Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received by Whatcom County Purchasing at its Office in the Administrative Services Finance Department located on the fifth floor of the Whatcom County Courthouse, 311 Grand Avenue, Suite 503, Bellingham WA 98225 for the following: Consultant Services for: Further Development of the Whatcom County Groundwater Model UNTIL: 2:30 PM on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 At which time and place the responses will be publicly opened live via GoToMeeting), and the names of the submitters identified. All interested people are invited to attend the live proposal via GoToMeeting. Late submittals will not be considered. Responses submitted electronically will not be considered. Whatcom County Public Works is requesting proposals from qualified consultants for further use and development of the Numerical Groundwater Model within the model domain. Further information is contained in the RFP document, which can be downloaded at no charge from the Whatcom County Purchasing website at http://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/Bids.aspx, see “Related Documents” at the bottom of the RFP posting page. If you are unable to download the pdf documents from this website, contact Purchasing at [email protected] (preferred), or phone (360) 778-5330. Whatcom County affirms it will not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting. Whatcom County encourages disadvantaged, minority and women owned consultant firms to respond. As required by law, the E-Verify System may be required on contracts that have Federal funding. Whatcom County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive any irregularities. Publication Date: February 2, 2022.

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