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

Consulting Engineering Services are expected to include all work necessary to provide final design including preliminary survey, plans and specifications, and bidding services. All work shall be performed in accordance with the most recent version of the City Standard Construction Specifications and the Engineering Guidelines(available on the City of Duluth website), as well as current MNDOT specifications. Note that the city will be updating our construction specifications in 2024. The bid documents will need to incorporate this updated version. The Consultant shall meet with City of Duluth representatives to review project scope and complexity, design criteria, related requirements, view existing conditions, gather data from the City engineering files and previously prepared reports. Additional consultations shall, where necessary, clarify the technical requirements and objectives of the contract and may be in the form of letters, emails and/or telephone conversations. The Consultant shall provide documentation of meetings and data provided. The Consultant shall ascertain the applicability of information provided, review data for completeness, and notify the City of any additional data required. It shall be the responsibility of the Consultant to determine, by site inspection procedures, the reliability of all the existing topographic survey. If information is found to be missing, the City will determine if this information should be collected as additional work. The City of Duluth reserves the right to conduct interviews of any or all proposers if deeded necessary by the evaluation committee. The City of Duluth specifically reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, to negotiate with any qualified source, to cancel in part or in its entirety the Request for Proposal, to waive any requirements, to investigate the qualifications of any proposal, to obtain new proposals, or proceed to have the service provided in any way as necessary to serve the best interests of the City of Duluth. The selected consultant must sign the City of Duluth standard Professional Engineering Services Agreement. Any questions concerning this agreement should be asked PRIOR to proposal submittal. These questions should be directed to Howard Smith in the City Engineering Office.