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Cowlitz County commissioners approve consent agenda; set bids and award engineering contract for culvert work
Summary
The Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners approved the consent agenda on Tuesday, advancing a culvert replacement project with a consultant contract capped at $843,071 and ratifying several vouchers and drainage district payments.
The Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a consent agenda that included a call for bids for a culvert replacement project, a consultant services agreement for another culvert project, and ratification of multiple vouchers and district payments.
The board authorized a call for bids for the Garlock Road/Delameter Creek/Facet Creek fish-passage project to replace a concrete box culvert at mile post 0.72; the county set the bid opening for April 21, 2025. The board also approved a local-agency consultant agreement with PBS Engineering and Environmental to provide civil, structural, geotechnical, hydraulic and hydrologic engineering and environmental services for the Delameter Road culvert replacement project at a cost not to exceed $843,071.
The consent agenda included ratifications for Drainage Improvement District No. 1: payments totaling $3,709.42 for expenses incurred in December 2024 and $24,758.24 for expenses incurred in January 2025. Commissioners’ staff said vouchers presented with the consent agenda totalled $3,000,674,730.67.
Why it matters: culvert replacements and fish-passage work affect county roads, local fish habitat, and future maintenance budgets. The consultant agreement moves the Delameter Road project into detailed design and environmental review stages.
Board action: Commissioners voted to approve the consent agenda; meeting minutes and a proclamation presented earlier in the session were also approved by voice vote. The meeting record shows the board voiced “Aye” twice during roll-call-style confirmations. The agenda item that described the PBS Engineering agreement lists a not-to-exceed amount of $843,071; bidders for the Garlock Road project are scheduled to be accepted on April 21, 2025.
Background and details: County staff summarized the consent items for the board, which also received correspondence and notices including a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission notice about the Merwin Dam safety inspection report. The record shows the board ratified executed contracts and an affidavit of posting of the county resume for February 2025.
Next steps: The county will open bids on April 21, 2025, for the Garlock Road culvert replacement; the PBS Engineering agreement moves forward under the not-to-exceed cap. Any award of construction contracts will be brought to the board according to standard purchasing procedures.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of meeting minutes (dates read aloud during the meeting): Passed by voice vote (two recorded “Aye” responses). Motion moved from the dais and seconded as read aloud in the record.
- Proclamation: April Fair Housing Month: Presented and approved by voice vote (two recorded “Aye” responses). The proclamation was read by a guest and formally moved for approval during the session.
- Consent agenda (including call for bids for Garlock Road/Delameter Creek/Facet Creek fish-passage project; consultant agreement with PBS Engineering and Environmental not to exceed $843,071; voucher and drainage district ratifications): Passed by voice vote (two recorded “Aye” responses).
