City of Seattle, WA
08/27/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/27/2024 11:49
Phased Water Transmission Drainage Asset Engineering Support; SPU RFP/Contract# 24 155 S
1:00 PM Pacific Time on 9/19/2024
CITY OF SEATTLE
NOTICE TO CONSULTANTS
Request for Proposals (RFP) for
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Phased Water Transmission Drainage Asset Engineering Support
SPU RFP/Contract# 24-155-S
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is seeking a consultant team to provide stormwater management engineering services to:
- Prepare and execute a field site drainage facility conditions assessment and engineering study, including culvert integrity CCTV inspection and study;
- Evaluate fish passability of culverts in "Fish Type" streams using criteria published by the WA State Department of Fish and Wildlife;
- Prepare and recommend a schema for prioritizing a strategic rehabilitation program (asset replacement and major maintenance) for ensuring the continued most efficient operation of these facilities to protect SPU property and occupying water transmission pipeline infrastructure;
- Provide a prioritized catalog of recommended actions for major maintenance and CIP actions to strategically rehabilitate the right-of-way (ROW) drainage system assets.
SPU intends to execute one (1) contract with an initial estimated fee of $900,000 and term of three (3) years. Work Assignments will be issue for each Phase with specific scopes and varying dates for milestones and deliverables. Completion of Phase 1 for evaluation and reporting on the whole catalog of existing culverts is expected by year-end 2025. SPU does not guarantee any minimum quantity of work under these contracts.
Interested consultants are encouraged to review the solicitation, background documents, and any addenda online at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/seattle.
The deadline for submitting responses is 1:00 PM Pacific Time on 9/19/2024, electronic submittals are to be uploaded to the City's Procurement Portal: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/seattle.
SPU PRE-SUBMITTAL CONFERENCE: An optional pre-submittal conference will be held on 9/4/2024 from 11:00 AM to 11:45 PM Pacific Time, via MS Teams Meeting ID: 269 780 926 759, meeting passcode: EyHXdG at URL: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_Yjk2NDBhYjgtMGYzMy00ZjhmLTk5YzEtYjgwY2U0ODU5YjQ2%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2278e61e45-6beb-4009-8f99-359d8b54f41b%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%228b196d23-a6bf-4741-9ff6-47d95d532d1c%22%7d
Or join by phone at: +1-206-686-8357; Phone Conference ID: 664 752 162#. SPU will review the scope of work, consultant expectations, and answer questions from the prospective bidders. Although attendance at this meeting is not mandatory, attendance is highly encouraged.
Proposers may submit questions to the procurement portal (Bonfire) under the Vendor Discussions section. The City strongly prefers that consultants submit questions in Bonfire but will accept questions submitted to the Contract Administrator in email format, as well. Questions shall be directed to Sherry ShafferContract Administrator & SPU's designated contact person, at [email protected]. To facilitate preparation of responses to questions, please submit questions by no later than 5:00 PM Pacific Time on 9/9/2024. All responses to questions will be posted at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/seattle.
Consultant selection for this solicitation will be subject to all applicable laws and ordinances. The participation of women- and minority-owned firms is a high priority cultural value of the City of Seattle and is strongly encouraged at all tiers.