CITY OF YAKIMA

MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING SERVICES REQUEST FOR

STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS

The City of Yakima is inviting Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from firms interested in providing professional engineering design and surveying (as needed) services for the following FHWA Highway Safety Improvement Program project:  2025 Nob Hill Boulevard Milling and Overlay Project from 28th to 40th Avenue. Improvements will include the milling and overlaying of this 5-lane roadway section. This work will also include ADA ramp improvements, sidewalk repair, curb and gutter repair, adjusting storm drainage, environmental documentation, etc.  Surveying of the area has not occurred. The design for the 2025 Nob Hill Boulevard Milling and Overlay Project is intended to be designed in 2024-2025 and constructed in 2025. The city of Yakima reserves the right to retain the services of the successful firm(s) for any subsequent phases (R/W, CN) associated with this project.

SOQs shall be limited to ten (10) pages front and back and shall include the following information: key personnel, firm experience with PS&E projects, ability to meet schedule, familiarity with the City of Yakima and/or other similar municipalities, familiarity with City of Yakima and WSDOT/FHWA standards, experience with federally funded projects, past performance/references, in-house experience, DBE approach and commitment. Statement of Qualifications will be evaluated on a competitive basis using the above criteria.

SOQs shall be received by 10:00 a.m., November 19th, 2024, by email to Dana Kallevig, City of Yakima Capital Improvement Program Engineer at Engineering@yakimawa.gov. Questions regarding the RFQ should be directed to Dana Kallevig by email or at (509) 249-6813.

The City of Yakima 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 or calling Dana Kallevig via the information provided above.

The City of Yakima, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

The DBE goal for this project is 0%.  Qualified disadvantaged, minority, and women-owned consultants are encouraged to respond. The City of Yakima is an equal opportunity employer.