THE CITY OF SEATTLE
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

For

ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE 5TH AVE NE AND MERIDIAN AVE N.
DIRECT BURY CABLE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS
FOR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND STREETLIGHT SYSTEMS

The City of Seattle, Seattle City Light Department (“SCL”), seeks to engage a consultant to produce the civil designs, obtain permits, public outreach communication, produce contract specifications and related documents and provide engineering support throughout the projects.

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 through January 2023. City Light has identified an estimated budget for this project to be $2.3M.

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 will be available online on Monday, September 10, 2018, 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 must be delivered VIA EMAIL ONLY by 3:00pm PST on October 3, 2018 to:
Lorrie van den Arend
Sr. Contracting Specialist
lorrie.vandenarend@seattle.gov

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.

Click here to download the RFQ

Click here to download: 5th and Meridian

Click here to download: WMBE Inclusion Plan

Click here to download: Consultant Questionnaire

Click here to download: Insurance Transmittal Form

Click here to download: City Contract Template

Click here to download: Questions & Answers 10/24/2018