This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Nags Head, North Carolina. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The purpose of this RFQ is to retain a consultant to develop a Town-wide Estuarine shoreline management plan (the Plan). The principal purpose of the Plan is to develop strategies that will prioritize living shoreline management projects appropriate for each segment of the Town's shoreline. The Plan will utilize scientific analysis and data gathering to determine the best living shoreline treatments for each section of the Town's shoreline. The Plan will further set overall policy recommendations appropriate for adjacent land uses, examine legal issues, and explore how sea level rise will impact the long-term management of the estuarine shoreline. Once complete, this plan will provide the Town with an action list of projects that can easily be incorporated in the annual budget and five (5) year Capital Improvement Funding Plan (CIP). The Town reserves the right to waive any informality and to reject any and all proposals submitted, and to negotiate portions thereof. Consultant(s) shall carefully examine this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) and any addenda. Consultant(s) should seek clarification of any ambiguity, conflict, omission, or other error in this Request for Qualifications in writing. All questions, requests for interpretation, and comments shall be prepared in writing and submitted to Holly White (holly.white@nagsheadnc.gov) and Kate Jones (kate.jones@nagsheadnc.gov) via email by June 15, 2021. If the answer materially affects the Request for Qualifications, the information will be incorporated into an addendum and distributed to Consultant(s). Discussions with other Town employees or officials during the solicitation and evaluation period are inappropriate. Award will be made to the Consultant whose submission is determined to be most advantageous to the Town, taking into consideration the evaluation factors set forth in Section VII, "Application Ranking Criteria." Project Timeline and Phases : Development of the Plan, beginning with the release of the RFQ for consultant services, is expected to take 18-24 months. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.