The Douglas County Board of Commissioners is soliciting SOQs from qualified firm(s) or organization(s) to provide Consultant Services for the Professional Consulting Services for Transportation Projects. All questions regarding this RFQ shall be in writing and submitted electronically . No questions shall be received after 5:00 p.m. ET, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. No other County staff or officials associated with this project should be contacted regarding this RFQ. DOING SO MAY RESULT IN BIDDER'S DISQUALIFICATION. Indeterminate Scope & Schedule (On-call Basis)
This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) seeks to identify potential providers for the Scope of Services for the project/contract listed in Exhibit I. Firms that respond to this RFQ, and are determined by the DCBOC to be sufficiently qualified, may be deemed eligible, and invited to offer proposals and/or possibly present and/or interview for these services. All respondents to this RFQ are subject to instructions communicated in this document, and are cautioned to completely review the entire RFQ and follow instructions carefully. Douglas County reserves the right to reject any or all Statements of Qualifications or Consultant Plan Proposals, and to waive technicalities and informalities at the discretion of Douglas County. Douglas County will require a minimum DBE goal in adherence to the Georgia Department of Transportation Board's adoption of a 15% overall goal for DBE participation on all federally funded projects. This goal is not to be considered as a fixed quota, set aside or preference. The DBE goal can be met by prime contracting, sub-contracting, joint-venture or mentor/ protege relationship Douglas County and/or GDOT will monitor and assess each consultant services submittals for their DBE participation and/or good faith effort in promoting equity and opportunity in accordance with the state of Georgia, Department of Transportation Disadvantage Business Program Plan. For more information on the GDOT DBE Program please contact:
Georgia Department of Transportation
Equal Opportunity Division
One Georgia Center, 7th Floor
600 West Peachtree Street, NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Phone: (404) 631-1972 Douglas County reserves the right to waive any informalities, to reject any and all proposals, to evaluate proposals, to accept portions of any proposals and to accept any proposal, which in its opinion, may be in the best interest of the County. The County reserves the right to add to or delete from the contract after the contract has been awarded. No proposal will be received or accepted after the above specified date and time of the proposal opening. Proposals submitted after the designated date and time will be deemed invalid and returned unopened to the bidder. No proposal may be withdrawn within sixty (60) days after the proposal opening and all proposals shall remain firm during this period. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.
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