City of Statesville Seeking Letters of Interest (LOIs) from Qualified Professional Consulting Firm

REQUEST for LETTERS of INTEREST (RFLOI)

CONTRACT TYPE CEI (On-Call)

TITLE: RFLOI for On-Call CEI Services

ISSUE DATE: July 19, 2024

SUBMITTAL DEADLINE: August 16, 2024 at 2:00pm

ISSUING AGENCY: City of Statesville

This contract shall be partially reimbursed with Federal-aid funding through the North Carolina Department of Transportation (hereinafter referred to as the Department). The solicitation, selection, and negotiation of a contract shall be conducted in accordance with all Department requirements and guidelines.

The primary and/or subconsultant firm(s) shall be pre-qualified by the Department to perform ALL / ANY COMBINATION of the Discipline Codes listed below for the City of Statesville. Discipline Codes required are:

• 00195 – Roadway Construction Engineering & Inspection
• 00233 – Structures Construction Engineering & Inspection
• 00289 – Signal Systems Inspection 1

Version: 2023.10.26 MTM

This RFLOI is to solicit responses (LETTERS of INTEREST, or LOIs) from qualified firms to provide professional consulting services to:

The City is seeking three (3) qualified firms to perform Construction Engineering and Inspection Services on Federally Funded Projects. Qualified firms will be selected in a rotational order to perform work. A rotation will be determined based on the scores of the qualified firms with the higher scoring consultant going first. This solicitation does not imply or guarantee a duration, monetary value.

Primary work elements and service include but are not limited to all NCDOT required inspections and materials testing. The City is seeking firms whose combination of experience and personnel will provide timely, cost-effective, and quality professional services to support this project. Additionally, representation in the submittal shall include the means of the firm to manage construction costs of the firm’s service and ability to manage construction cost and time.

Electronic LOIs should be submitted in .pdf format using software such as Adobe, CutePDF PDF Writer, Docudesk deskPDF, etc.

LOIs SHALL be received ELECTRONICALLY ,BY MAIL , or HAND-DELIVERY no later than 2:00 pm, August 16, 2024.

The address for electronic deliveries is: sbridges@statesvillenc.net

The address for hard copy deliveries is:

City of Statesville

Steve Bridges, Assistant Public Works Director

301 S. Center Street

Statesville NC 28687

LOIs received after this deadline will not be considered.

Version: 2023.10.26 MTM

Except as provided below any firm wishing to be considered must be properly registered with the Office of the Secretary of State and with the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors. Any firm proposing to use corporate subsidiaries or subcontractors must include a statement that these companies are properly registered with the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors and/or the NC Board for Licensing of Geologists. The Engineers performing the work and in responsible charge of the work must be registered Professional Engineers in the State of North Carolina and must have a good ethical and professional standing. It will be the responsibility of the selected private firm to verify the registration of any corporate subsidiary or subcontractor prior to submitting a Letter of Interest. Firms which are not providing engineering services need not be registered with the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors. Some of the services being solicited may not require a license. It is the responsibility of each firm to adhere to all laws of the State of North Carolina.

The firm must have the financial ability to undertake the work and assume the liability. The selected firm(s) will be required to furnish proof of Professional Liability insurance coverage in the minimum amount of $1,000,000.00. The firm(s) must have an adequate accounting system to identify costs chargeable to the project.

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