Construction Management and Inspection Services for the Downtown Transit Center Expansion, Longview WA
CITY OF LONGVIEW PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION SERVICES
FOR
DOWNTOWN TRANSIT CENTER EXPANSION PROJECT
The City of Longview (City) is requesting proposals from qualified consulting firms or a team of consultants (Consultant) with expertise in Architectural and Civil Engineering Construction Management and Inspection Services to provide such services for the City’s Downtown Transit Center Expansion project funded through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
The construction management and inspection services are expected to take place from October 2018 through December 2019.
The contract may be terminated sooner as provided in the agreement, and the City reserves the right to extend the agreement for additional time if necessary.
The City reserves the right to amend the terms of this Request for Proposal (RFP), to issue various addenda, or to withdraw the RFP at any time, regardless of how much time and effort consultants have spent preparing a proposal.
Project Description
The City operates RiverCities Transit (RCT) in the cities of Longview and Kelso, and in the adjacent urban areas of Cowlitz County, providing local fixed route bus and ADA-compliant paratransit services. The City received a Federal Section 5339(b) Bus Facility Grant Program award from FTA to expand the existing Downtown Transit Center to accommodate staffing increases, provide for future staff growth, provide for increased transit needs and services, and provide more efficient and safer routing of buses.
The City hired TCF Architecture from Tacoma, Washington (Architect) to complete the design for the Downtown Transit Center Expansion project. The City anticipates the invitation to bidders will be advertised in late August 2018 with the bid opening scheduled for September 26, 2018 and award of the construction contract scheduled for October 11, 2018.
Scope of Services
Scope of services included in this RFP include but are not limited to:
Task 1: Project Management and Contract Administration
Task 2: Construction Contract Administration and Closeout
Task 3: Construction Inspection
Task 4: Pile Driving Vibration Analysis and Monitoring During Construction
Task 5: Testing and Special Inspection Services during Construction
Evaluation Criteria
• Technical competence and pertinent experience of project team members
• Experience of team working together on previous projects
• Approach and understanding of the project
• Adequacy and availability of staffing and in-house resources
• Satisfactory record of performance on past projects / References
• Ability to meet the anticipated project schedule
• Conformance with the proposal guidelines and format outlined in the RFP
• Knowledge of FTA requirements and standards
• Ability to provide indirect cost rate developed in accordance with the cost principles contained in the FAR Part 31 for the prime consultant and sub-consultants
How to Submit a Proposal
Consultants interested in performing this work may obtain a copy of the RFP from the Builder’s Exchange of Washington at http://bxwa.com. To access the RFP, click on Posted Projects, Goods and Services, City of Longview Goods and Services, then Projects bidding links. These are available for viewing, downloading and printing on your own equipment free of charge. You may also link to the Builder’s Exchange website through the City of Longview’s Goods and Services page at http://www.mylongview.com/index.aspx?page=532.
It is the sole responsibility of the Consultant to learn of addendums, if any. Such information may be obtained from the Builder’s Exchange of Washington web site, http://bxwa.com. The City accepts no responsibility or liability and will provide no accommodation to bidders who fail to check for addenda and submit inadequate or incorrect proposal.
For information regarding this request, please contact Ivona Kininmonth, Project Manager, at 360.442.5208 or by email at ivonak@ci.longview.wa.us. General inquiries may also be directed to Public Works at 360.442.5200 or faxed to 360.442.5953.
To be considered for this work, all submittal requirements outlined in RFP must be met. Proposals shall be submitted to Ivona Kininmonth, Project Manager, City of Longview, Public Works Department, 1525 Broadway / PO Box 128, Longview, WA 98632. Submit four bound and one unbound hardcopies of the proposal.
Submittals must be received no later than 5:00 PM on Wednesday, September 12th, 2018.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information
The City of Longview, in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), commits to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability, in all of its programs and activities. This material can be made available in an alternate format by emailing Ivona Kininmonth at ivonak@ci.longview.wa.us or by calling 360.442.5200.
Title VI Statement
The City of Longview, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, subtitle A office of the Secretary, Part 21, nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of the department of Transportation issues pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 26 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award.
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
This project is funded through FTA grants and Local Funds. As such, the contract and resulting services and documents developed pursuant to this RFP shall be subject to appropriate federal, state, and local requirements.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
The requirements of 49 CFR Part 26 applies to the contract. The City encourages participation under this solicitation by all qualified and responsible firms regardless of business size or ownership, whether as the prime consultant or a sub-consultant. There is no established Disadvantaged Business Enterprise participation goal for the Contract but participation is highly encouraged.
DATED this ____ day of _________________, 2018.
THE CITY OF LONGVIEW
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Craig Bozarth, City Engineer
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