed on January 11, 2027. The contract runs from Notice to Proceed through project completion and closeout. Award and execution are contingent on receipt of all necessary funding authorizations. Proposals remain valid for ninety days after the due date.