Cowlitz County public works staff recommend bid awards, landfill monitoring contracts and seek FEMA BRIC study for frequent‑flood area

Public works staff briefed the Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners on a package of capital and operational items ahead of the board’s next business meeting, recommending a low bid award, professional services agreements for landfill monitoring, and submission of a FEMA BRIC grant pre‑application for a flood‑mitigation planning study.

Why it matters: The items affect capital spending, environmental compliance at county landfills, and flood‑mitigation planning for a repeatedly flooded residential area. Several items will appear on the board’s consent agenda if commissioners approve signatures and routine steps.

Low bid for water main and booster pump station

Susan Eugeneus, the county engineer, told the board the recent bid opening produced 11 bidders and that the low bidder was ROCE at $1,549,631.76 for the Tower Road water‑main and Juanita Way booster pump station work. Eugeneus said the second‑low bid was roughly $5,000 higher and that ROCE’s paperwork and debarment checks were in order. Staff recommended accepting the low bid and moving it forward for award.

Landfill monitoring contracts

Public Works also recommended two service contracts with PBS for environmental monitoring at the county’s Headquarters and Tenet Way landfills. Eugeneus…