The City of Pittsburgh (the "City") is soliciting proposals for development of a comprehensive asset management plan for city bridges. The proposal will also include a review of the current condition of city bridges and recommendations for immediate additional inspections and/or repairs to ensure the safety of all bridges. Question Submission Deadline:May 20, 2022, 3:00pm Joshua Lamonde
Sourcing Specialist
414 Grant Street
Suite 502
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Email: joshua.lamonde@pittsburghpa.gov
Phone: (412) 255-0807 The selected consultant (the "Consultant") will provide a program manager who can successfully manage this multi-faceted project. The program manager may be supported by Consultant staff and/or subconsultants who can provide expertise in one or more required areas. The Consultant will provide a program manager with at least 20 years of experience working on bridge management or similar public infrastructure asset management. A professional engineer license is preferred. Experience in the following areas is desirable: - Asset management - Capital planning and prioritization - Process mapping and improvement - Management of technical and field staff - Bridge inspection - Bridge maintenance and repair - Project management, design, and construction of bridges or similar public infrastructure - Understanding of state and federal bridge infrastructure funding sources and requirements The Consultant may supplement the selected program manager with other staff that provide expertise in certain areas as required. The program manager and/or support staff should be prepared to report to the City-County Building on an as-needed basis to facilitate research, document review, data gathering, discussions, and meetings that may be required as part of the program development. The City of Pittsburgh is committed to the ideal of providing all citizens an equal opportunity to participate in City and its Authorities' contracting opportunities. It is therefore the City's goal to encourage increased participation of women and minority groups in all City contracts.
The City requires that all respondents demonstrate good faith efforts to obtain the participation of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises (MBE's) and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (WBE's) in work to be performed under City contracts. The levels of MBE and WBE participation will be monitored by the City of Pittsburghs Equal Opportunity Review Commission (EORC).
In order to ensure that there are opportunities for historically disadvantaged minority groups and women to participate on Covered Contracts, and consistent with the City's current equal employment opportunity practice and goals, the EORC will review contracts to include an evaluation of a developer/contractors employment of minority groups and women, encourage goals of eighteen (18) percent and seven (7) percent respectively. It is also the City's goal to encourage participation by veteran-owned small businesses in all contracts. The City of Pittsburgh shall have an annual goal of not less than five (5) percent participation by veteran-owned small businesses in all contracts. The participation goal shall apply to the overall dollar amount expended with respect to the contracts.
The City requires that all respondents demonstrate good faith efforts to obtain the participation of veteran-owned small business in work to be performed under City contracts. The levels of veteran-owned participation will be monitored by the City of Pittsburghs EORC. In order to demonstrate good faith commitment to these goals, all respondents are required to complete and submit with their bids the attached MDE/WBE/Veteran-Owned Solicitation and Commitment Form (which details the efforts made by the respondents to obtain such participation). Failure to submit a properly completed form along with documentation of Good Faith Commitment may result in rejection of the bid. Participants are encouraged to contact the Equal Opportunity Review Commission at 412-255-8804 to assist further.
For further information, including definitions and additional requirements, please see Chapter 177A (Sections 177A.01 et. seq.) of the City Code and Section 161.40 of the City Code.
The Method of Contractor Selection has not been determined at this Time.
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