This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Valdez, Alaska. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The purpose of this document is to solicit qualifications from professional consultants to provide design services, permitting support, and public outreach related to Phase IV, V, and VI of a Citywide, multi-year, multi-phase pavement and utility replacement program. A Pavement Management Plan (PMP) developed in the fall of 2018 (see attachments) will serve as the basis for the implementation program. Below outlines the components of the each Phase. The City, in consultation with the selected firm, reserves the right to modify the scope of design to incorporate any PMP identified roadways or utilities that need to be reprioritized into an earlier phase. It is anticipated that construction of designed projects will take place during the 2023 thru 2025 construction seasons. The City reserves the right to select the qualified firm and/or firms deemed most beneficial to the City. The Consultant will report to a City Project Manager and will be responsible for assisting with design development and value engineering where applicable. All applicable survey, design, permitting, and public outreach (web, social media, town hall, etc.), shall be considered inclusive of this contract. Firms should pay special attention to means and methods of creatively and effectively communicating project milestones and impacts to the public. Questions will be accepted until 4:00pm Friday, January 28, 2022, and can be submitted to Brad Sontag, Project Manager, via email at: Brad Sontag Current minimum prevailing wage rates as published by the Alaska Department of Labor must be paid if required by law. Requirements of the Alaska Employment Preference (AS 36.10) must be met. The City of Valdez encourages disadvantaged, minority and women-owned firms to respond and is available to assist said firms in learning how to do business with the City. The City reserves the right to waive any irregularities or informalities in a quote, to reject any and all quotes without cause, and to re-solicit for quotes. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time