The intent of this contract is to provide the Department of Public Service additional resources to perform various engineering and surveying tasks for bridge and retaining wall projects. The projects developed under this program are typically small to moderate size improvements. Non-standard plan formats may be used for the simplest projects where there is no apparent benefit from developing standard construction plans. The selected consultant shall be readily available to perform such tasks when requested by the City. The ability to complete projects in a short timeframe will be a critical point in the evaluation process. The consultant shall be expected to work on multiple projects concurrently and other such work as may be necessary to complete the contract, as set forth in the Request for Proposals (RFP). All questions concerning the RFP are to be sent to capitalprojects@columbus.gov. The last day to submit questions will be specified in the RFP phone calls will not be accepted. Responses will be posted on Online. 1.4 City of Columbus MBE/WBE Program: This project is subject to the requirements of the City's MBE/WBE Program. The MBE/WBE goal assigned to this project is 12.0%. The following are the evaluation criteria that will be used for this RFP: o Location of Lead Offeror (Maximum 10 points) o Project Manager (Maximum 20 points) o Project Team (Maximum 30 points) o Past Performance (Maximum 30 points) o Understanding of Project/Project Approach (Maximum 10 points) City certified MBE/WBE firms that submit a proposal may be eligible to receive an incentive credit of 5% of the total evaluation points used to score Requests for Proposals. To be eligible for the incentive credit, the firm must: o Be the prime consultant. o Be certified by the City's Office of Diversity and Inclusion as an MBE/WBE capable of providing the type of professional services sought by the City at the time of the proposal due date. o Be a member of the ethnic and gender groups determined by the City's 2019 Disparity Study to have a statistically significant disparity in the awarding of City professional services contracts. (The eligible groups for Professional Services RFP's are City certified African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Females.) o Submit a completed Bid Discount / Proposal Incentive Request Form with the proposal. Vendors must register on the Vendor Services portal before doing business with the City of Columbus and becoming Minority or Women Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE) certified.
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