HomeMy WebLinkAbout00 Full Request for Qualifications - StranderCITY OF TUKWILA
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
Strander Blvd./SW 27th Street Extension
Due Thursday, November 1, 2018 by 5:00 P.M. Pacific Standard Time (PST)
The City of Tukwila solicits interest from consulting firms with expertise in Value Engineering (VE). This agreement will
be for approximately 6 months in duration with the option for the City of Tukwila to extend it for additional time and
money if necessary. Consultants will be considered for the following project.
The City of Tukwila reserves the right to amend terms of this “Request for Qualifications” (RFQ) to circulate various
addenda, or to withdraw the RFQ at any time, regardless of how much time and effort consultants have spent on their
responses.
Application Process: Please review the full RFQ following this notice and other relevant information in the Legal
Notices section of the City of Tukwila website through the following link:
http://records.tukwilawa.gov/weblink/1/fol/308407/Row1.aspx
Project Description
The work to be performed by the CONSULTANT consists of performing a Value Engineering Study (VE Study) for the
Strander Boulevard/SW 27th St. project. The proposed improvements include a new grade-separated roadway
undercrossing of the Union Pacific Railway, widening the road to accommodate four lanes of traffic, a new traffic signal,
three (3) new bridges (railroad, vehicle, & trail), retaining walls, storm water/groundwater facilities, and other related
engineering tasks.
This project has a 0% DBE goal.
The major features of the project are as follows:
Environmental documentation and preparation of permit applications.
Structural design for retaining walls and a railroad bridge for the Union Pacific RR to provide grade separation
(including shoo-fly design)
A new 4/5 lane roadway segment east of West Valley Highway and crossing under the UPRR
Roadway widening of two lanes for a portion of the project segment
A separated joint-use trail
A new trail bridge for the Interurban Trail (including new trail connections to Strander Blvd.),
A new flyover vehicle bridge connection to the Tukwila Station
A new traffic signal serving the Tukwila Station
Storm water/groundwater facilities
Determination of R/W needs and a R/W Project Funding Estimate (PFE).
Evaluation Criteria
Submittals will be evaluated and ranked based on the following criteria:
1) Qualification of Proposed Project Manager
2) Qualifications/Expertise of Firm
3) Ability to meet schedule
4) Approach to project
5) Familiarity with TUKWILA/WSDOT/FHWA standards
6) Past Performance/References
7) Approach to meet the DBE goal (DBE Participation Plan)
Submittal
Submittals should be no longer than 15 pages, excluding dividers, and should be on 8-1/2 by 11 paper using 12-point
fonts. Pages that are 11 by 17 may be used but will count as two pages. Submittals should also include the following
information: firm name, phone and fax numbers; name of principal-in-charge and project manager; and number of
employees in each firm proposed to project.
Please submit FOUR bound paper copies and ONE PDF copy, on a compact disc (CD), of your Statement of
Qualifications to:
City of Tukwila
Attn: Steve Carstens, P.E.,
6300 Southcenter Blvd., Suite 100,
Tukwila, WA 98188-2544,
Strander Blvd./SW 27th St Extension SOQ VE Study
Submittals shall be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 1, 2018. Submittals will not be accepted
after that time and date. The City will not be liable for delays in delivery of responses due to handling by the US Postal
Service or any other type of delivery service. Faxed or emailed proposals will be rejected Any questions regarding this
project should be directed to Steve Carstens, P.E, at 206-431-2446 or by email at Steve.Carstens@TukwilaWA.gov.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information
The City of Tukwila in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) and the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA), commits to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability, in all of its programs and activities. This
material can be made available in an alternate format by emailing Steve Carstens, P.E. at
Steve.Carstens@TukwilaWA.gov or by calling collect 206-431-2446.
Title VI Statement
The City of Tukwila in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-
4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21,
nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby
notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement,
disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 26 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in
response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in
consideration for an award.
Dates of publication in the Seattle Times: October 10, 2018, and October 24, 2018.
Dates of publication in the Daily Journal of Commerce: October 10, 2018, and October 24, 2018.
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CITY OF TUKWILA
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
VALUE ENGINEERING SERVICES
FOR THE
STRANDER BLVD/SW 27TH ST EXTENSION
TUKWILA PROJECT NO. 98610403
HARI PONNEKANTI, P.E.
DEPUTY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER
STEVE CARSTENS, P.E.
PROJECT MANAGER
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
STRANDER BLVD./SW 27TH ST EXTENSION
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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
Value Engineering Services for the
STRANDER BLVD/SW 27TH ST EXTENSION
ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE CITY’S WEBSITE
OBJECTIVE
The City of Tukwila Public Works Department intends to procure engineering consultant services
(consultant team) to provide value engineering design services for the Strander BLVD/27th St Extension
project. This is a federally funded project. The work shall be in accordance with the Local Agency
Guidelines (LAG) manual.
PROJECT BACKGROUND:
The cities of Renton and Tukwila have been working in partnership to complete a connection of Strander
Boulevard in the City of Tukwila with SW 27th Street in the City of Renton. As lead agency for the first
two phases of the project, the City of Renton completed an undercrossing of the Burlington Northern
Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway in 2014, connecting SW 27th Street with the Tukwila Commuter Rail Station.
The City of Tukwila will complete Phase 3 of the project.
In order to reduce the cost of the first two phases of the project, the BNSF undercrossing was completed
by installing a pump station to pump both stormwater and groundwater entering the roadway excavation
from the surrounding area. This was envisioned as an interim condition until construction of a full, four-
lane arterial connection of Strander to SW 27th St. was completed. The full build-out was anticipated to
require the construction of watertight walls and a bottom seal for the underpass.
The proposed Phase 3 would complete an undercrossing of the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) and, the
complete four lane arterial connection of SW 27th Street to Strander and to West Valley Highway.
Therefore, a key issue for the design of development of Phase 3 is to confirm the amount of groundwater
that will be encountered by completing Phase 3 and establishing a plan for managing the groundwater.
It should be noted, a Stormwater System Conceptual Design Report, Strander Grade Separation Phase 3,
dated April 7, 2017, was completed by Berger ABAM which addresses the key issues related to storm-
and groundwater within the project limits. This document will be made available on the City’s website
for use in development of the CONSULTANTS SOQ.
SCOPE OF WORK
Under the direction of the City’s Project Manager, the scope of services may include, but are not limited
to:
Project Management
Value Engineering Services
o Chairperson at meetings of the VE Team
o Creation/selection of the VE Team (minimum of 5 members)
o Presentation of findings and recommendations of the VE Study
o Provide a final VE Study Report
Other Directed Services as needed by the City
This project has a 0% DBE goal.
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SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS:
Submittals from consulting firms must include the following information: firm name; phone and fax
numbers; name and e-mail address for the primary contact; disciplines provided by the firm; specific staff
and disciplines to be assigned to the project; specialty services provided, if any; similar project experience
examples; and the total number of employees within Washington State. Similar information shall be
provided for any sub-consultants.
Project examples cited, especially those similar projects, should be within the last five years, focusing on
demonstrating the capabilities listed above, include reference contact information, and include
contributors only if they are proposed for this project.
Four (4) bound copies of the Proposal and one (1) PDF copy on Compact Disc (CD) or flash drive, either
mailed or hand-delivered, must arrive at the address listed below no later than 5:00 9.m. (PST) on
Thursday, November 1, 2018. No submittal will be accepted after this date and time. The City will not
be liable for delays in delivery of proposals due to handling by the US Postal Service or any other type of
delivery service. Faxed or emailed submittals will not be accepted. Please reference to the RFQ title on
all communications and mailing labels.
Submittals should be no longer than 15 pages, excluding dividers, and should be on 8-1/2 by 11 paper
using 12-point fonts. Pages that are 11 by 17 may be used but will count as two pages. Submittals should
also include the following information: firm name, phone and fax numbers; name of principal-in-charge
and project manager; and number of employees in each firm proposed to project.
Address the Proposals to:
City of Tukwila
Attn: Steve Carstens, P.E.,
6300 Southcenter Blvd., Suite 100,
Tukwila, WA 98188-2544,
Strander Blvd./SW 27th St Extension SOQ VE Study
Any questions regarding the submittal and selection process, and the project shall be emailed to
Steve.Carstens@TukwilaWa.gov. Only email communications will be accepted. Responses will be
shared with all firms registered on the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) list maintained by the City. To
be included on this list, please send an email to the address above with the name and primary contact
email address, stating your desire to submit a Proposal for CONSULTANT services. Please reference
the RFQ title on all communications.
The City reserves the right to revise this RFQ at any time before the due date. Such revisions, if any, will
be announced by addenda to this RFQ. When responding to questions, requests for clarification or issuing
addenda, the City will send an email notification to the contact person for each Submitter as soon as each
addendum or response is issued. The notification will include an electronic copy of the addendum or
clarification when possible. The Submitter must acknowledge receipt of all addenda, in the introductory
letter of the Proposal as well as in the Signature Page which can be found as part of this information. Any
questions submitted within 3 business days of the submittal deadline may not be addressed.
SELECTION PROCESS:
Pursuant to the State and Federal regulations, a qualifications-based selection process will be used to
select a Consultant for this project. The first step is the submission of Proposals in response to this RFQ.
The City will short-list up to three of the CONSULTANT Teams, which demonstrate through their
Proposals, the closest match to the City’s needs. Upon completion of the evaluation, scoring, and short-
listing process, the City will send prompt notification to all Submitters, or will notify them of a decision
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not to issue a short-list. The second step in the selection process will be interviews with the short-listed
teams. Additional information for the interviews will be provided to all short-listed candidates.
Scoring from the short-listing process will be brought forward to the final scoring of the interviewed
CONSULTANT Teams. The following criteria will be used to evaluate and rank the Proposal responses:
Step 1: Short-listing
Criteria Possible Points
Qualification of Proposed Project Manager; 20
Qualifications/expertise of firm 30
Ability to meet schedule 10
Approach to project 10
Familiarity with TUKWILA/WSDOT /FHWA standards and requirements 20
Past performance/references 5
Approach to meet the DBE goal (DBE Participation Plan) 5_____
Step 1 Total 100
Step 2: Final Selection
Criteria Possible Points
Interview 100%
At the option of the City, Past Performance/Reference Checks for the Consultants might be required and
would be included as part of the Interview scoring.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
The City reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel this RFQ, issue a new RFQ, reject any or all
Proposals, seek or obtain data from any source that has the potential to improve the understanding and
evaluation of the responses to this RFQ, seek and receive clarifications to a Proposal and waive any
deficiencies, irregularities or technicalities in considering and evaluating the Proposals.
This RFQ does not commit the City to enter into a contract or proceed with the procurement of the
project. The City assumes no obligations, responsibilities and liabilities, fiscal or otherwise, to reimburse
all or part of the costs incurred by the parties responding to this RFQ. All such costs shall be borne
solely by each Submitter.
Materials submitted in response to this competitive procurement shall become the property of the City
and will not be returned. All submittals received will remain confidential until the City and the successful
CONSULTANT Team sign the agreements resulting from this RFQ. All submittals are deemed public
records as defined in the RCW 42.17.250 to 42.17.340.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) INFORMATION
The City of Tukwila in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) and the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), commits to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability, in all of
its programs and activities. This material can be made available in an alternate format by emailing Steve
Carstens, P.E. at Steve.Carstens@TukwilaWA.gov or by calling collect 206-431-2446.
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TITLE VI COMPLIANCE
The City of Tukwila in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C.
2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, subtitle A,
Office of the Secretary, Part 21, nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of the Department of
Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that
in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined
at 49 CFR Part 26 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will
not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an
award.
THIS PAGE MUST BE SIGNED AND RETURNED WITH SUBMITTAL.
SIGNATURE PAGE
*This page must be included in your RFQ*
CITY OF TUKWILA PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
All submittals must be in ink or typewritten and must be executed by a duly authorized representative of the
proposing entity. If the proposer is a subsidiary or doing business on behalf of another entity, so state, and
provide the firm name under which business is hereby transacted.
Submittals will be received at the City of Tukwila Public Works Department, located at 6300 Southcenter
Blvd, Suite 100, Tukwila, WA 98188. See the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for additional details.
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS – CITY OF TUKWIAL PROJECT NO. 98610403
The undersigned proposer hereby agrees to execute the proposed contract and furnish all materials, labor,
tools, equipment and all other facilities and services in accordance with this RFQ.
The proposer agrees, by submitting a proposal under this RFQ, which in the event any litigation should arise
concerning the submission of proposals or the award of contract under this RFQ, the venue of such action or
litigation shall be in the Superior Court of the State of Washington, in and for the County of King.
Non-Collusion Declaration
The undersigned proposer hereby certifies under penalty of perjury that this proposal is genuine and not a
sham or collusive proposal, or made in the interests or on behalf of any person or entity not herein named;
and that said proposer has not directly or indirectly induced or solicited any person or entity on the
proposed work to put in a sham proposal or any person or entity to refrain from submitting a proposal; and
that said proposer has not, in any manner, sought by collusion to secure to itself an advantage over any
other consultant(s) or person(s).
___________________________________ _______________________________________
Proposer’s Registered Name Authorized Signature Date
___________________________________ _______________________________________
Address Printed name and Title
___________________________________ _______________________________________
City, State, and Zip Telephone Number
___________________________________ _______________________________________
Email Address WA State Business License Number (UBI)
___________________________________ _______________________________________
EI Number/Federal Social Security Number State Contractor License Number
Addendum Acknowledged #1_____ #2_____ #3_____ #4_____
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following link: http://records.tukwilawa.gov/weblink/1/fol/308407/Row1.aspx