The Port of Anacortes maintains an on-call consultant services roster, which includes various categories under Professional Services (Chapter 39.80 RCW) and Personal Services (Chapter 53.19 RCW).
Professional services are considered those services procured under the authority and procedures outlined in Chapter 39.80 RCW. Specifically, professional services include architects, engineers, land surveyors, and landscape architects. Licenses or certification by State agencies is required.
Annually, the Port publishes a formal Request for Qualifications (RFQ) of Professional Services on its website and in the Skagit Valley Herald. Consultants must submit a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) for consideration. Professional Services Consultants are evaluated based on qualification criteria listed in the RFQ and only those selected are added to the on-call roster and issued a base contract with a duration of 1 to 3 years.
Whenever the Port has a need for professional services to be performed under the consultant roster, the specific discipline category is referred to and a selection is completed based upon an evaluation of the submittals as defined in the published criteria. The Port may also on occasion publish project specific Request for Qualifications (RFQ) or Request for Proposals (RFP) for various services. Again, the selection is completed based upon an evaluation of the submittals as defined in the published criteria.
Personal services means professional or technical expertise provided by a consultant to accomplish a specific study, project, task, or other work statement which may not reasonably be required in connection with a public works project. Independent consultants that require specialized knowledge, advanced education, professional licensing or certification and where the primary service provided is mental or intellectual, involving the consistent exercise of good judgment or discretion, provide these services.
Annually, the Port publishes a formal Request for Qualifications (RFQ) of Personal Services on its website and in the Skagit Valley Herald. Consultants must submit a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) for consideration. All qualified Personal Service Consultants submitting an SOQ are added to the on-call roster. Although an annual publication is completed in order to satisfy competitive solicitation requirements, qualified consultants will be accepted at any time during the year.