RFQ D/B - Front Street Town Docks Fuel Storage Design and Build

Statements of Qualifications are being sought from competent project teams interested in designing, furnishing, and constructing a fuel storage and delivery system for the Beaufort Town Docks located adjacent to Front Street. The system is anticipated to include an underground diesel storage tank, fill and discharge piping, a transfer/pumping system, electrical controls, and related appurtenances. The work will also include designing and constructing changes to the Front Street west parking lot to allow for the offloading of fuel to the proposed tanks from a tanker truck. This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is subject to the competitive negotiation provisions outlined in North Carolina Statute 143-128.1A, Design-build contracts. Accordingly, the design-build contract is subject to a specific statutory process with the design-builder being initially selected based on qualifications. Consistent with the Mini-Brooks Act (G.S. 143-64.31), contract costs will only be negotiated after the best qualified design-builder is initially selected. In addition, the Town requires that qualifications statements be sealed. Sealed qualifications statements will be received at the location stated above. Those received by telephone, email, facsimile, or any other means of electronic transfer will not be accepted. The Town of Beaufort is not responsible for late delivery by the United States Postal Service or any other courier. All inquiries for information regarding this RFP are to be directed to the Town of Beaufort staff member issuing this request for proposals. Offerors must be properly licensed under Chapter 87 of the North Carolina General Statutes and under Municipal Code 11-9 for all portions of the work that require licensure. The Town of Beaufort reserves the right to waive any informalities, to reject any or all proposals, and to enter into a contract based upon the proposal deemed to be in the Towns best interest. The Town of Beaufort is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Service Provider and encourages participation by small-, minority-, and female-owned firms. All qualified Small and Minority businesses are welcome to submit a proposal. Questions. Offerors must submit questions regarding the RFQ in writing to the Town's authorized representative via email no later than 4:30 pm EST on Thursday, June 22, 2023. Necessary replies will be issued to all Offerors of record as addenda that shall become part of the contract documents. Oral instructions do not form a part of the proposal documents.

Division 02 -	Existing Conditions, Subsurface Investigation.
Division 03 -	Concrete, Concrete Reinforcing, Cast-in-Place Concrete.
Division 05 -	Metals, Structural Metal Framing, Metal Decking.
Division 23 -	Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC), Facility Fuel Piping, Facility Fuel-Storage Tanks.
Division 31 -	Earthwork, Clearing and Grubbing, Grading, Earthwork Methods.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Bases, Ballasts, and Paving, Flexible Paving, Asphalt Paving, Rigid Paving, Concrete Paving, Curbs, Gutters, Sidewalks, and Driveways, Fences and Gates.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Storm Drainage Utilities.