Coffeyville, Kansas, is inviting SOQs for the purpose of Professional Engineering Services from qualified firms for the design of improvements including value engineering opinion of probable costs to the City of Coffeyville levee system. The Project is two-fold, first is to ensure design of improvements needed to meet accreditation and second would be to design the levee to withstand a repeat of the 2007 Flood. The City of Coffeyville, Kansas, invites you to submit a statement of qualifications (SOQ) for professional engineering services for completing an assessment and design engineering for improvements to the City of Coffeyville Levee System. The City reserves the right to reject any and all SOQs, to waive technical defects, and to select the SOQ(s) deemed most advantageous to the City. City of Coffeyville, Kansas Located on Highway 169 in Southeast Kansas, Coffeyville originally served as a gateway to the Indian Territory now known as Oklahoma. Because of its location on the Verdigris River and proximity to Native American tribes, the City flourished and quickly became the largest city in the region. As a center for commerce, the city's commercial and residential areas blossomed. Glass manufacturing, brick making, paint manufacturing, and petroleum refining prospered, and large neighborhoods developed to provide workforce housing. During the past few decades, the community has experienced a slow decline in population, much like the rest of the region. However, anchored by large employers such as Coffeyville Resources, John Deere, and Acme Foundry, the community is entering a period of economic resurgence. With a 2010 census population of 10,295, the community remains the largest in Montgomery County and one of the largest in the region. A full-service community, Coffeyville provides residents, businesses, and visitors with police, fire, electric generation and distribution, water, sewer, stormwater, parks and public facilities, general aviation, streets, wireless internet, and community and economic development. The City of Coffeyville in 2007 suffered severe loss during a major flood and had a close Call again in 2019. In working with the Corp of Engineers silver jackets program several areas of concern have been identified with the levee system. The levee in its current condition will not meet the requirements for FEMA accreditation. The City of Coffeyville reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, with no penalty to the City, or to award the contract to the next most qualified consultant if the successful respondent does not execute a contract within thirty (30) days after the award of the proposal. The City of Coffeyville, being an equal opportunity employer, will not discriminate against any respondent because of race, color, religion, sex or national origin; any person or group which enters into a contract with the City of Coffeyville must agree to comply with any and all applicable federal and state laws regarding the prohibition of discrimination. All respondents, by placing a proposal, shall accept the affirmative duty to ascertain and comply with such laws. All questions regarding this request for Proposal are to be directed to:
City of Coffeyville Deputy Director of Public Works :Thomas Osborn ,Phone Number : (620) 252-6131,E-Mail Address: tosborn@coffeyville.com All proposers should be aware that any communication with other City of Coffeyville officials, either elected or appointed, after the date of this request will cause that firm's SOQ to be automatically rejected.
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