Skagit County pulls March's Point landfill remediation bid after bidders raise responsiveness concerns

Skagit County Board of Commissioners pulled the award of the March's Point Whitmarsh Landfill remediation bid from its consent agenda during its March 10, 2025 meeting after multiple bidders questioned how the county evaluated supplemental qualification materials.

The decision matters because the apparent award would lead toward a multimillion-dollar construction contract for remediation work at the March's Point site. One bidder said its price was more than $2 million lower than the bid the county listed as the apparent low responsive bid.

Commissioner Lisa Janicki opened the discussion by inviting Cameron Bell, who had submitted written comments, to speak to the board. Cameron Bell identified other people in his room and told the commissioners the county had deemed his firm nonresponsive even though, he said, they had submitted supplemental qualifications after the bid opening but within the time frame they understood to be…