Oregon’s Tillamook County is seeking applications from consultants to advise on financial planning for its Solid Waste Department.

This request for qualifications (RFQ) is the first step in a two-step process, the county says. It is intended to select a number of qualified consultants, who will be invited to participate in a request for proposal (RFP) process for the completion of a proposal for the Solid Waste Department.

All work specified shall be awarded to a single contractor.

RFQ documents may be obtained electronically, at no charge, by emailing dmccall@co.tillamook.or.us or may be purchased at a prepaid cost of $6, payable by check or money order to Tillamook County, from the Tillamook County Public Works office. (Allow two workdays for reproduction of documents prior to them being mailed out to requesting contractors.)The RFQ documents can be viewed at Tillamook County Public Works office, Attention: David McCall, Solid Waste Program Manager, 503 Marolf Loop, Tillamook, OR 97141, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday, local time.

Each prospective proposer must provide full company name, address, contact name, phone and email address at the time of request.

Submittals will be received until, but not after, 9 a.m., Thursday, March 30, 2017, at the Tillamook County Public Works Office.

Submittals that are received after the closing time, regardless of the postmark, will not be accepted for any reason and will be returned to the addressee unopened, the county says. No submissions will be accepted by way of fax or electronic data interchange.