The Rail Authority of East Mississippi (RAEM) requests Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) from qualified firms or individuals to provide professional consultant engineering services for work related to the planning, engineering and environmental work for a project with funding from a Mississippi Department of Transportation Multi-Modal grant and other sources. The Consultant Engineer will be responsible for performing all planning engineering and environmental services through project closeout in accordance with federal, state and local laws, regulations and policies. The scope of work includes, but is not limited to, the following: 1) Plan, gather data and prepare environmental documents under the NEPA to the satisfaction of the RAEM and its affiliated supporting partners; 2) Identify and perform right-of-way negotiations, as directed; 3) Prepare preliminary cost estimates and preliminary engineering reports; and 4) Prepare plans and specifications. RAEM is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and encourages Minority-Owned Business Enterprises (MBEs) and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (WBEs) to submit a SOQ. Each SOQ will be evaluated on the following factors: Qualifications (30 points); Experience and Knowledge of Project (50 points); and Capacity for Performance (20 points). To be evaluated properly, the following must be addressed in detail: 1) Qualifications - list of qualifications of person to be assigned to the project; 2) Experience - information regarding the firm's experience and the projects previously undertaken, including the type and amount of grants awarded, the projects' activities and the status of projects; and 3) Capacity for Performance - identify the number of people and title of staff assigned to provide services. RAEM will evaluate each SOQ and reserves the right to reject any or all SOQs. RAEM will award a contract with the qualified individual or firm whose SOQ has the highest number of cumulative points issued by the selection committee and determined to be the most advantageous to RAEM and other factors considered. For additional information, contact RAEM Executive Director Sean Dunlap at 601-735-5501 during regular business hours.
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