This project requires an 23% DBE participation, or if the contract goal is not met documented evidence of good faith efforts. The Complexity Factor for this project is 0. The Consultant who is selected for this project and all Subconsultants the Prime Consultant will be using are scheduled to attend an initial meeting on April 27, 2022, at 9:00 AM at the Region One/District One Office in Schaumburg. Phase II engineering services are required for engineering management, project support and other functions as necessary to accomplish traffic led projects as well as operation & maintenance programs within the Bureau of Traffic. The Consultant will be available to provide staff responsible for various aspects of traffic engineering including expressway and arterial highway operations, access permitting, and various traffic studies associated with implementation of traffic control devices. The Consultant may also be required to provide project managers to manage various Phase II projects, which are under contract with other Consultant engineering firms and any other personnel to assist in various work tasks as required. The Consultant personnel may be expected to perform work similar to an IDOT employee and is expected to perform the work at the District's office, satellite offices, such as IDOT Traffic Systems Center or IDOT Emergency Traffic Patrol, or districtwide field locations. Consultant is expected to provide three (3) - five (5) traffic engineers, two (2) - four (4) engineering technicians and one (1) - two (2) administrative support persons up to five (5) days/week each, as needed. Work orders under the blanket agreement will be negotiated and authorized by the department on an as-needed basis. The selected Consultant and/or their Subconsultants on this project are prohibited from managing contracts where either party is the Prime Consultant or a Subconsultant. The selected firm and/or their Subconsultants may not manage another firm if the relationship was reversed during another phase of work. The estimated engineering fee for this project is $6,250,000. The completion date of the project will be 60 months after authorization to proceed. The Prime firm must be prequalified in the following categories to be considered for this project: Highways (Roads and Streets) Special Studies (Traffic Studies) Statements of Interest, including resumes of the key people noted above, must be submitted electronically to the Central Bureau of Design and Environment through the Engineering Prequalification and Agreement System (EPAS). The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time. IDOT - 8 - RFQ - Various Phase II Traffic Engineering Services for Project Support and Engineering Management
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