Ben Franklin Transit seeks qualifications for a new Training Center design-build project.

BEN FRANKLIN TRANSIT
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION 
DESIGN-BUILDER FOR HUNTINGTON TRAINING CENTER
 RFQ 26-02

Ben Franklin Transit (BFT), a municipal corporation of the State of Washington, located at 1000 Columbia Park Trail, Richland, WA 99352 is seeking statements of qualifications for Design-Build services for a new Training Center in Kennewick, WA using progressive design-build delivery method. 

NOTICE TO PROPOSERS – ALL STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS SHALL BE:

•    Submitted via OpenGov.com  
•    Electronic qualifications will be received until: March 24, 2026,
     no later than 2:00 PM PDT
•    The submission subject line shall include the title of the document, and due
     date and time.
•    The Proposal shall be titled, "[Insert Proposer's Name] BFT Facilities
     Maintenance Shop Statement of Qualifications" 
•    All qualifications shall be in the format requested or they may be 
     rejected by the owner.
•    It shall be the proposer's responsibility to ensure that the proposal
     is submitted via OpenGov.com before the time and date set for 
     proposal closing as noted in the solicitation. 
•    The owner will not be responsible for proposals delivered to any location
     other than the website address listed above. Proposals delivered to
     another email or website address will be considered non-responsive.
•    A project Information Meeting is scheduled for March 3, 2026, at 10:00 AM
     via Microsoft Teams, the link will be included in the RFQ packet. 
•    BFT is an equal opportunity employer and encourages participation from
     minority and women owned businesses. 
•    BFT reserves the right to reject any proposal not in compliance with 
     prescribed procedures and requirements and may reject for good cause
     any or all proposals upon a finding of BFT that it is in the public interest
     to do so.
•    RFQ documents may be obtained via OpenGov.com
•    Owner's Contact: Ben Franklin Transit
                                       Rob Orvis, Director of Contracts & Purchasing
                                     Rorvis@bft.org
                                       Phone: 509-734-5125/Mobile: 509-318-5862

Interested Firms shall create a FREE account with OpenGov by signing up at: https://procurement.opengov.com/signup. Once you have completed account registration, browse back to: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/bft and click on "Submit Response", then follow the instructions to submit the electronic bid.  Questions should be directed to Rob Orvis, Director of Contracts and Purchasing, Phone: (509) 734-5125, Email: rorivs@bft.org

Equal Employment Opportunity

The contractor will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Opportunity laws and regulations.

Disadvantage Business Goals.
BFT affirmatively ensures that disadvantaged and Women-owned Business Enterprises (W/DBE'S) will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this request and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

WISHA and OSHA Regulations
The contractor agrees to abide by all laws, rules and regulations promulgated by the United States of America, the State of Washington, or any agencies or subdivisions thereof, specifically including WISHA and OSHA regulations currently in effect at time RFQ due date and during the agreement term.

Contractors will be required to follow all Federal, State, and Local rules and regulations. BFT reserves to reject any or all RFQ's and to waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. This Request for Qualification (RFQ) may be canceled and any and all RFQ's may be rejected in whole or in part when it is in the best interest of BFT. 
IPL0316495
Feb 25 2026