Request for Proposal (RFP) for Development Review Consulting and Inspection Services in Wasatch County, Utah All questions relating to this RFP should be addressed in writing to the County's Project Representative: Natalie Foster by e-mail nfoster@wasatch.utah.gov. The deadline for questions is Tuesday September 10, 2024 at 4:00 P.M. All questions will be recorded and submitted, with answers, to all known Proposers by 4:00 p.m., September 12, 2024. This RFP does not commit the County to award an Agreement, nor pay for any costs incurred in the preparation of a proposal for this request. The County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals received, to negotiate with any qualified firm or to modify or cancel in part or the entirety of the RFP if it is in the best interest of the County to do so. Proposals will remain valid for ninety (90) days while the County reviews.Proposer Interviews. The County anticipates inviting Proposers to participate in Oral Presentations and Interviews on Thursday September 26, 2024. The County reserves the right to determine if all or some of the proposals will be interviewed. During the interview, Proposers will be required to have the staff present that will serve as the Principal Engineer, Review Engineer(s) and Construction Inspector(s) for the County. The specific time of interviews will be determined based on the number of proposals received.
Scope of Consulting Services
1. Development plan review
a. Development Review Committee (DRC) participation. Online meeting with other County departments during working hours held twice a month, typically every other Thursday morning at 9:00 A.M. (times may vary)
b. DRC review of project plans (through the County online permitting system, OnBase) to determine compliance with County codes and approve to move forward or reject for corrected plans to be resubmitted (see sub-section 3). i. This may include conceptual/preliminary/final plans, architectural plans, site plans, grading/drainage plans, and subdivision construction permits, and associated applications. ii. The County Code requires DRC reviews to be completed within two weeks of submission of a complete application, and reviews of submitted revised plans responding to DRC comments to be reviewed within 2 weeks of formal submission. iii. Pursuant to UCA 17-27a-604.2(8)(b), requests for additional information or modifications to project plans shall be specific and include citations to ordinances, standards, or specifications that require the modifications to project plans, and shall be logged in an index of requested modifications or additions. The County plan review software assists the DRC in logging review comments as required. c. Coordinate, consult, and provide input to other departments and agencies as may be required (typically on a daily basis) through coordination meetings or informal online meetings and phone call discussions.
d. Planning Commission meeting attendance (as necessary)
e. County Council meeting attendance (as necessary)
f. May provide miscellaneous engineering tasks, feasibility studies, investigations,
and other duties as directed by the County.
g. Utilize the County Onbase software program, or its successor, to log review
comments, to accept and reject applications, and to track progress on execution of applications and bonds.
2. Construction
a. Inspections of sub-surface storm drainage, roads, and other infrastructure.
b. Detailed inspection reports
c. Sign off on engineering permits and other engineering needs
d. Product and materials submittal review and approval
e. Bond reductions
f. Works with Developers and their Contractors throughout the construction process to ensure county codes are met and proper construction techniques are used from the beginning to end of construction permits.
g. Punchlist creation
h. Bond reduction review and sign off
i. Final acceptance recommendation
j. Warranty reviews and sign offs.
3. Engineering review
a. Geotechnical review
b. Steep slope review
c. Traffic study/plan review
d. Engineering permit reviews (Driveway and Encroachment, Right-of-way Excavation, Grading, and Subdivision Construction Permits)
e. Review of development engineer's construction estimate
f. Retaining walls & cut slopes
g. FEMA flood plain compliance
h. Storm water conveyance and storage
i. Land disturbance complaints/enforcement
j. Revisions to County Code and engineering construction standards
k. Review Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)
l. Grading and drainage plans
m. Any other engineering code questions and reviews as requested
4. Other projects as assigned by the County
a. May provide design and project construction and contract management
services for public works projects and other capital improvement projects
b. May review and help update County Code
c. May assist the County with processing grant applications
d. May assist in enforcement actions. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.
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