This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Submittals will be evaluated promptly after opening. After an award is made, a summary will be sent to all companies who submitted qualifications. Results will not be given over the telephone or prior to award. Submittals may be withdrawn any time prior to the scheduled closing time for receipt of qualifications; no submittal may be modified or withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) calendar days thereafter. 1. Background - The City of Cedar Rapids is seeking qualifications from licensed professionals qualified to provide on-call professional land surveying services for the Public Works Department. These Services will be utilized primarily for inhouse design of City Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) and associated activities, including, but not limited to sanitary and storm sewer projects, sidewalk projects, right-of-way and boundary documents for plat preparation, and easement documents. The objective is to work with a licensed professional to establish control and collect thorough and accurate field data, and to provide data in an electronic format compatible with the City's design software. 2. Scope of Services 2.1 Unless otherwise specified, the Surveyor shall provide all professional services, labor, equipment, tools and other resources necessary for the successful and satisfactory completion of the Scope of Services. 2.2 Each project is generally expected to progress under the following steps: a) Scope Coordination meeting where the City Project Manager presents and describes the project to the Surveyor. A Capital Improvement Project (CIP) or Non-CIP Project Number will be assigned, along with detailed scope of work, detailed description of deliverables, a timeline for the services and a Survey Project Request Form will be provided (see Attachments for sample form). b) The City Project Manager shall provide a City utility map showing storm and sanitary sewers, fiber-optic and water system. c) The Surveyor will have three (3) days to visit the site and respond with a schedule and a not-to-exceed price to provide the Services and data listed on the Survey Project Request Form. The not-to-exceed price will be derived from hourly fees submitted as a separate attachment with the response to this RFQ. d) The Surveyor will call for utility locates, request utility maps and collect field data on existing utilities, including site, materials, location and elevation on underground structures. e) The Surveyor will contact the City Project Manager for assistance with City-owned utility features that cannot be located or opened (i.e., manholes that are buried, paved over or have lids that are rusted, stuck or broken or similar items). f) The Surveyor shall process the field data, add utility data from maps and field locates and provide the field points file and processed digital electronic data in the file format indicated on the Survey Project Request Form. g) The City Project Manager and Surveyor shall coordinate improvements (CAD standards, Field Data Codes, Drawing Symbols, etc.) for future projects. The Public Works Department, who will be the primary user of the Contract, utilizes Civil AutoCAD 3D. The Utilities Department - Water Operations Division uses Carlson software, which is AutoCAD compatible. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.