TOWN OF LIND REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION STATEMENTS

FOR COMPLETION OF TRANSPORTATION PLAN 2019-2020

The Town of Lind (“Town”) is requesting Qualification Statements from qualified consulting firms interested in providing professional engineering services for the completion of a Transportation Plan (“Plan”).

Project Description:

There are several key transportation issues facing the Town of Lind including:

1. Lack of uniform and adequate intersection signage
2. Lack of ADA connectivity between residential, commercial, recreational, and education blocks
3. Poor roadway condition, especially along grain truck routes
4. Poorly defined rights of way at several key intersections
5. Poorly defined or understood trucking routes

The final product will be a plan consisting of four key components:

1. Intersection photo/survey documentation
2. Pavement Condition Review and Section Design
3. Signage Review/Coordination
4. ADA accessibility review/coordination

Statements of Qualifications shall be limited to fifteen (15) pages and shall include the following information; key personnel; firm experience; familiarity with Lind and/or other similar size municipalities; experience with state and federal funding programs and regulatory agencies, and past performance/references. Six (6) copies of the Statement of Qualifications must be submitted.

The Town’s selection of a consultant for these engineering services will be made from the Statement of Qualifications received at the Town of Lind’s Clerk’s Office by 4:00 p.m. on September 3, 2019.  Questions regarding these services should be directed to Mayor Paula Bell at 509-677-3241. Statement of Qualifications should be marked RFQ for Transportation Plan and be directed to Town of Lind, PO Box F, Lind, WA 99341.

The project is funded through UPWP Transportation Planning Funds-SFY 2019-2020.

The selection of the firm to do the work will be done by a committee selected by the Lind Town Council.  After the deadline for receipt of qualifications, the subcommittee will review the qualifications and may select one firm to negotiate a contract based upon a mutually understood, detailed (as opposed to general) scope of work.  If deemed necessary by the subcommittee, at least two but not more than five firms may be invited for interviews.  Interviews, which may be held at the Town’s discretion, may be located at the Lind Town Hall. It is understood that all submittals will become a part of the public file on this matter, without obligation to the Town of Lind.  Town of Lind reserves the right to reject any or all submittals. This RFQ does not obligate the Town of Lind to pay any costs incurred by respondents in the preparation and submission of a Proposal.

The Town of Lind is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.  Minority and women-owned firms are encouraged to submit proposals. 

The Town of Lind 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.