The Department of Public Service is initiating a procurement effort that will result in the award and execution of a contract to perform geotechnical engineering services as needed to supplement other design projects, and other such work as may be necessary to complete the contract, as set forth in this Request for Proposals (RFP). All questions concerning the RFP are to be sent to capitalprojects@columbus.gov. The last day to submit questions will be specified in the RFP; phone calls will not be accepted. Questions Due Date: Jan 23rd 2023, 11:30 PM EST A pre-proposal meeting will not be held. 1.4 City of Columbus MBE/WBE Program: This project is subject to the requirements of the City's MBE/WBE Program. The MBE/WBE goal assigned to this project is 70.0%. The following are the evaluation criteria that will be used for this RFP: o Location of Lead Offeror (Maximum 10 points) o Project Manager (Maximum 20 points) o Project Team (Maximum 30 points) o Past Performance (Maximum 30 points) o Understanding of Project/Project Approach (Maximum 10 points) City certified MBE/WBE firms that submit a proposal may be eligible to receive an incentive credit of 5% of the total evaluation points used to score Requests for Proposals. To be eligible for the incentive credit, the firm must: o Be the prime consultant. o Be certified by the City's Office of Diversity and Inclusion as an MBE/WBE capable of providing the type of professional services sought by the City at the time of the proposal due date. o Be a member of the ethnic and gender groups determined by the City's 2019 Disparity Study to have a statistically significant disparity in the awarding of City professional services contracts. (The eligible groups for Professional Services RFP's are City certified African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Caucasian Females.) o Submit a completed Bid Discount / Proposal Incentive Request Form with the proposal. Contact the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Tia Roseboro, Contract Compliance and Certification Programs Manager, at THRoseboro@Columbus.gov with any questions concerning companies eligible to participate in the program. A debriefing session is available to all professional services prime consultants who are unsuccessful in responding to this solicitation for request for proposals. A request for a debriefing session must be submitted via email at capitalprojects@columbus.gov within thirty days following the contract award. The Method of Contractor Selection has not been determined at this Time.
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