Site work and paving for a mixed-use development in Casper, Wyoming. Conceptual plans call for site work for a bridge / tunnel; and for paving for a bridge / tunnel.

Proposals are being requested from qualified engineering consultants to furnish design, bidding and construction administration services for the Parks Pedestrian Bridge Repairs Project. The Scope of Services shall, as a minimum, include the following: A. Design Phase. 1. The Consultant shall meet with City representatives to discuss proposed project configuration and layout. 2. The Consultant shall assist the City with coordination and compliance with the State Office of Homeland Security and FEMA on this project to ensure all work meets City, State Office of Homeland Security, and FEMA requirements. 3. The Consultant shall conduct field investigations and surveys as necessary to verify existing conditions, especially topographic data, existing utility locations, right-of-way, surface elevations, and to establish grades needed to provide positive drainage throughout the area. 4. The Consultant shall include and conduct all Geotechnical investigations for the permitting, design, and construction of the work. 5. The Consultant shall prepare plan sheets that have been approved and signed by a licensed Professional Engineer registered in the State of Wyoming. The plan sheets shall include the proposed area showing the final elevations, grades, alignments, typical sections, right-of-way, and all details necessary for construction, and other details necessary to insure safe passage for the public. 6. The Consultant shall prepare final drawings on a computer-aided drafting format. Digital format shall be DXF and be compatible with AUTOCAD Version 2020 release or later. The Consultant shall also provide a final set of plans in 11x17 paper copy designated as Bid Set approved and signed by a licensed Professional Engineer registered in the State of Wyoming, and a complete set of plans electronically in a pdf format that can be printed as a complete set and to scale, ready for reproduction if needed and all CAD files associated to the project. The project will be designed and presented to the City of Casper in accordance with Casper Municipal Code 16.16.020. 7. The Consultant shall prepare, and submit to the City Engineering Office, a project cost estimate when preliminary plans are at approximately fifty percent (50%) complete, at ninety percent (90%) complete, and at the completion of the design at one hundred percent (100%). 8. Consultant shall provide the City Engineering Office two (2) hard copy (paper) sets and digital (PDF) sets of the preliminary construction drawings and project manuals to be reviewed by City Staff at fifty percent (50%) and ninety percent (90%), and to conduct review meetings involving City Staff to go over all comments at each phase. Copies shall be both hard copy (paper) and digital. Selection of a Consultant to provide services for this RFP shall be based on professional qualifications and fee based criteria, and the fees of the top three (3) Consultants selected for interview will be opened. The engineering fee shall be based on estimated project costs, time and material, including hourly rates for technical personnel, and reimbursables, with an upset amount. The fee schedule shall include: obtaining environmental approval or permitting, design, bidding, materials testing, and construction administration. If at any time during the term of this contract it appears that the upset amount will be exceeded, the Consultant shall immediately notify the Casper Engineering Staff and provide a complete statement justifying the anticipated change in the contract fee. An amendment authorizing any increased fee can only be approved by the City Council. The amendment must be approved before the commencement of any additional work. The Consultant shall be responsible and responsive to the City in its requests and requirements within the scope of this proposal, and shall confer with and be guided by the directives of the City through the office of the City Manager or his designated representative. In addition to the items addressed in the Scope of Services, the following information relating to the consultant's qualifications is required. The Consultant shall submit one (1) copy of the non-priced technical proposal via email to tcottenoir@casperwy.gov and cc: asveda@casperwy.gov . 1. The consulting firms name, address, and telephone number. 2. Types of services which your firm is qualified to provide. 3. Names of key personnel, the experience of each available for this project, each key personnels proposed work load and availability towards this project. 4. Names and addresses of outside consultants or associates which will be retained for assistance. 5. Number and type of current projects for which the firm is principal engineer. 6. Recent list of completed projects most similar to this project, including key contacts and references, approximate budget, and other pertinent information. Consultants Presentation and Interview: by January 19, 2024 Selection of Consultant by Council: February 6, 2024 Contract Bidding: April 1, 2024 Completion of Services: April 1, 2025 One (1) Engineering Fee proposal with upset amount in a sealed envelope shall be submitted with the emailed non-priced technical proposal. The contents of the proposal of the successful Consultant may become contractual obligations if the City of Casper wishes to execute a contract based on the submitted proposal. Failure of the successful Consultant to accept these obligations in a purchase agreement, purchase order, contract, or similar instrument may result in cancellation of the award, and such Consultant may be removed from future solicitations. The price proposal shall be signed by an authorized representative of the Consultant offering the proposal.Late proposals will not be accepted. It is the responsibility of the Consultant to ensure that the proposal arrives prior to deadline The City of Casper reserves the right to contact any reference or any client listed in the documents for information which may be helpful to the City in evaluating the Consultant's performance on previous assignments. The City of Casper reserves the right to reject any or all submissions, and -to waive informalities and minor irregularities in submissions received, and to accept any portion of a proposal or all items if deemed in the best interest of the City of Casper. In the event that it becomes necessary to revise any of this Request for Proposal (RFP), an Addendum to this RFP will be provided to each Consultant. The City reserves the right to change submission date(s) for any reason, including an Addendum or Supplement to the RFP. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.