Blaine Harbor N and S Pier Repair

Agency:	Port of Bellingham
State:	Washington
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
Posted Date:	Mar 2, 2026
Due Date:	Mar 27, 2026
Solicitation No:	RFPS26-1
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Bid Number:	RFPS26-1
Bid Title:	Blaine Harbor N and S Pier Repair
Category:	Professional Services
Status:	Open

Description:

The Port of Bellingham (Port) is issuing this Request for Professional Services (RFPS) to solicit responses from consulting firms with suitable expertise and experience in providing design, permitting and bid document development services to Restore/Repair two Piers at the Blaine Harbor Marina. Location of the proposed project is 224 Sigurdson Ave. Blaine WA 98230 accessible from Blaine on Marine Drive.

Publication Date/Time:

3/2/2026 2:00 PM

Publication Information:

Bellingham Herald

Closing Date/Time:

3/27/2026 2:00 PM

Pre-bid Meeting:

03/05/2026

Contact Person:

alecs@portofbellingham.com

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PORT OF BELLINGHAM

REQUEST FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

BLAINE HARBOR NORTH AND SOUTH PIER REPAIR PROJECT

The Port of Bellingham (Port) is issuing this Request for Professional Services (RFPS) to solicit

responses from consulting firms with suitable expertise and experience in providing design,

permitting and bid document development services to Restore/Repair two Piers at the Blaine

Harbor Marina. Location of the proposed project is 224 Sigurdson Ave. Blaine WA 98230

accessible from Blaine on Marine Drive.

The deadline for RFPS submittals is 2:00 PM on March 27, 2026. One electronic copy, not to

exceed 20 pages, including signed cover letter and attachments, shall be transmitted to:

Port of Bellingham

PO Box 1677

Bellingham, WA 98227-1677

Procurement@portofbellingham.com

The Port of Bellingham reserves the right to reject any and all responses submitted. The selected

firm will be required to enter into an agreement with the Port of Bellingham. An example of the

Port’s Standard Agreement for Professional Services is attached.

APPLICABLE LAWS, REGULATIONS AND COMPLIANCE:

The Port encourages minority businesses, women’s business enterprises, labor surplus area firms,

and veteran-owned firms to apply or to team with another firm.

It is the Port’s policy to assure that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or

sex, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, be excluded from participation in, be

denied the benefits of, or be otherwise discriminated against under any of its programs and

activities.

The Port of Bellingham, 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 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 Port of Bellingham in accordance with Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) and the

Americans with Disability Act (ADA), commits to non-discrimination on the basis of disability, in all

of its programs and activities.

SCORING AND FIRM SELECTION: SOQs will be reviewed and scored by a project team

consisting of Port staff. Discussions with the three highest-scoring firms are expected to be

conducted, the firm deemed to be the most highly qualified to provide the services required for the

project shall be invited to enter into contract negotiation with the Port.

Review criteria responses should include a cover letter and address the following evaluation

criteria:

1. Design Team Qualifications and Project Experience (40 points possible)

A. Demonstrate relevant team expertise and satisfactory performance with marine

infrastructure relating to Design, Construction, and Project Management of similar projects.

B. Demonstrate expertise in permitting work in the waters of Whatcom Co. Washington State

C. With an emphasis on knowledge and capabilities, identify firm expertise that would help the

overall performance of the project and be directly beneficial to the Port.

D. Professional background and responsibilities of proposed project team.

E. Organizational chart of the firm team, demonstrating basic structure and responsibilities of

each key member.

2. Project approach (35 points possible):

A. Detailed narrative describing your proposed approach.

B. Demonstrate familiarity with the project site by discussing potential design risks, limitations

and/or opportunities.

C. Provide proposed project schedule.

3. Demonstrated Capability to Perform Professional Services (25 points possible).

A. List key assigned personnel, licensing, and professional background.

B. Describe firm’s ability to independently manage project delivery with little oversight.

C. Describe teams Quality Assurance / Quality Control process.

D. Provide a brief description of representative projects constructed by the firm’s team which

are similar in scale, type, and complexity.

E. Team accessibility to site and Port staff.

F. List references that would attest to the expertise of the company and assigned personnel.

SCOPE OF WORK: Consultant will be expected to evaluate the recent condition assessment

developed by the Port for the proposed repairs and site design. Consultant will factor in Federal,

State, and City of Blaine Permitting process for Substantial Shoreline Development as well as Land

Disturbance and Commercial Building Permitting.

Repairs generally consist of the following: replacing structural and fender piles, steel bracing,

timber bracing, bulkhead repair, pier structural repair and decking replacement.

DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION: By submitting a response to this solicitation, Consultant

certifies that neither it nor its principals are presently debarred, suspended, proposed for

debarment, or declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by

any Federal department or agency. It further agrees by submitting a response to this solicitation

that it will include this clause without modification in all lower tier transactions, solicitations,

proposals, agreements, contracts, and subcontracts. Where the offeror/consultant or any lower tier

participant is unable to certify to this statement it shall attach an explanation to its response to this

solicitation. The Port reserves the right to require Consultant to replace a sub-consultant or lower

tier participant who cannot meet the foregoing certification requirements.

PROJECT PURPOSE:

Design and construction of improvements that will reinstate full use of both piers for Port tenants.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

The consultant performing the work shall have exceptional knowledge and demonstrated

experience with the following:

• Marine Port operations and operational layout.

• Civil, structural, marine, and transportation engineering.

• Geotechnical exploration and analysis.

• Hydrology & hydraulics.

• Permitting of similar projects at the local, state, and federal levels.

• Construction planning, scheduling and phasing at an active Marina.

• City of Blaine Development Guidelines and Improvement Standards, and the Blaine

Municipal Code.

• City of Blaine and Department of Ecology standards for stormwater management, per the

most recently adopted version of the SWMMWW.

• Department of Ecology Industrial Stormwater General Permit.

ESTIMATED PROJECT SCHEDULE:

Completion Date Task

March

2026 Request for professional services advertisement.

April

2026 Select consultant, contract negotiation and execution, start design and

specifications.

October 2026 Design and Specifications documents substantial completion and bid

advertisement.

December 2026 Construction award

February 2027 Construction substantial completion.

FUNDING INFORMATION:

Costs for solicitation response and contract negotiations will not be covered by this award. All

discussions of award funding level, scope, and project implementation schedules are preliminary

until contracts are finalized. The Consultant assumes full risk for any costs incurred prior to the

execution of contracts.

The Port reserves the right to negotiate final project elements with successful applicants.

Method for Reimbursement

A not to exceed, negotiated hourly rate contract is expected to be issued with defined deliverables.

The Consultant will be reimbursed monthly based on actual costs.

This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.

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