Pierce County is intending to hire multiple firms that are capable and qualified to provide engineering services to support sewer and water utility operations. Services anticipated include but are not limited to: Wastewater treatment, Collection system, Water treatment and distribution, Programming, Electrical and Structural.Some projects assigned under this contract may be funded with federal grants, including federal stimulus grants. The consultant shall be required to comply with grant requirements and provide information to the County to comply with stringent reporting requirements and deadlines.If the County is undertaking a project in which Federal funds are involved, the County may require the Consultant to sign applicable forms to be incorporated into an amendment or work assignment to the Service Agreement Contract.

Pierce County Planning and Public Works Department – Sewer and Water Division provides wastewater collection and treatment services through the Chambers Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant (CCRWWTP, the Cascadia Treatment Plant (Cascadia) and owned capacity at the Tacoma Central Wastewater Treatment Plant. We oversee two small water systems that provide drinking water to the residential and commercial customers within each water systems service area.The Sewer Service Area consisting of a 117-square mile sewer service basin. This basin is made up of 22 individual sub-basins corresponding with previous urban growth around the City of Tacoma, including the cities of DuPont, Fife, Lakewood, Milton, Puyallup and in and around the Town of Steilacoom. The service area also includes unincorporated areas of the County including Frederickson, Parkland, Spanaway, South Hill, Graham, Brown’s and Dash Points, Fife Heights, the planned community of Tehaleh (Cascadia), and a small area in the City of Edgewood. Covering 36 percent of urban Pierce County, this is the bulk of Pierce County’s urban sewer service area.We provide services that meet our customers' needs and expectations through effective management of our infrastructure and investments. We plan for the future by replacing aging sewer system components, upgrading to new technology and expanding to meet growth.Pierce County strives to deliver cost-effective, environmentally sound sewer and water services to all rate payers.For more information on the Sewer Division please visit https://www.piercecountywa.gov/1643/Sewer