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

The Department is seeking to engage nine (9) prequalified professional consultant engineering firms to prepare contract plans and documents for the rehabilitation, replacement, or preservation of statewide structures to extend their useful service life. Bridge structures may include highway, railroad, or pedestrian structures. At least two of the selected firms shall be certified as a Small Business Enterprise (SBE) firm. All firms are advised that they must either submit as a prime or sub-consultant. Firms are not allowed to submit as a prime and be on any other team as a sub-consultant. The Department may issue a second solicitation for these services, at a later date, should the need arise. Generally, a Department Consultant Liaison Engineering (CLE) firm will develop the rehabilitation study report. When assigned a task, the assigned consultant will attend a review meeting with Department staff, and then follow the approved scope of work to prepare design plans, estimates, specifications, and any necessary related data and studies as part of the Preliminary and/or Final Design, which are required to deliver a complete set of contract documents. The CLE firm or the Department may provide survey, hydraulic engineering services, utility and Rights of Way (ROW) coordination, however, the assigned firm will generally be required to identify impact areas for environmental permits, property maps, and provide supporting information. All inquiries regarding this request for letters of interest shall be directed to Mr. David Mancini of the Consultant Selection Office at (860) 594-3498, or to the email listed above. The contract will be limited to five years to assign new tasks, with the stipulation that assignments initiated during the term of the contract will continue to completion of work. No new work, which is unrelated to prior negotiated tasks, will be negotiated after five (5) years from the start of the contract. The value of each contract will be established with an upset limit of $4,500,000; however, actual contract fees will vary depending on the tasks assigned. It is anticipated to utilize either a lump sum or cost-plus fixed fee payment method. The total number of tasks for each firm may vary depending on the Department's needs. Each individual task will be assigned to a firm in accordance with 23 CFR Part 172. The Department, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to cancel this solicitation and terminate the process to retain consultant services, and is under no obligation to contract for the services specified herein. The Department reserves the right to award subsequent phases of an assignment to other qualified firms. The Department reserves the right to add other assignments of a similar nature to this selection process should the need arise prior to the interview phase. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time