CITY OF SEATTLE
REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS
CONSULTANT SERVICES 

16-086: Structural Design On-Call Service for Bridge Seismic Engineering 

The City of Seattle, through Seattle Department of Transportation, requests Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from qualified engineering firms for SDOT 16-086: Structural Design On-Call Service for Bridge Seismic Engineering.

The contract is estimated to be $750,000 to $1,000,000 over the entire three year duration. The initial cap for the first year is $250,000, with the City retaining the right to adjust this cap based upon the City’s needs.

Core services for this contract are:

• Project Management – Assign an individual as the Project Manager who will develop the scope of work, schedule, budget, measure contract conformance, manage risk, change and quality, lead the consultant team, and communicate with SDOT, other City departments, agencies, and stakeholder groups.
• Data Collection – Collect and review the existing data. Document the major findings and determine what additional data is needed. Develop project criteria and standards. Conduct a site visit noting those features that differ from the existing data.
• Surveying – Provide a preliminary base map which complies with City of Seattle drafting/mapping standards, and sufficient property and topographic details necessary.
• Geotechnical Evaluation – Review and summarize the available geotechnical and foundation data. Conduct field explorations or engineering analyses as required if available information is not sufficient or inconclusive.
• Environmental Documentation – Perform a study on the environmental impacts and document results. Provide a general discussion of the environmental process (SEPA/NEPA) and possible permit requirements.
• Concept and Schematic Design – Develop concept and schematic designs that fully address the project objectives, challenges, constraints, and considerations.   Assess potential alternative project delivery methods. Prepare comparative cost opinions for each concept. Culmination of this effort is the development of the Concept Design Report.
• Screening – Establish screening process and criteria. Screen the schematic design alternatives.
• Value Engineering – Provide support to a value engineering (VE) study and respond to the VE teams’ recommendations if one is determined to be required.
• Final Design – Perform final design and prepare bid-ready contract documents and the engineer’s estimate.
• Provide technical expertise in seismic engineering and foundation analysis for bridge seismic retrofits.
• Provide subject matter experts for technical panels.
• Perform Expert Peer Review
• Perform bridge seismic vulnerability studies and retrofit design.
• Perform independent design checks, quality control review, and Peer Reviews of design calculations and contract document at various stages in design.
• Perform Value Engineering.
• Perform constructability and biddability review of PS&E packages.
• Perform seismic analysis and design to SDOT existing and/or new structural inventory.
• Provide engineering support services during construction.

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: Dominic Kirangi, 700 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3800, P. O. Box 34996, Seattle, Washington 98124-4996 by 4:00 p.m., October 19, 2016 

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