Ritzville Council selects Varela for engineering services

During the April 3 Ritzville City Council meeting, Council Member Scott Yaeger announced the Public Works Committee selected Varela and Associates Inc., for engineering consulting services.

Yaeger said the committee, Mayor Gary Cook and Public Works Director Larry Swift, interviewed both Varela and Century West Engineering for the engineering services contract on March 29.

He noted both firms are “comparable” and the group chose Varela based on how well they scored on the five questions they were asked during the interview.

Yaeger said award letter for engineering services was sent to Varela p...