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Due to a modification in the City Contract, the above referenced solicitation is hereby cancelled. You will be contacted once a new solicitation is released, which we anticipate within two weeks from the date of this notice. The City of Virginia Beach, Virginia is soliciting statements of interest and qualifications to provide professional structural engineering services including, but not limited to, the following: Inspect, investigate and evaluate structural components at various Public Utilities facilities including water tanks, pump stations and aerial crossings. Review construction documents, existing conditions, surveys, maintenance records, previous reports, building codes, etc., and make recommendations for repairs/improvements. Prepare reports, drawings, and contract documents for structural elements at various facilities. One contract will be awarded and the term of the contract will be for one year with the possibility of four oneyear extensions as determined by the City with fees up to $500,000 per year. This solicitation is not open to firms currently under the same type annual services engineering contract with Public Utilities unless that contract expires within six months from the date of this solicitation. The successful firm will possess specialized experience in the engineering, design and construction contract preparation for the Public Utilities described above. The firm will have a demonstrated history and ability to provide a quick response to small and large projects of immediate need using technological innovation and creativity Selection Criteria (100 Point Total): (1) Professional qualifications of the staff or design team to be assigned to the project (15 points); (2) The extent of specialized experience of the firm in the type of work required (15 points); (3)The degree of familiarity of the firm with the particular project's requirements, and the conceptual approach proposed by the firm to address these requirements (10 points); (4) The quality of the past performance of the firm on similar projects in general and City projects in particular (15 points); (5) Experience and qualifications of any sub-consultant's to be used by the architect and/or engineer (10 points); (6) Evidence of cost control effectiveness (10 points); (7) Current work volume of the firm that could affect the ability of the firm to complete the work in the required time frame (10 points); (8) Accessibility of the project team to the project site (5 points); (9) The capability of the firm to provide aesthetic design features in keeping with City and community goals for a quality outcome (5 points); (10) Demonstrated ability to establish a process for a high degree of public participation and related coordination for input and resolution of project issues (5 points). For additional information, contact Nelson J. Navarro, P.E., Program Manager at (757) 385-4735 Notice of intent to award any contract resulting from this RFP will be publicly posted for inspection at the City of Virginia Beach, Department of Public Utilities, 2809 S. Lynnhaven Road, Suite 250, Virginia Beach, Virginia. 23452 Swam-certified Small Business Participation: It is the policy of the City of Virginia Beach to encourage the participation of SWaM-certified businesses in city procurement activities. In furtherance of this policy the City adopted sections 2-224.1 through 2-224.8 of the City Code on February 28, 1995 (commonly referred to as the "Minority Procurement Ordinance"). City Council amended sections 2-224.1 through 2-224.8 of the City Code on September 27, 2011 to enact an Enhancement program for SWaM-certified Businesses (commonly referred to as the "Small Business Enhancement Program"). Pursuant to Section 2-224.3, in order for a response to this RFP to be given further consideration, the Offeror must provide a SWaM-Certified Sub-consulting Participation Plan, CVAB-P2 ("The Plan") detailing at a minimum: (a) Whether the Offeror intends to utilize any sub-consultants; (b) What, if any, SWaM-certified business sub-consultants the Offeror intends to utilize; (c) The work to be performed by each SWaM-certified business; (d) The estimated dollar amount to be paid to each SWaM-certified business, performing work as a sub-consultant; The Plan is a matter of responsiveness. If the Offeror intends to utilize sub-consultants, The Plan must either (i)provide for at least 50% of the value of the sub-consulted work to be provided by a SWaM-certified business or (ii) provided detailed documentation showing with specificity, the efforts undertaken to meet the 50% usage requirement. If The Plan does not meet the above referenced requirements, the entire proposal shall be declared nonresponsive. Offeror is required to have on file with the Purchasing Division the composition of the Offeror's workforce, which should be updated annually. Offeror shall also be required to provide monthly updates as to payments made to sub-consultants listed on the plan via the Monthly SWaM-certified Sub-consultant payment Data Sheet (CVAB-P). Prior to final payment, each Offeror shall submit a report documenting its efforts undertaken in compliance with "The Plan". The Plan shall become a part of the contract with the City of Virginia Beach. SWaM-Certified Sub-consulting Participation Plan forms are available on the City of Virginia Beach Purchasing Division's website Offeror Must Address All Elements of the Swam-certified Small Business Participation Plan In Its Response to the Rfp. If detailed responses are not practicable at this stage due to uncertainty as to the precise scope of the project, please indicate that the specifics are unknown at this time. Failure to Submit a Swam-certified Small Business Particpation Plan With the Proposal Shall Result in the Proposal Being Declared Non-responsive. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.