Site work, paving and new construction of a mixed-use development in Elizabethton, Tennessee. Conceptual plans call for the construction of a sidewalk / parking lot; transportation facility; for site work for a sidewalk / parking lot; transportation facility; for paving for a sidewalk / parking lot; and transportation facility.

In accordance with FAA Advisory Circular 150/5100-14D and the policies and procedures of the City of Elizabethton, notice is hereby given that a request for Qualifications for Professional Airport services is invited from professional engineering, planning and environmental consulting firms to render complete consulting services required in connection with the development and improvement of the City of Elizabethton. The type of services may include but not be limited to: Programming, Engineering Design, Architectural Design, Resident Engineering, Master Planning, Environmental Analysis, Noise Studies, Land Surveying, Construction, and Associated Services. The professional services may be required for various specific airport improvement projects. 1. Terminal Area Plan Update 2. Auto parking Enhancements 3. Runway Overlay 4. Hangar Design/Construction 5. Taxiway Design/Construction 6. Fuel Farm Construction 7. Terminal Design/Construction The detail scope of each project will be negotiated with the successful firm as the need for each project arises. The City of Elizabethton plans to make application to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or the State of Tennessee over the course of several years for grants for airport related development. All of the above projects may not receive funding and the City of Elizabethton reserves the right to procure the subject services from another source. If a price cannot be agreed upon between the City of Elizabethton and the selected firm during negotiations of the initial contract or any subsequent contract, then the City of Elizabethton reserves the right to terminate negotiations and, negotiate the second highest ranked firm or initiate a new procurement action. Contracts may not be negotiated under this advertisement beyond five (5) years of the data that the initial contract is signed. In order to be considered firms must be experienced in providing the type of consulting services for which the Request for Qualifications is submitted. The schedule for the above projects is availability of funding from the FAA and the State of Tennessee and is, therefore, unknown at this time. All parties are advised that some of the projects may not be undertaken, some of the services may not be required and that the City of Elizabethton reserves the right to initiate additional procurement action for any projects or services included in this request. Qualification Statement should be clearly marked "Statement of Qualifications" on the outside of the sealed envelope. Statements submitted by the established deadline will be evaluated based upon the following criteria: 1) Qualifications and competence of the firm. Provide firm biography and history of the firm's aviation services business. (10%) 2) Firm's experience in the type of services being sought. List recent experience in airport projects comparable to proposed projects. Firms should provide the name, address and telephone number of the contact person for a minimum of three similar multi-year assignments. (30%) 3) Capability of the firm to perform the service desired within an acceptable time frame. List key project personnel's professional background, experience and workload. Identify those individuals to be assigned to the project, who at the time of submission, resides at the location to perform the work. Show permanent office location of all other key personnel and show history of successful on time and on budget project performance. (20%) 4) Firm's familiarity with the proximity to the geographic location of the projects. Indicate office location where work will be performed. (20%) 5) Capability to furnish qualified construction inspectors for resident inspection. (15%) 6) Evaluation of firm's EEO Policy and past performance meeting professional services DBE goals. (5%) Following submittal, the Statement of Qualifications will be reviewed and evaluated. The three highest-scoring firms may be invited to make an in-person oral presentation or be available for telephone interviews to the selection committee. The City of Elizabethton will select the firm that it feels is most qualified to provide the required services. Subsequently, a contract will be negotiated for the first grant project anticipated. The City of Elizabethton reserves the right to waive any informality in the submitted Statement of Qualifications, to reject any and all Statements of Qualifications or to re-advertise for additional Statements of Qualifications. The City of Elizabethton, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 41 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Non-discrimination of Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all proposers that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE's) will be afforded full opportunity to submit proposals in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, creed, color, sex, national origin, or handicap in consideration for an award. All respondents are responsible for costs associated with the preparation of materials in response to this RFQ. The City of Elizabethton assumes no responsibility for such costs.