County supplements cultural-resource contract with Northwest Heritage Consultants

Commissioners on Sept. 9 approved a supplement to the county’s annual cultural-resource services contract with Northwest Heritage Consultants, doing business as Cultural Resource Consultants, authorizing work up to $250,000 including tax. Staff said the supplement is funded by FEMA public-assistance grant funds and by RCO and FBRB funding sources listed in the packet; the item passed as part of the deliberation package, 2-0.

The presentation identified the contractor and the funding sources; staff did not read a detailed scope in the audio but described the item as the 2025 annual cultural-resource services contract supplement.

Why it matters: cultural-resource services support county compliance with historic-preservation and grant conditions when projects impact cultural resources; funding from FEMA and other sources typically ties to disaster recovery and grant rules.

What to watch: agency staff will use the supplemented contract to deliver cultural-resource review and compliance services tied to funded projects.