The Town of Chebeague Island (Town) invites those interested to submit Statements of Qualifications from experienced professional engineering and consulting firms or project teams to provide engineering, environmental permitting services, and grant writing services to support improvements to the Chebeague Island Stone Wharf. This phase of the project will build on a recently completed assessment of the facility. Services requested include a coastal modeling study to inform selection of a design elevation that considers storm surge and sea level rise scenarios,; environmental permitting effort; identification, development, and preparation of federal, state, local, and private grant applications to fund work, and then implement work funded under those grants, including grants originating with, but not limited to, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and the Maine Department of Transportation (Maine DOT). The Town of Chebeague Island reserves the right to reject any or all submissions and to accept any submission that it may deem to be in the best interest of the Town. The Town of Chebeague Island also reserves the option to continue with subsequent engineering and construction phases with the selected consultant. The Stone Wharf Improvement Project, through completion, requires various multi-disciplinary engineering and scientific services. These services could include but may not be limited to, coastal hydraulic modeling evaluation and analysis, preliminary design, civil, marine, structural, and geotechnical engineering, state, and federal environmental permitting, preparation of cost estimates, preparation of final design, construction administration and inspection and identifying, applying for, and managing federal and state grant and loan opportunities The Town of Chebeague Island completed a Stone Wharf Master Plan in 2018 and a Stone Wharf Assessment Study in 2022. The Town has determined that the Stone Wharf needs maintenance repairs, and ADA accessibility upgrades, but is structurally stable in its current configuration and elevation. The Stone Wharf Assessment Study recommended that a coastal modeling study be completed to determine the appropriate design elevation of the Stone Wharf taking into consideration the current and proposed FEMA Base Flood Elevation (BFE) and projections of Sea Level Rise (SLR). The Town of Chebeague applied for and received a Maine Coastal Program Shore and Harbor Grant to fund this study and to initiate Preliminary Design efforts The selected entity will be expected to enter into a written agreement for services with The Town of Chebeague Island for work to commence in 2022 or early 2023 Following review of proposals by the Town Administrator and Board of Selectmen the consultant team may be contacted for further information, an on-site interview, or selected outright to perform consulting services under contract. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.
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