THE CITY OF SEATTLE

SEATTLE CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

for

Spatial Analyst (GIS) Support

RFQ#: 2013SCL-11777

The City of Seattle, Seattle City Light Department (“SCL”), seeks to engage a consultant to provide consulting services as follows.

SCL needs assistance in organizing its Boundary Hydroelectric Project GIS system and seeks to upgrade its GIS modeling and analysis capabilities and the organization of it spatial data catalog. Organization of SCL’s Boundary GIS system is important for new projects as well as integration of GIS products developed for SCL during the relicensing process. The work under this contract will require strong time management skills, expert geospatial knowledge of ESRI’s ArcGIS 10.1 software (including extensions), and strong programming languages skills. The development of GIS products will take place principally on-site in SCL’s offices.

SCL is seeking qualified firms to provide the following:

The term of the contract shall extend from the date of execution by the Superintendent of Seattle City Light, or designee, through December 2014. City Light has identified a budget for this project but estimates the contract to be $160,000.

SCL, may at its option amend the original contract for scope, time, and funding, subject to the continuing appropriation authority by the Seattle City Council.

OBTAINING RFQ DOCUMENTS:

Documents are available online at http://www.ebidexchange.com/seattle. Consultants must complete a free registration prior to viewing, printing and saving to their own equipment at no cost, or ordering full or partial document sets and/or CDs through the Web site. For help using this site, or to order documents if you are unable to access the Web site, please call eBid Systems at 206-855-8430 or toll-free at 1-888-291-8430. Free internet access to obtain these documents is available at Seattle Neighborhood Service Centers and most public libraries.

Proposals are to be sent by email to Ricky Carlos, Seattle City Light, Procurement and Contracting Analyst by 4:00pm (PDT) on October 1, 2013, to the email address below:

Seattle City Light

Procurement & Contracting Division

ricardo.carlos@seattle.gov

Attention: Ricky Carlos

The City’s proposed schedule is outlined in the RFQ.

The contract that is awarded as a result of this RFQ will be awarded in a manner that will comply with all applicable laws of the United States, State of Washington, the City Charter, and Ordinances of the City of Seattle.