Oak Harbor Issues RFQ for Engineering Design of Midway Boulevard Improvements

The City of Oak Harbor has issued Request for Qualifications ENG-20-05, seeking qualified engineering firms to assist with preparing a design for the Midway Boulevard Improvements Project, the city announced. Statements of Qualifications must be submitted electronically and are due no later than 3:00 PM on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.

The RFQ appears under the title "ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR MIDWAY BOULEVARD" and, in the city notice, reiterates the project name as the Midway Boulevard Improvements Project. The original brief accompanying the city text states that the RFQ "invites qualified firms to submit statements of qualifications and will be used to select design consultants."

The city notice includes the line, "The complete RFQ can be downloaded at: (City of Oak Harbor Webpage):" but the excerpt provided to reporters did not include a web address. The notice also preserves the submission requirement in full: "Statement of Qualifications, as outlined in the RFQ package, must be received via electronic submission no later than 3:00 PM on Wednesday, April 1, 2026."

Submission instructions in the published notice direct firms to send packets by email, using the required subject line exactly as shown: "Submit packets to: For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. with the title: 'RFQ for Engineering Design Services – Midway Blvd'." The city text as provided masks the actual address with the JavaScript placeholder; the full email contact and any upload portal are available in the complete RFQ on the city webpage.

The Oak Harbor notice includes a truncated sentence referencing state guidance or requirements: "Under the directions of WSDOT Office of Equity and [...]" The excerpt ends there and does not clarify whether WSDOT is a funding partner, an oversight body, or whether state equity requirements apply to consultant selection or subconsultant goals.

Key procurement details are not published in the supplied excerpts: the RFQ text provided does not state an estimated design budget or contract value, does not define project limits or specific design elements for Midway Boulevard, and does not list evaluation criteria, scoring, or a selection schedule. The notice also does not name a city contact or phone number in the material provided to reporters.

Firms interested in responding should obtain the full RFQ document from the City of Oak Harbor webpage to retrieve the unmasked submission email, review scope and deliverables, and confirm whether WSDOT equity or disadvantaged business enterprise requirements apply. The city-issued deadline remains firm: submit Statements of Qualifications by electronic submission no later than 3:00 PM on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, with the email subject line "RFQ for Engineering Design Services – Midway Blvd.