The City of Jacksonville is requesting Letters of Interest (LOI) from Private Engineering Firms (PEF) to provide Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) services for the construction of a trail project (EB-6012). This contract shall be partially reimbursed with Federal-aid funding through the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). The solicitation, selection and negotiation of a contract shall be conducted in accordance with all NCDOT requirements and guidelines.
The City will select a Firm with which to negotiate a contract using a Qualifications Based Selection process. Selections will be based on demonstrated experience and expertise as established herein with the evaluative criteria. Once a Firm has been selected, negotiations will commence to finalize a scope of work and a price.
The project consists of the construction of a multi-use path from the current terminus of the Rails to Trails Greenway on Chaney Ave/W. Railroad St. to Newberry St. This project includes but is not limited to the construction of an asphalt trail, concrete demolition, concrete ADA compliant curb ramps, stormwater improvements, thermoplastic striping, and signal improvements at the intersection of New Bridge Street and Railroad Street.
The bid manual and plans may be viewed here: https://cojnc2-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/skutz_jacksonvillenc_gov/EvvqzwAcP4dDqpF6v2JYkJ EBqzVhOaDzwZjiwAAv5CTB8Q?e=M0K2ax
SCHEDULE
RFQ Invitation Release Date/Advertisement February 28, 2022
Submission for Questions and Clarifications March 11, 2022
Response to Questions and Clarifications March 21, 2022
Submission of Qualifications April 4, 2022
Preliminary Interview Dates Week of April 11, 2022
Selection Committee’s Recommendation by April 19, 2022
Firms may submit their Letter of Interest (LOI) digitally as long as the due date and time requirements are met. Please bookmark your LOI as outlined to assist those who will be reviewing them. If the LOI is submitted digitally, no hard copies will need to be submitted nor a copy of the LOI on a flash drive or CD.
If a Firm chooses to submit a hardcopy of their LOI, submit six (6) hard copies of the proposals and one (1) flash drive containing a PDF of the proposal. The LOI needs to be received by the due date and time. The hard copies shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope/box marked: “Request for Qualifications – Construction Engineering & Inspection Services” and delivered to: City of Jacksonville, Attn: Stephanie Kutz, 815 New Bridge Street, Jacksonville, NC 28540.
LOI are due by 5:00 PM (EST) on Monday, April 4, 2022 either via email to skutz@jacksonvillenc.gov or by mail. Any LOI that is submitted after the time stated will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered. If submitting digitally, the Firm may wish to use the email receipt confirmation to confirm delivery of the LOI.
There will be no pre-proposal meeting. Questions about this proposal must be submitted via email to skutz@jacksonvillenc.gov and will be answered until 5:00 PM on Friday, March 11, 2022. Questions received will be answered through issuance of an addendum. Questions received after this time will not be answered. Individual meetings with Firms will not be held due to personnel workload.
Please see RFQ for more information.
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