CITY OF CONNELL, WASHINGTON

Request for Statement of Qualifications

To Furnish Engineering Services

     The City of Connell, Washington solicits interest from consulting firms to provide Civil Design, Environmental Review, and Construction Administration services for 2020-2024. The work to be performed may include preliminary engineering, planning, PS&E design, GIS services, private development review, surveying, NEPA documentation, construction administration, and funding applications for various municipal improvements including the Country Estates Sewer Improvements Project, South Side Water Mains, sidewalks, street projects, water distribution and utility improvements, etc. Federal, WSDOT, TIB, PWTF, CDBG, DOE, DOH, USDA, FEMA and other funds may be utilized.

Statements of Qualifications will be evaluated based on the following criteria: 1) Firm Experience; 2) Proposed consultant team; 3) Accessibility & responsiveness; 4) Familiarity with community; and 5) Past performance/references.

The best-qualified firm will be selected for negotiation of an on-call professional services contract. The City of Connell may base their selection on the Statement of Qualifications or may choose to conduct interviews.

Please submit on (1) copy of your Statement of Qualification (SOQ) to the City of Connell, PO Box 1200, Connell, WA 99326, Attn: Hallie Tuck. Submittals must be received by November 20, 2020 not later than 3:00 p.m. SOQs are limited to 25 printed pages excluding front and back covers. Any questions regarding this solicitation should be directed to Hallie Tuck, Public Works Director (509) 234-2701 ext. 1239 or htuck@connellwa.org

The City of Connell, 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. The City of Connell encourages disadvantaged, minority, and women-owned consultant firms to respond. The City of Connell is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.