The Chehalis River Basin Flood Control Zone District is a government entity in Washington State seeking a new project manager or project management firm.  Information about our entity and our project may be found on our website, https://www.chehalisriverbasinfczd.com/. The project management solicitation can be found on the Resources page of our website.

General Information:

The Chehalis River Basin Flood Control Zone District (District) is accepting responses from qualified individuals or firms for project management services, to provide oversight and management of the ongoing state and federal environmental review and permitting of a project consisting of a proposed flow-through dam for flood control, levee improvements, and associated mitigation actions, as well as other potential projects associated with reducing the risk of flood damage in the Chehalis River Basin. The ideal applicant is or employs a professional experienced in managing very large infrastructure projects, who demonstrates an ability to lead such a project’s permitting, construction, and/or mitigation to a successful conclusion. An engineering background may be useful but is not necessary. The successful applicant will be retained as an independent contractor, not as an employee, but will have a staff augmentation or owner’s assistant role. 

• The District is proposing to construct a new flow-through dam for flood control on the Chehalis River near Pe Ell, Washington and to improve the existing flood protection levee at the ChehalisCentralia Airport in Chehalis, Washington. The flow-through structure would be the first facility of its kind in North America: its innovative design generally allows fish and sediment passage, but functions as a dam vary rarely for short periods during extreme flooding. 
  
  
•  If permitted and funded, the District expects construction could potentially begin in 2030 and the facility could begin operations before 2035. The project is intended to reduce flood damage throughout the Chehalis Basin; to protect families, communities, schools, businesses, churches, farms, industry, and major federal, state, and local infrastructure; and to protect the Chehalis Centralia Airport and area transportation corridors from flood damage, thereby reducing or alleviating the closure of Interstate 5 in large flood events. 
  
  
• The project is currently in federal and state environmental review and will require extensive permitting and mitigation. The proposed project includes measures to avoid, minimize or mitigate for the facility’s environmental impacts and to result in no net loss to ecological functions plus an ecological lift. 
  
  
• The project team consists of strategic consultants and consultant firms specializing in engineering, geology, hydrology, hydraulics, biology and fish enhancement, wildlife protection, geomorphology, and other fields. An ability to get the best work from a team across a diverse array of engineering, design, and environmental disciplines is essential; an organized applicant experienced in team leadership is ideal. 
  
  
• The project is embedded within a basin-wide strategy to reduce flood damage and support and restore aquatic species populations. It involves cooperation and coordination with the District’s administration and elected supervisors; the Office of Chehalis Basin; Native American Tribes; federal and state regulatory agencies; environmental organizations; local citizens’ groups; local, state, and federal elected officials; and the general public. An ability to develop trust and embody integrity in interactions with a wide variety of tribal governments, federal and state agencies, and environmental, community, and citizen stakeholders is essential. 
  
  
• The District anticipates that an experienced applicant would commit an average of twenty to thirty hours per week to this effort.

All questions regarding this RFP shall be provided in writing and directed to: 

Eric Eisenberg
Deputy District Administrator
Eric.Eisenberg@lewiscountywa.gov