Please note that the official posting site for obtaining all RFQ documents and current Addenda is always listed in the original DJC ad and announcement below:

ORIGINAL POSTING:

THE CITY OF SEATTLE

SEATTLE CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS #17127

For

ON-CALL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

City Light seeks to engage a consultant to provide services including, but not limited to, environmental field investigations and analyses, contaminated site evaluation/cleanup oversight, and environmental permitting to support its Environmental Affairs Division (“EAD”), on an on-call basis.

Minimum Qualifications for this Contract include:

– Consultant must have a local office within 35 miles (driving distance) of downtown Seattle. This office must be the primary office utilized for this contract.

– Consultant must have successfully performed at least one contract with a public agency of similar size to the City of Seattle.

– Primary Consultant must have demonstrated experience in the areas of discipline indicated in the Scope of Work (e.g., Geology, Hydrogeology, Chemistry, Biology, Engineering, etc.).

City Light will typically require these services in the following circumstances:

•  When construction projects involve soil or debris removal.
•  During property transactions (sale/transfer of surplus properties).
•  When spills of oil and other hazardous materials occur on a project site.
•  When historical spills are discovered on City Light property.
•  For unexpected or for small, short-term monitoring projects.
•  When EAD requires assistance to carry out environmental permitting and/or State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) review process for City Light projects.
•  Scientific, investigative, or engineering analysis.

City Light also anticipates cleanup planning and activities under the resultant contract, which will be for relatively small sites where Voluntary Washington Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) cleanups may be conducted.

The selected consultant(s) must be prepared to provide immediate on-call sampling services 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. SCL will require two or more off-hour contacts from the consultant.

The specific scope of work, project schedule, due dates for deliverables, and costs will be developed and negotiated for each Work Authorization issued under the On-Call Contract.

The term of the contract shall extend from the date of execution by the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of Seattle City Light, or designee, for a period of three (3) years. City Light has identified a budget for this project of not to exceed $700,000.

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; One (1) unbound and five (5) bound copies must be delivered by 3:00pm PST on July 11, 2016, to the address below:

Seattle City Light

Procurement & Contracting Division

700 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3200

Seattle, WA 98104-5031

Attention: Lorrie van den Arend, SMT 3004-E

Special instructions for hand delivery are included in the RFQ.

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.

“WOMEN AND MINORITY AFFIRMATIVE EFFORTS REQUIREMENTS: All proposals are required to meet the Affirmative Efforts requirements as specified in the RFQ. An Outreach Plan will be required for the top rated consultant(s).”