Site work and paving for a mixed-use development in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Conceptual plans call for site work for a road / highway; for paving for a road / highway; sidewalk / parking lot; sidewalk / parking lot; and water / sewer project.

The City of Chattanooga (City), an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer, seeks to retain the services of a professional consultant engineering firm to provide NEPA, Design, and ROW Phase Services as necessary for construction of the Amnicola Highway and Riverfront Parkway Resurfacing project. This project will consist of milling, resurfacing, manhole adjustments, ADA curb ramp improvements, pavement markings, railroad crossings, and signs. This project is federally funded through the Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) program and shall be accomplished in accordance with TDOT Local Programs guidelines. The professional consultant engineering consulting firm must be on TDOTs pre-approved list or have a completed pre-qualification form filed with TDOT by the deadline for the Letters of Interest. The prequalified firm must have unlimited status. Responsibilities of the professional consultant firm include, but are not limited to: Required Scope of Services: General o Provide administrative, coordination, and project management services as required by the TDOT Local Govern- ment Guidelines, including any re- quired public meetings PE-NEPA Phase o Develop 30% design plans as neces- sary to define the study area o Prepare all required documentation for environmental clearances in com- pliance with the National Environmen- tal Policy Act (NEPA) Design Phase o Provide project surveying o Finalize preliminary design plans o Obtain all necessary permits o Prepare preliminary construction estimate o Prepare final ROW plans ROW Phase o Provide Railroad and Utility coordi- nation services as necessary o Provide ROW services as necessary o Pre-Construction Activities (DBE Goal, Final Construction Plans and Estimate, Bid Documents, etc.) Estimated Schedule for Performance of Work: o Estimated PE-NEPA Phase: 12/1/2021 - 11/31/2022 (12 months) o Estimated Design Phase: 12/1/2022 - 6/30/2023 (7 months) o Estimated ROW Phase (assuming no acquisitions): 7/1/2023 - 12/31/2023 (6 months) The City of Chattanooga will execute a project-specific lump sum contract with the selected firm based on the negotiated scope of work. Monthly payments shall be issued to the consultant based on work performed during the billing cycle. Phase I Evaluation For Phase I evaluations, firms shall submit Letters of Interest with firm contact information including name, address, and e-mail of primary contact. The letters shall also include Work experience in the required disciplines with TDOT, the City of Chattanooga, and/or other clients o Professional licensure and certifications o Staff capabilities of prime consultant and workload o Indicate the scope of services to be completed by any sub-consultants o TDOT prequalification status of both prime and sub-consultants Letters of Interest should be limited to the requested content. From the Letters of Interest, the City will select a minimum of three (3) qualified firms to submit Phase II Qualifications Packages. From this list the top ranked consultant will be selected. Selected firms shall be notified of their selection through the Supplier Portal. Qualifications Packages will not be accepted prior to this notification. Phase II Evaluation The City will evaluate the Qualifications Packages on the following criteria (relative weight) A. Past experience providing services for similar TDOT Local Programs projects (30 points) B. Qualifications and availability of project team (25 points) C. Project understanding and technical approach (25 points) D. Evaluations on prior City projects, if applicable (10 points) E. Responsiveness to requirements of RFQ (10 points) The consultant evaluation committee holds the ability to conduct Phase III interviews as they deem necessary. Prequalification procedures, example letter of interest, list of pre-qualified firms and certified DBEs, TDOTs standard procurement policy, and additional information can be found electronically. For information on prequalification, please contact Christine Smotherman at (615)741-4460 or Christine.Smotherman@tn.gov. Evaluation proceedings will be conducted within the established guidelines regarding equal employment opportunity and nondiscriminatory action based upon the grounds of race, color, sex, creed or national origin. Interested certi- fied Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) firms as well as other minority-owned and women-owned firms are encouraged to respond to all advertise- ments by the City of Chattanooga. For information on DBE certification, please contact David Neese at (615)741-3681 or David.Neese@tn.gov. Details and instructions for DBE certification can be found electronically. Interested firms must request consideration by submitting a Letter of Interest to the City of Chattanoo- ga Purchasing Department. Letters must be emailed directly to the Pur- chasing Department at purchasing@ chattanooga.gov as an attached PDF. The City Project Number (T-21-005- 101) must be included in the subject line of the email. Letters of Interest must be received no later than Mon- day, April 18, 2022. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.