The City of Ridgefield is seeking qualifications from highly qualified firms to provide professional services related to the environmental stage of the planned S 35th Avenue/Gee Creek Plateau Extension project. This project is intended to provide a new connection from the Gee Creek Plateau to Pioneer Street to replace the only existing connection, Bertsinger Road, which is functionally obsolete. There are two planned phases of this work for this procurement: • In 2025, the City will conduct an Environmental Impact Study (assumed to be a State Environmental Policy Act or SEPA and National Environmental Policy Act or NEPA environmental impact statement or EIS) for two “build” alternatives, which were selected by City Council in late 2024 to move into the environmental review stage. This stage will culminate with the City Council selecting a preferred alternative to move forward with preliminary design, permits and construction. • In 2026, the City will move into the preliminary design, permits and right-of-way acquisition phase of the project. This phase will also develop a funding and financing strategy for the project for completion by the year 2030.
