This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Charleston, West Virginia. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways, that In-Service Bridge and/or Tunnel inspection services will be utilized for the performance of various tasks to be performed under the following Statewide (On Call) Agreement: Firms interested in being considered shall have the expertise and the capability to provide bridge and/or tunnel inspection of structural elements. The structures to be inspected are located throughout the state, over a variety of water conditions, roadways, railroads, etc., and will be designated by the District or Operations Division. In-Service Bridge and/or Tunnel Inspection services provided shall be in accordance with the Federal Highway Administration Bridge Inspection Manual (BIRM), AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation, West Virginia Department of Transportation Bridge Inspector's Reference Manual (WVBIRM) and the National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS). Professional qualifications necessary for consideration and satisfactory performance of the required work and as a minimum shall have a professional engineer licensed by the State of West Virginia. That person shall be located within the office where the work is to be performed and shall demonstrate sufficient experience performed for the State of West Virginia, Department of Highways related to In-Service Bridge and Tunnel Inspection to be provided. This individual shall be the person-in-charge overseeing the work and must be readily accessible to the Department, preferably located in-state. . Consideration shall be given to specialized experience and technical competence. Specialized experience shall focus on the qualifications of the staff working on the project with emphasis placed on individual specialized expertise required for the project. As a minimum, the firm shall provide a R sum of those individuals who will be committed to the needs of the project. Strong considerations will be based on the professional and non-professional staff specialized experience and technical competence stationed within the office where the work is to be performed. Capacity consideration shall be made on the firm's ability to accomplish the work within the Department's required schedule time frame; personnel dedicated to performing such work. Overall capabilities to perform the work, including available workforce to assign to the project, workforce personnel qualifications, and present workload. It must specifically indicate the staff levels by classification located in-state vs. out-of-state. It must also identify the person incharge overseeing the work that holds a valid professional license issued by the West Virginia Board of Professional Engineers. 4. The Consultant shall submit for approval a resume of qualifications of the individual(s) in charge of the inspection and inspection team leaders, all applicable NHI certificates for team leader status should be included. The personnel must meet the requirements of the current National Bridge Inspection Standards and/or National Tunnel Inspection and must meet the approval of the Operations Division. The Consultants' Project Manager shall be located within the office where the work is to be performed and shall demonstrate sufficient experience performed for the State of West Virginia, Department of Highways related to In-Service Bridge and/or Tunnel Inspections to be provided. This individual shall be the person-in-charge overseeing the work and must be readily accessible to the Department, preferably located in-state. 6. Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. Location shall be based on the geographic location of the Consultant's office relative to the project site along with past experience and knowledge of the area where the project site is located with the significant importance being given to accessibility of the office location relative to the Department. In addition to the above evaluation factors, the prospectus shall include, as a minimum, the following items: 1. A completed copy of the Division's Consultant Confidential Qualification Questionnaire (CCQQ) dated January 1, 2021 or later, if not already on file. It must also identify the person in-charge overseeing the work that holds a valid professional license issued by the West Virginia Board of Professional Engineers. 2. Location of office or office(s) in which the work, or part of the work, will be performed. 3. Identification of subconsultants by name as to the type of work anticipated to be subcontracted or performed, if proposed as part of the design team. Addition or deletion of a subconsultant must have written approval from the Division. 4. Indication of whether a cost accounting system has been maintained and is in effect such that it is capable of segregating and identifying accumulating costs for each job that is performed under cost type projects. 5. Completed copies of the Division's "Consultant Short List Selection Criteria Technical Evaluation" form limited to a single page of data. One loose leaf copy of form is to accompany the bound unpriced prospectus. All evaluation factors as noted herein before will be given equal consideration in the selection process unless a project specific weighting of the evaluation factors is shown in the Notice for Consulting Services. Prior to entering any contract negotiations, the selected firm and any subconsultants shall submit a current audited overhead rate computation performed by a State or Federal government agency or independent CPA firm. The submitted overhead audit shall contain a detailed exhibit of the computations with all applicable eliminations and references. The audit shall be done in accordance with Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States and all eliminations required by the Federal Acquisition Regulations will be made. The submitted certified audited overhead (Indirect Cost Rate) report shall include the certification, certifying that the allowability of costs used to establish the final indirect cost rate are in accordance with the FAR cost principles, or a verification indicating this certification was previously submitted and accepted by the cognizant agency. This requirement will be waived for the selected firm or any subconsultant when its portion of the fee for the project is less than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00). In such instances, a company computed overhead rate may be utilized. It is the policy of the West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways, that Disadvantaged, and Women-owned Business Enterprises shall have the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts financed in whole or in part with Federal funds. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.