REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

| September 26, 2013 1:00 PM

Columbia Basin GWMA Moses Lake and Othello Alternative Water Supply and Aquifer Storage and Recovery Feasibility Assessment Project

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Columbia Basin Ground Water Management Area (GWMA) will accept proposals from firms specializing in hydrogeological sciences with emphasis on evaluating water supply sources and investigating aquifer storage and recovery in the Columbia River basalt (and associated sediments) aquifer system. The GWMA has identified the Franklin Conservation District (FCD) as the contracting authority. The resulting contract will be signed by the prime consultant and the FCD District Manager, but the work will be directed and approved by the Boards of County Commissioners from Adams, Franklin, Grant and Lincoln counties and the GWMA Administrative Board.

Individuals or firms wanting to obtain a Request for Proposals (RFP) packet or who have questions regarding the project scope and contents of the RFP should contact: Paul Stoker, Executive Director, Columbia Basin Ground Water Management Area, (509) 989-0947, pstoker@smwireless.net

Three copies of the proposal must be received no later than 12:00 p.m. (noon) on October 14, 2013. Late responses will not be accepted. Electronic mail, mailgrams, telex or facsimile proposals will not be accepted. The proposals should be sent or delivered to: Carol Miller, GWMA Coordinator, Columbia Basin Ground Water Management Area, 819 S. Meadowlark Lane, Othello, WA 99344

Dated: September 19, 2013

(Published September 26, 2013 in the Franklin County Graphic)