The Town of Pittsboro is soliciting proposals for professional services for preliminary engineering, design and cost estimate for 620 linear feet of sidewalk construction on Pittsboro Elementary School Road to connect two separated sidewalk segments from Farrell Street to McClenahan Street. Project scope is to include but not limited to preliminary survey and site layout, environmental documentation, project design, right-of-way and utility assessment. Perform final design and cost estimates for sidewalk construction on Pittsboro Elementary School Road to connect two separated sidewalk segments. The Department encourages the use of Small Professional Services Firms (SPSF). Small businesses determined to be eligible for participation in the SPSF program are those meeting size standards defined by Small Business Administration (SBA) regulations, 13 CFR Part 121 in Sector 54 under the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS). The SPSF program is a race, ethnicity, and gender neutral program designed to increase the availability of contracting opportunities for small businesses on federal, state or locally funded contracts. SPSF participation is not contingent upon the funding source. The Firm, at the time the Letter of Interest is submitted, shall submit a listing of all known SPSF firms that will participate in the performance of the identified work. The participation shall be submitted on the Departments Subconsultant Form RS-2. RS-2 forms may be accessed on the Departments website at NCDOT Connect Guidelines & Forms. The SPSF must be qualified with the Department to perform the work for which they are listed. The Department maintains on file the qualifications and key personnel for each approved discipline, as well as any required samples of work. Each year on the anniversary date of the company, the firm shall renew their prequalified disciplines. If your firm has not renewed its application as required by your anniversary date or if your firm is not currently prequalified, please submit an application to the Department prior to submittal of your LOI. Professional Services Contracts are race and gender neutral and do not contain goals. However, the Respondent is encouraged to give every opportunity to allow Disadvantaged, Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (DBE/MBE/WBE) subconsultant utilization on all LOIs, contracts and supplemental agreements. The Firm, subconsultant and sub-firm shall not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, age, disability or sex in the performance of this contract. Real-time information about firms doing business with the Department, and information regarding their pre-qualifications and certifications, is available in the Directory of Transportation Firms. PROPOSED CONTRACT TIME: THREE (3) MONTHS The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.
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