Commissioners approve primary and alternate civil engineering firms after RFQ review

Walker County commissioners on Monday approved an order awarding civil engineering services after a review and ranking process by an advisory committee.

The court named a primary firm and two alternates to provide civil engineering services for the county—s project work. Commissioners and staff discussed scoring and the advisory panel—s ranking; the court—s motion approved the selection order as presented and confirmed a primary firm (Blyle) with Goodman Lassner and LJ named as alternates in the selection order.

Staff said the advisory committee scored the proposals and recommended selecting multiple firms to create depth in the county—s contract pool. One commissioner said he preferred approving all three recommended firms so the county would have alternates if scheduling or conflicts arise. The court—s motion adopted the committee—s recommendations.

Commissioners instructed staff to finalize the order and proceed with contracting and task-order issuance under the county—s procurement procedures. The motion passed on a voice/hand vote; the court did not read a roll-call tally on the record.