RFP - UIRF(Urban Infrastructure Recovery Fund) General Engineering Services (2022-2024)

Project Name: UIRF General Engineering Services (2022-2024), Capital Improvement Project No. 440007-100024 Project Overview: The City of Columbus, Ohio, is soliciting Requests for Proposals (RFP's) from experienced professional consulting/engineering firms to provide full-service assistance to the City for General Engineering Services for the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Power. This is to provide general engineering design services for Urban Infrastructure Recovery Fund (UIRF) street lighting projects, under Capital Improvement Project Number 440007-100024. The types of services that may be provided are described herein. Services will be authorized on a task order basis as needed. One consultant will be awarded the contract in the amount of $100,000, funded for a minimum one year period, with annual renewal options for two additional years at $100,000 each. The City reserves the right to cancel this RFP and reject any bid or proposal, in whole or in part, for good cause when it is in the best interests of the City. In the event of a contract, if the project is delayed for any reason by the City, the City may request to modify the contract to reduce the maximum final obligation of the contract to a minimal level until the project resumes. When the project is intended to resume, the contract will be modified to increase the maximum final obligation to the contract amount necessary to fulfill the remaining services needed. GOALS: MBE/WBE Contract-specific subcontract goals are required for this contract. In order to receive credit for the participation of a MBE/WBE subcontractor, the consultant must use MBE/WBEs certified by the City of Columbus Office of Diversity and Inclusion at the time of bid. Note: a certified MBE or WBE awarded a contract as a prime consultant may count 100% of the dollar value of the work it intends to perform with its own forces toward the applicable contract participation goal. The MBE/WBE contract specific goal is: 10% BID DISCOUNT / PROPOSAL INCENTIVE: A Proposal Incentive of 5% (5 POINTS) shall be applied in ranking the submittals of MBE/WBE Prime Consultants who are members of the ethnic and gender groups determined by the City's 2019 Disparity Study to have a statistically significant disparity. Complete the "Bid Discount/Proposal Incentive Form" (see Appendix D) if the Proposal Incentive applies to the consultant. MBE/WBE UTILIZATION PLAN: All consultants shall complete the "Declaration of Proposed MBE/WBE Utilization Form" (see Appendix F) and certify if the MBE/WBE goal is met or is not met. Consultants shall also complete the associated "Affidavit of MBE/WBE Intent to Perform as a Subcontractor/Subconsultant/Supplier Form" for each certified MBE/WBE committed to performing on this contract (See Appendix F). Delivery Date : 12/30/2022 If the goal is not met per Appendix F, the consultant must complete the "Request for MBE/WBE Goal Waiver and Documentation of Good Faith Effort" Form (see Appendix E). Consultants must earn a minimum of 80 points in the categories outlined and described on this form in order to demonstrate a Good Faith Effort. DEBRIEFING OPTION: A debriefing option is available to all professional services prime consultants who are unsuccessful in responding to this RFP. Unsuccessful consultants must submit a request for a debriefing session within (30) days following contract award. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time

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