Columbia County is seeking proposals and qualifications from firms that wish to provide planning and engineering services for five flood mitigation and flood risk management system projects in the West End of the Town of Bloomsburg that are located within the floodplain and floodway of Fishing Creek.
Three floodplain/floodway improvement projects are proposed to mitigate induced flooding of Fishing Creek. All necessary engineering services for construction of said projects are being procured through a Request for Proposals evaluation efforts, necessitating submission of pricing as a component of submitted proposals.
Two structural levee/floodwall projects are proposed to reduce flood risk in the West End of the Town of Bloomsburg. All necessary preliminary engineering services for construction of said projects are being procured through a Request for Proposals evaluation efforts, necessitating submission of pricing as a component of submitted proposals.
All final design, construction administration, closeout services, and all other related tasks for the construction of the two structural levee/floodwall projects in the West End in the Town of Bloomsburg, are being procured through a Request for Qualifications evaluation, with contract pricing intended to be negotiated at a later date. Columbia County reserves the right to retain said engineering services through a newly awarded engineering contract or through a contract amendment.
Due to time constraints and funding availability associated with the various projects, specified duties for individual projects may or may not occur concurrently.
A non-mandatory pre-submission site visit will be held on April 13, 2026, at 2pm at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds, 2nd Floor of the Administration Building, 620 West Third Street Bloomsburg, PA 17815.
All Proposals/Qualifications will be accepted until 10 a.m. prevailing time, April 30, 2026, at which time the submitted Proposals/Qualifications will be publicly opened in Columbia County’s Commissioner Meeting Room, 702 Sawmill Road, Bloomsburg, PA. Proposals/Qualifications shall be sealed and clearly marked on the outside, “Professional Planning and Engineering Services” and submitted to:
Dave Witchey
Chief Clerk
11 West Main Street
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania 17815
Questions regarding this proposal and request for qualifications should be directed to:
Tyler Dombroski, Director,
Community Development Program
SEDA-Council of Governments
201 Furnace Road
Lewisburg, PA 17837
Phone (570) 524-4491 ext. 7243
Email: tdombroski@seda-cog.org.
Proposals/Qualifications that are faxed or emailed to Columbia County cannot be accepted.
Upon initial evaluation of the proposal/qualification packages, Columbia County may conduct interviews with firms that submit high-ranking proposals/qualificationsin an effort to make a final selection of a planning and engineering service provider. Specific criteria used to determine a high-ranking proposal is discussed in this Request for Proposals and Qualifications.
Columbia County reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposal packages, waive any irregularities, request additional information and negotiate contract terms and fees.
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