CITY OF SEATTLE

REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS

CONSULTANT SERVICES

Project:  SDOT 14-003 Madison Street Bus Rapid Transit Conceptual Design

Click here to download the full RFQ – Posted 2/10/2014

The City of Seattle, through Seattle Department of Transportation, requests Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from qualified engineering firms for SDOT 14-003 Madison Street Bus Rapid Transit Conceptual Design.

This contract is estimated to be up to $800,000 with the time of performance expected to be between April 2014 and April 2015.

This RFQ seeks responses for services to prepare a Madison Corridor BRT Conceptual Design Study (“the Study”) to identify a preferred configuration of BRT and other modes in the Madison corridor and advance design of this configuration to a conceptual design level of approximately 10%.

The Madison BRT corridor is one of five high capacity transit (HCT) corridors identified for priority implementation in the 2012 Transit Master Plan (TMP).  The Project is an opportunity to design and implement a state-of-the-art BRT project while also responding to needs identified in the Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plans to improve multimodal facilities in the corridor, including an approximately parallel bicycle facility.  There is a strong desire to advance urban design integration, streetscape features, and innovative public space components into the Project.  Key challenges include a constrained right-of-way, balancing neighborhood access and circulation with east-west corridor travel demands, and advancing SDOT Complete Streets and urban design goals throughout the corridor.

Interested qualified consultants request the Request for Qualifications packet at the following address:  https://www.ebidexchange.com/seattle.

NOTE: YOU MUST FORMALLY REGISTER AT EBID IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE ADDENDUMS.

The Request for SOQ’s packet includes a more detailed Scope of Work, administrative requirements such as subconsulting, insurance, selection process, schedule, etc.

SOQ’s must be received by the Seattle Department of Transportation, Attention:  Sonia Palma, 700 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3800, P. O. Box 34996, Seattle, Washington  98124-4996 by 4:00 p.m., February 28, 2014.

Any questions regarding this Request for SOQ’s may be submitted via eBid eXchange.  Response to questions will be provided via eBid Addendum.

The City of Seattle in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 26 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award.

Dates of publication: Friday, February 7, 2014 and Friday, February 14, 2014.