Submittals due by: 1PM Pacific Time on Thursday, September 12, 2024

Seattle Public Utilities is seeking a Consultant Team to perform structural/seismic assessments, conceptual design, and costing of seismic upgrades and recoating for two steel water storage facilities, Charlestown Standpipe and Volunteer Standpipe. The assessments will further develop previously completed preliminary seismic vulnerability assessments and identify/compare options for rehabilitating and seismically strengthening the facilities.

This RFP will select a single consultant team and award one contract. The estimated budget for the assessment/options analysis phase of this contract is $250,000. Total estimated cost for all phases is $1M. At the completion of the assessment/options analysis work phase, SPU may elect to amend the contract to include design and construction support services for projects to seismically upgrade and recoat Charlestown Standpipe and Volunteer Standpipe. There is no guarantee for additional work phases being added.

The estimated cost of these potential future phases is to be determined but will be related to the construction cost and complexity of the project alternative that SPU implements. The expected duration of the assessment/options analysis phase is from 1^st Quarter 2025 through 1^st Quarter 2026. The potential design phase is expected to be from 2026 through 2027, with the potential construction phase following suit 2028 through 2030. The estimated contract duration will be 5 years for all phases with an option to extend additional years.

Interested consultants are encouraged to review the solicitation, background documents, and any addenda online at https://cityofseattle.bonfirehub.com/portal.

The deadline for submitting responses is 1PM Pacific Time on Thursday, September 12, 2024, electronic submittals are to be uploaded to the City’s Procurement Portal: https://cityofseattle.bonfirehub.com/portal.

SPU PRE-SUBMITTAL CONFERENCE:  An optional pre-submittal conference will be held on Thursday, August 22, 2024 from 10AM to 10:45AM Pacific Time, via MS Teams Meeting ID: 252 056 960 83, meeting passcode: 6B2CdE at URL: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NWEyMTE0YWItN2YzMC00MmI3LTlhN2QtZTg2NmE1MmZlNDYx%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2278e61e45-6beb-4009-8f99-359d8b54f41b%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22121dc13c-da68-47c3-b850-703d10817830%22%7d

Or join by phone at: 206-686-8357; Phone Conference ID: 238 733 29#. SPU will review the scope of work, consultant expectations, and answer questions from the prospective bidders. Although attendance at this meeting is not mandatory, attendance is highly encouraged.

Proposers may submit questions to the procurement portal (Bonfire) under the Vendor Discussions section. The City strongly prefers that consultants submit questions in Bonfire but will accept questions submitted to the Contract Administrator in email format, as well. Questions shall be directed to Ajla Suta, Contract Administrator & SPU’s designated contact person, at ajla.suta@seattle.gov  To facilitate preparation of responses to questions, please submit questions by no later than 5PM Pacific Time on Tuesday, August 27, 2024. All responses to questions will be posted at https://cityofseattle.bonfirehub.com/portal under the Public Notices Section in the respective procurement opportunity.

Consultant selection for this solicitation will be subject to all applicable laws and ordinances. The participation of women- and minority-owned firms is a high priority cultural value of the City of Seattle and is strongly encouraged at all tiers.