This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Pierre, South Dakota. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) is soliciting statements of interest and qualifications from consulting firms for both State and Local Government projects. The purpose is to allow additional consultants to apply to join the existing list, in each category of work, for which the SDDOT will enter into a Pre-Qualified Consultant Retainer Agreement for the FINAL remaining year of 2023 2025 contract. The Retainer Agreements are an indefinite-quantity contract. Any work orders issued during the term of these Agreements and not completed within that period will be completed within the time specified in the work orders. If a firm did not apply for that category of work in 2023, or if significant changes have been made to the firm's qualifications, they may apply in this interim year. The SDDOT will rank all submissions and if a firm exceeds the rank of the lowest ranking firm already on the list, that firm may be added for that category. The SDDOT will determine the number of firms selected in each category of work based on the anticipated workload and the qualifications of the firms submitting SD DOT form 925. Firms will be evaluated using the criteria that follows: Evaluation Criteria: (1) Specialized expertise, capabilities, and technical competence as demonstrated by the proposed approach and methodology to meet the project requirements. (20 pts possible) (2) Resources available to perform the work, including any specialized services, within the specified time limits for the project. (20 pts possible) (3) Record of past performance, including price and cost data from previous projects, quality of work, ability to meet schedules, cost control, and contract administration. (20 pts possible) (4) Availability to the project locale. (5 pts possible) (5) Familiarity with the project locale. (5 pts possible) (6) Proposed project management techniques. (20 pts possible) (7) Ability and proven history in handling special project constraints. (10 pts possible) The number following each category represents the anticipated numbers of firms to be accepted for that category. The categories of services include the following: STATE CATEGORIES: Archaeology/Paleontology - 10 Bridge Design - 12 Bridge Evaluation/Testing - 8 Bridge Hydraulics / Hydrology - 10 Bridge Inspection - 7 Bridge Protective Coating Design - 6 Building Architecture - 5 Construction Administration/Inspection/Testing - 35 Environmental Studies 15 Geotechnical Services - 7 Hazardous Waste/Petroleum Contamination Testing - 5 Historic Preservation - 10 Land Surveying - 35 Landscape Architecture - 5 Photogrammetry and LiDAR Surveys 2 Public Relations/Public Information - 9 Real Estate Services 20 Roadway Design - 25 Subsurface Utilities Exploration 4 Transportation Planning - 12 Underwater Bridge Inspections - 5 Unmanned Aerial Inspections - 11 Wetland Delineation/Mitigation 15 LOCAL GOVERNMENT CATEGORIES: Airport Planning and Design 3 Bridge Design 27 Bridge Inspections- 19 Geotechnical Services 5 Railroad Planning/Design/Construction Administration 3 Roadway Design -28 Transportation Planning. The SDDOT will afford equal opportunity to all those who submit statements of interest and will not discriminate in its selection of consultants on the grounds of race, sex, color, disability or national origin. Please use the listing provided above to identify the specific areas of expertise and interest. Each consultant may apply in one or as many categories as they desire The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.