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THE CITY OF RENTON
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
PLANNING DIVISION
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)
PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY
(LONGACRES MASTER PLAN)
OVERVIEW
The City of Renton, Washington (“City”) is issuing this request for qualifications and proposal (RFQ/P) for
a consultant with experience and expertise to develop a project Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for
the project listed below.
PROJECT BACKGROUND
Longacres Master Plan (PR23-000147 Longacres Redevelopment / PRE23-000236). These materials can
be reviewed online on the City of Renton website at:
https://edocs.rentonwa.gov/Documents/Browse.aspx?id=10607269&dbid=0&repo=CityofRenton.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Unico Properties is planning to develop the Longacres Campus into a mixed-use development. The
Longacre Site totals approximately 158 acres and includes approximately 850,000 square feet of existing
office space, maintenance buildings, and landscaped area. The proposed Project Site would include
approximately 85 acres of the main campus area. The project site is zoned Commercial Office (CO) and
industrial (IM) and is located within Urban Design District D and the Employment Area (EA)
Comprehensive Plan Land Use Designation. The master plan proposes to add approximately 1,000,000
of additional commercial office space, approximately 3,000 new residential dwelling units, retail, day-
care, restaurants and breweries, and associated parking, outdoor spaces.
The proposed project site (Site) consists of 20 separate parcels (APNs 242304-9022, 088670-0010, -0020,
-0030, -0040, 0050, -0060, -0070, -0080, -0110, -0120, -0130, -0140, -0200, -0210, -0220, -0230, -0240, -
0250, and -0260) and two tracts (Tract A (APN 0886700360) and Tract B (APN 0886700370) located at
1301 SW 16th St and 1901 Oakesdale Ave SW. In addition, the overall Site includes five (5) industrial
parcels that provide the power, heat, and cooling (APNs 2423049071, -9055, -9052, -9050, and -9048)
located at 1300, 1316, 1412, 1404, and 1432 SW 16th St.
According to City of Renton (COR) Maps, the Site is mapped with high seismic hazard areas, special flood
hazard areas (100-year flood) FEMA Zone AE, regulated shorelines, regulated slopes, and wetlands.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION
The City of Renton, as the SEPA lead agency, has made an early notice determination that an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be required. Pursuant to RMC 4-9-070K, preparation and
content of draft and final EIS (DEIS and FEIS) are the responsibility of
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the City, and may be completed by a consultant selected by the City through this consultant selection
process.
The project requires a full EIS and scoping process, including draft and final reports, in compliance with
Washington state law. As a result of initial review, the City has identified the following preliminary areas
for discussion in the EIS: Earth, Air, Water, Critical Areas, Environmental Health – Noise, Parks and
Recreation, Historic and Cultural Preservation, and Transportation. It is anticipated that the scoping
process will be used to adequately prepare the study, and may address areas not included in this RFQ/P.
REQUIRED SERVICES
Any proposal responding to this RFP should include the following:
1. Introduction and Project Understanding
a. The City will accept proposals from a consulting firm; to the extent subcontractors are needed,
they should be identified in this proposal.
b. Provide an overview of the proposed services, your firm/team, and its ability to be able to
complete the EIS process for the Project.
2. Experience and Approach
a. Experience:
i. Include a summary of past development-related EISs;
ii. Provide three (3) references; and
iii. Provide three (3) sample project descriptions.
b. Approach:
i. Provide a scope of work, services, and deliverables;
ii. Identify proposed team members and leads responsible for each task; and
iii. Identify timeline.
3. Cost Estimate
a. Provide a detailed cost for services broken into project phases and/or tasks;
b. Provide 2024 billing rates; and
c. Include all other related costs pertinent to the scope of work required for this project.
EVALUATION OF QUALIFICATIONS (Maximum: 100 points)
Each submittal will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
1. Experience and expertise of the firm’s project team in successful completion of EISs. Renton’s
evaluation of the project teams’ qualifications may include checking with references (Maximum: 40
points).
2. Experience and expertise in similar development related projects (Maximum: 40 points).
3. Cost of the consultant’s services. While cost is a consideration of the evaluation, the City is not
required to select the proposal with the lowest cost (Maximum: 20 points).
PROPOSAL DUE
1. Submit four (4) hard copies of the proposal in time to be received by 5:00 p.m. PST, on March 9, 2023
to the following address: City of Renton, Department of Community & Economic Development
Planning Division, 6th Floor, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057. All proposals must be in a
sealed envelope and clearly marked “Longacres Master Plan EIS.”
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2. By the date and time noted above, an optional electronic version of the response may also be
submitted in PDF format, to Jill Ding at jding@rentonwa.gov. Include “RE: Longacres Master Plan
EIS” in the subject line and a file share link will be provided to upload the document(s).
3. No submittals will be accepted after date and time noted above.
4. No faxed or telephone proposals will be accepted.
Any questions regarding the submittal process may be referred to Jill Ding, Senior Planner, at 425- 430-
6598 or jding@rentonwa.gov.
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. All materials and images developed during this project will belong to the City and will not be returned.
2. All submission materials are subject to requirements of the Washington State Public Records Act (RCW
42.56).
3. The City retains the right to reject any or all proposals and the right to waive any minor irregularities
in the selection process.
4. The City reserves the right to request clarification of information submitted, to request additional
information from the consultant, and to request an interview with the consultant.
5. The City reserves the right to award the contract to the next most qualified consultant, if the
successful consultant does not execute a contract within thirty (30) days after notification of the
award of the bid.
6. Any proposal may be withdrawn until the date and time set above for submittal of the proposal. Any
proposal not so timely withdrawn shall constitute an irrevocable offer, for a period of ninety (90) days,
for the services described in the attached specification, or until one or more of the proposals have
been approved by the City, whichever occurs first.
7. The City shall not be responsible for any costs incurred by the consultant in preparing, submitting, or
presenting its response to this RFP.
8. In order to provide a consistent approach to the project, achieve economies of scale, and minimize
disruption of City staff, the City expects to award this proposal to one consulting firm or team.
Published: Daily Journal of Commerce
February 9, 2023
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