City seeks qualifications for material testing services for a construction project.

CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
MATERIAL TESTING SERVICES
32nd Avenue Preservation

The City of Spokane Valley (City) solicits interest from consulting firms with experience and expertise in Material Testing. This agreement will be approximately one year in duration, with anticipated start in May of 2026, with the option for the City to extend it for additional time and money if necessary. The contract type is expected to utilize the WSDOT A&E Professional Services Negotiated Hourly Rate Consultant Agreement.

The City reserves the right to amend terms of this “Request for Qualifications” (RFQ) to circulate various addenda, or to withdraw the RFQ at any time, regardless of how much time and effort consultants have spent on their responses.

Project Description
The work to be performed by the CONSULTANT consists of providing material testing during the construction phase of the proposed project.

The project is federally (FHWA) funded and has 0% Federal Small Business Enterprise (FSBE) goal for the consultant work. Diversity Management and Compliance System (DMCS) reporting will be required.

Consultant services include:
1) Subgrade and base rock compaction testing and material verification sampling.
2) Concrete time of placement, mix design verification and compression testing.
3) Asphalt compaction and mix compliance testing.
4) Material specific tests as required by the Record of Materials and WSDOT construction manual.

Evaluation Criteria
Submittals will be evaluated and ranked based on the following criteria:
1. Ability of the firm to provide the requested services
2. The scope of work or methods to furnish the services
3. Qualifications of project team and key team members
4. Performance under previous contracts with the City
5. Project team location

Submittal
For all submittal requirements, please review the complete RFQ, which is available on the City of Spokane Valley webpage, https://www.spokanevalley.org/publicnotices under the “Requests for Proposals/Requests for Qualifications” section.

Submittals must include the firm name and main phone number; name and e- mail address for Principal in-Charge and Project Manager; disciplines provided by the firm and total number of employees within Washington State. Similar information shall be provided for any subconsultants. A Business Statement form must be attached to the SOQ for the prime consultant and each sub-consultant (if any).

Submission of any cost proposals or elements of cost shall be in a concealed format and separate from submitted Statement of Qualification, since these shall not be considered in the evaluation, ranking, and selection phase.

Please submit ONE electronic copy (pdf format) of your Statement of Qualifications to Mitch Youngs PE at myoungs@spokanevalleywa.gov and Candice Powers-Henderson cphenderson@spokanevalleywa.gov no later than 3:00 pm. on March 6, 2026. Submittals will not be accepted after that time and date. Any questions regarding this project should be directed to Mitch Youngs at (509) 720-5011 or myoungs@spokanevalleywa.gov.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information
The City of Spokane Valley in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), commits to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability, in all of its programs and activities. This material can be made available in an alternate format by emailing John Whitehead at jwhitehead@spokanevalleywa.gov or by calling (509) 720-5111.

Title VI Statement
The City of Spokane Valley, 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 it will affirmatively ensure that in 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.
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