The City of Chowchilla ("City") is seeking qualified consulting firms to provide civil engineering services on an on-call basis. The response to this solicitation will be in the form of a Statement of Qualifications. The City intends to enter into an agreement with one (1) to three (3) qualified consulting firms for the requested services. Total performance period of the contract of 3 years, with the option of two one-year extensions for a total of five years. All qualified firms interested in providing these services are invited to submit their Statement of Qualifications (SOQs). The Consultant's SOQs will be evaluated and ranked according to the criteria provided in the Proposal Evaluation procedures of this Request for Qualifications (RFQ). Submittals received after the time and date specified above will be considered nonresponsive and will be returned to the Consultant. Unsigned submittals or submittals signed by an individual not authorized to bind the prospective Consultant will be considered nonresponsive and rejected. Upon review of submitted proposals, the Selection Committee will determine whether interviews are necessary to determine a Consultant selection. If interviews are held they will be with no more than the top three ranked consultants. The City reservesthe right to hold interviews or make a consultantselection based solely on the Statement of Qualifications received. This RFQ does not commit the City to award a contract, to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of a proposal for this request, or to procure, or contract for services. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any or all SOQs received as a result of this request, to negotiate with any qualified Consultant, or to modify or cancel in part or in its entirety the RFQ if it is in the best interest of the City to do so. The prospective Consultants are advised that should this RFQ result in recommendation for award of a contract, the contract will not be in force until it is approved and fully executed by the City. All products used or developed in the execution of any contract resulting from this RFQ will remain in the public domain at the completion of the contract.
* The anticipated consultant selection schedule is as follows, but subject to change:
SOQ review and evaluation: Week of April 18, 2022
Cost Negotiation: Week of April 25, 2022
Contract Award: Week of May 9, 2022 All questions and clarifications about this document should be submitted via this form: portal by April 1, 2022 at 5:00 PM PDT. Questions sent by email or other means will not be answered. Interpretations or clarifications considered necessary by the Agency in response to such questions will be issued by an addendum. The City will select one (1) to three (3) qualified consulting firms to provide on-call services related to federal and state funded projects, including, but not limited to, funding programs such as CMAQ, HIP, ATP, and others. The consultants shall provide civil engineering, master project planning, land surveying, construction management/inspection/administration, and grant writing services and follow the City Standards along with all pertinent State, Federal and City laws, rules and regulations. This solicitation is not for specific projects, but for specific services. The services are to be rendered for the duration of the contract term. The City will execute up to three (3) on-call contracts for Civil Engineering Servicesfor Federal and State funded projects. The City does not guarantee a specific number or dollar amount of projects will be contracted. The Method of Contractor Selection has not been determined at this time.
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