City of Tacoma REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Specification No. ES14-0489F Environmental Services Department Climate Change Resilience Study The City of Tacoma is accepting SEALED PROPOSALS for the above solicitation. Submittals will be received and time stamped only at the Purchasing Division, located in the Tacoma Public Utilities Administration Building North, Main Floor, 3628 South 35th Street, Tacoma, WA 98409. Proposals will be received until 11:00 a.m., Pacific Time, Tuesday, December 30, 2014, at which time they will be recorded and forwarded to a Selection Advisory Committee for evaluation. Proposals are not typically opened and read aloud. An electronic copy of the complete solicitation documents may be viewed and obtained by accessing the City of Tacoma Purchasing website at www.TacomaPurchasing.org. A list of vendors registered for this solicitation is also available at the website. After 1:00 p.m. the day of bid opening, the names of vendors submitting proposals are posted to the website for public viewing. A pre-proposal meeting will not be held. Project Scope: The City of Tacoma desires to contract with a firm to provide a climate change risk and vulnerability assessment, as well as a framework for potential detailed mitigation studies for highly vulnerable infrastructure, operations, critical areas and natural systems. Estimate: $55,000 Additional information regarding the specifications may be obtained by contacting Joe Parris, Senior Buyer, by email to jparris@cityoftacoma.org. CITY OF TACOMA Patsy Best Interim Procurement and Payables Manager Joe Parris Senior Buyer City of Tacoma protest policy, located at www.tacomapurchasing.org, specifies procedures for protests submitted prior to and after submittal deadline. Meeting sites are accessible to persons with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities can be arranged with 48 hours advance notice by calling 253-502-8468. November 21