CITY OF SEATTLE
REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS
CONSULTANT SERVICES 

Title: 17-110: Seismic Improvements Structural Services 

The City of Seattle, through Seattle Department of Transportation, requests Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from qualified firms for SDOT solicitation 

Title: 17-110: Seismic Improvements Structural Services. 

The Move Seattle Levy program will improve up to 16 bridges as allowed by available funding. Of these 16 bridges, 5 of them are in various stages of planning or design work, performed by others.

This Request for Qualification (RFQ) is to allow the City to identify up to six of the most qualified design consultants to evaluate and develop final construction documents for the remaining 11 bridges, which will be packed into 6 contracts.

The primary project objective is to evaluate and recommend seismic retrofit alternatives that will reduce the seismic vulnerability of the bridges. The final preferred seismic retrofit design alternative(s) shall also consider the following at a minimum:

• Economic cost of the retrofit
• Aesthetics
• Construction duration
• Potential vehicular and pedestrian traffic impacts during constructionMore details are available in the RFQ. Interested qualified consultants may download it at at eBid exchange, at https://www.ebidexchange.com/seattle.NOTE: YOU MUST FORMALLY REGISTER AT EBID IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE ADDENDUMS.The RFQ includes a more detailed Scope of Work, administrative requirements such as subconsulting, insurance, selection process, schedule, etc.Hard copy SOQs must be received by the Seattle Department of Transportation,
  Attention: Dominic Kirangi,
  700 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3800,
  P. O. Box 34996, Seattle, Washington 98124-4996by 4:00 p.m., February 1, 2018.

The City allows and will accept an electronic submittal in lieu of an official paper submittal per section 7.8 of the RFQ.

Any questions regarding this RFQ may be submitted via eBid Exchange. Response to questions will be provided via eBid Addendum. 

Dates of publication: January 17, and 29, 2018.