CITY OF ENUMCLAW NOTICE TO CONSULTANTS FOR
FOOTHILLS/BATTERSBY TRAILS PROJECT

The City of Enumclaw solicits interest from consulting firms with experience in federally funded projects and with expertise in survey, civil design and contracting, environmental and permitting, right-of-way acquisition, and construction management. This agreement will be for up to 24 months in duration with the option for the City to extend it for additional time and money if necessary. The City reserves the right to amend terms of this “Request for Qualifications” (RFQ), to circulate various addenda, or to withdraw the RFQ at any time, regardless of how much time and effort consultants have spent on their responses. This project is 100% federally funded under state STIP project ENM-06 and has an obligation deadline of September 30, 2019.

Project Description

The work to be performed by the consultant consists of preparing engineering design and construction documents for the construction of a shared use asphalt trail along two segments in Enumclaw - Enumclaw Foothills Trail: Battersby to McHugh and Battersby Trail: Garrett to Farman. The scope includes signage, drainage, landscaping, and right-of-way acquisition for a portion of alignment. This project has a zero UDBE goal. The major features of the project are as follows:

Preparation of design plans, specifications, and cost estimate to be used in bidding the project for construction.

Environmental documentation and preparation of permit applications.

Determination of R/W needs and R/W plan preparation.

Preparation of documentation required by the federal process for advancing the project to construction

Construction management services if requested by the City by subsequent contract amendment

Evaluation Criteria and Award

Submittals will be evaluated and ranked based on the following criteria:

Qualification of Proposed Project Manager

Qualifications/Expertise of Firm

Ability to meet schedule

Approach to project

Familiarity with WSDOT/FHWA standards

Submittals will be reviewed and ranked by a City staff selection team. The intent is to present a negotiated contract with the selected consultant to the City Council for approval at their September 10 meeting. The selected consultant shall provide a Small Business Enterprise plan for forwarding to WSDOT prior to commencing work.

Submittal

Submittals shall be limited to 10 pages, plus cover letter and WSDOT Submittal Information Forms, and are to be provided via email in pdf format to swoodbury@ci.enumclaw.wa.us no later than 4:30 pm on August 16, 2018. Submittal may include web links to sites where digital samples of prior projects can be viewed. Questions may be directed to the contact listed in the following section.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information

The City of Enumclaw 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 Scott Woodbury at swoodbury@ci.enumclaw.wa.us or by calling 360-615-5728.

Title VI Statement

The City of Enumclaw 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 issued 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.

Dates of publication in the Seattle DJC: July 25, 2018, and August 1, 2018.