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The City of Mountain Home, Idaho, is requesting interested firms to submit their qualifications for providing engineering services for the Mountain Home Airport. Projects completed by the successful consultant team are anticipated to be funded in part by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Idaho Transportation Department Division of Aeronautics, and the City of Mountain Home. The selection process is intended to be in compliance with FAA Advisory Circular, AC 150/1500-14D, "Architectural, Engineering, and Planning Consultant Services for Airport Grant Projects." The City of Mountain Home will retain the services of an engineering consultant for up to five (5) years to provide professional engineering, surveying, environmental analysis, testing, FAA grant preparation and administration assistance, and construction inspection for types of projects that may include, but will not be limited to the following projects (or project components): 1. Snow removal equipment procurement 2. Land acquisition / RPZ easements 3. Airport access road reconstruction/rehabilitation 4. Runway, taxiway, taxi lane, and apron construction, reconstruction, and rehabilitation 5. Lighting, signing, and NAVAID upgrades 6. Pavement Management Program Update 7. Buildings and related facilities 8. Security equipment and enhancements 9. Engineering assistance for airport development proposals, including environmental work 10. Other airport incidental planning and related work QUALIFICATIONS Qualifications will only be accepted from firms that can demonstrate knowledge of Mountain Home Municipal Airport and the ability to do airport projects. This project will be located at the Mountain Home Municipal Airport on Airbase Road in Mountain Home, Idaho. Statements of qualifications must be no more than fifteen (15) pages (front and back) or thirty (30) one-sided pages, exclusive of a cover letter and front and back cover. Singlesided 11 X17 pages will count as 2, double-sided as 4. The format shall be as follows: 1. General description of the firm: Include contact information, company organizational structure, company history and background, size of company, recent experience in comparable airport/aviation projects in a similar environment, experience with federal government projects, specifically FAA. 2. Knowledge, experience, and capability to successfully perform and/or administer all of the anticipated work at the airport over the next five (5) years. Discuss the organization's experience in DBE requirements associated with grants. 3. Identify key personnel in the firm(s) who will work on the design and field engineering portion of the projects and who will be directly in charge of the project. Describe the roles of these key personnel, their background, and experience. Include a discussion on the firm's ability to furnish qualified inspectors with relevant FAA project experience for construction inspection. 4. Affiliation with other firm(s): Identify other firm(s) that you plan to subcontract or joint venture with, if any, for this contract. 5. Technical approach: Provide a brief discussion of the tasks that the consultant will undertake to accomplish the anticipated work at the airport over the next five (5) years, noting any special concerns or issues. 6. Past Experience: Describe your organization's past project experience similar to the anticipated future airport work completed by the presented project team. Include contact personnel, airport, project(s), and telephone number(s). 7. Ability to Furnish Qualified Inspectors: Identify the availability to furnish qualified inspectors with specific FAA project experience. 8. Affirmative Action Program: Provide evidence of establishment and implementation of an Affirmative Action Program. Proposers will be ranked based upon the following criteria and relative importance as applied by the Authority to the material in the required submittals: 1. Capability of the firm to perform all, or most aspects of the services required (maximum 10 points). 2. Recent experience in airport projects comparable to the proposed projects (maximum 10 points). 3. Reputation for personal and professional integrity and competence (maximum 10 points). 4. Key personnel's professional background and successful, relevant experience (maximum 10 points). 5. Capability to furnish qualified inspectors with relevant FAA project experience for construction inspection (maximum 15 points). 6. Technical understanding, and familiarity with the projects, and understanding of the projects potential problems, and the owner's special concerns (maximum 30 points). 7. Demonstrated capability to properly administer projects funded by the FAA (please provide references and examples) (maximum 10 points). 8. Evidence that consultant has established, and implemented an Affirmative Action Program (maximum 5 points). Please be advised, that direct contact with City elected officials, members of the Airport Commission, or Staff (except as noted below) during the selection process is highly discouraged, and may render the submittal as non-compliant. Any requests for clarification or additional information deemed necessary by a respondent to present a proposal shall be submitted in writing, via postal service, or by email addressed to the Director of Public Works referencing this request. All qualification documents submitted shall become the property of the City of Mountain Home and may thereafter be used by the Authority without compensation to the proposers. Any qualification documents received after the above date and/or time will be returned unopened. The Authority reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to accept any proposal that is deemed to be in the best interest of the Airport. No cost or fee schedules shall be submitted. FAA grant guidelines require cost and fee information to be presented during contract negotiations after the selection of the most qualified consultant with which to negotiate The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.