Setback Levee Projects - Architecture and Engineering Services

Pierce County Planning and Public Works, Surface Water Management Division, is requesting qualifications from consulting engineering firms for architecture and engineering services on the 1428 - 128th ST E Northeast, Southwest, and Northwest Quadrants Setback Levee projects, with qualifications due November 25, 2026.

The selected consultant first performs an initial design and delivery strategy, beginning with a review of all three quadrants. The consultant then prepares complete PS&E designs at 15, 30, 60, 90, and 100% completion levels, following the attached Scope of Work Summaries. The Exhibit B feasibility study (May 2023) provides the technical baseline and quadrant-specific design considerations for that work.

The sample Professional Services Agreement (Exhibit A) sets the contract framework. Compensation runs through Exhibit B using unit-of-measure, milestone-based, or labor-based rates. Budget adjustments occur no more than once annually and are limited to the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue Consumer Price Index change, capped at 5%. Renewal options range from non-renewable to automatic renewal for up to five years. Required insurance includes commercial general liability and professional liability at $1,000,000 per occurrence, $2,000,000 cyber liability, and technology professional liability where applicable. Prevailing wage under RCW 39.12 applies to applicable public works projects. The agreement is governed by Washington law, with venue in Pierce County Superior Court, and it carries Public Records Act obligations.