HomeMy WebLinkAbout*Request for Qualification (newspaper ad) PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TRANSPORTATION
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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS DESIGN
ENGINEERING SERVICES
SOUTH 2nd STREET CONVERSION PROJECT AND RENTON CONNECTOR PROJECT
The City of Renton solicits interest from consulting firms with expertise in Civil and Structural Engineering
Design. These agreements will be approximately three years in duration with the option for the City of
Renton to extend them for additional time and money if necessary. Consultants will be considered for the
following projects.
The City of Renton 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.
Project Descriptions
The work to be performed by the CONSULTANT consists of performing engineering design for the following
projects:
1. South 2nd Street Conversion Project. This project will convert South 2nd Street from a four lane one-
way roadway to a roadway with one through-lane in each direction. The proposed improvements
include pedestrian and bicycle facilities, traffic operations improvements, and transit upgrades. This
project has a 9% UDBE goal. The major features of the project are as follows:
• Three new traffic signals, including one raised intersection.
• A westbound bypass transit lane from just west of Logan Avenue S to just east of Lake Avenue S.
• New Metro RapidRide stops and a traffic queue jump at the new traffic signal at S 2nd Street and
Shattuck Avenue S.
• A two-way cycle track between Shattuck Avenue S and Logan Avenue S, bike lanes between Logan
and Burnett Avenues 5, and bike sharrows from Burnett Avenue S to Main Avenue S.
• Frontage improvements between Burnett Avenue S and Main Avenue S.
Required design services include:
1. Surveying
2. Traffic analysis
3. Preliminary design
4. Permit support
5. Pavement design
6. Signal and lighting design including geotechnical and structural analysis
7. Surface water design
8. Preparation of plans, specifications, and estimates for construction bid documents
9. Accessibility design and analysis
10. Constructability analysis
11. Risk assessment
12. Bid support
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2. Renton Connector, S 2nd Street to S 5th Street. This project will install a continuous non-motorized
facility along Burnett Avenue S between S 2nd Street and S 5th Street via separated walkways,
protected bicycle lanes (cycle track), and a multi-use path. This project will also include reduced travel
lanes, landscaped medians, and reconfigured public parking areas in order to provide opportunities to
incorporate art, play spaces, and resting areas along the connector. This project has a 10% UDBE goal.
Intersection improvements will include traffic signalization improvements and curb ramp upgrades to
ADA standards.
Required design services include:
1. Surveying
2. Traffic analysis
3. Preliminary design
4. Permit support
5. Pavement design
6. Signal and lighting design including geotechnical and structural analysis
7. Surface water design
8. Preparation of plans, specifications, and estimates for construction bid documents
9. Accessibility design and analysis
10. Constructability analysis
11. Risk assessment
12. Bid support
13. Bid analysis
The City of Renton reserves the right to retain the services of the successful firm(s) for any subsequent phases
(R/W, CN) associated with this/these project(s).
Evaluation Criteria
Submittals will be evaluated and ranked based on the following criteria:
1) Qualification of Proposed Project Manager and Team
2) Experience of Proposed Project Manager and Team
3) Ability to meet scope/schedule/budget
4) Approach to project
5) Ability to meet UDBE goal(s)
6) Approach to quality control
7) Past Performance/References
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Submittal
For all submittal requirements, please review the complete RFQ which is available on the City of Renton web
page, www.rentonwa.gov/bids/. This link will direct you to the City Clerk's "Call for Bids, Proposals,
Qualifications" page. Under the "Request for Qualifications" section, select "Engineering Services—South 2nd
Street Conversion and Renton Connector Projects".
Submittals should 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 ONE original and FOUR copies of your Statement of Qualifications to: City of Renton, 1055 South
Grady Way, 5th Floor,Joey Harnden no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 1, 2019. Submittals will not
be accepted after that time and date. Any questions regarding this project should be directed to Joey
Harnden, at 425-430-7225.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information
The City of Renton 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 Joey Harnden at
jharnden@rentonwa.gov or by calling collect 425-430-7225.
Title VI Statement
The City of Renton 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."
Jaso A. Seth, Ci Clerk
Dates of publication in the Renton Reporter: October 11, 2019.
Dates of publication in the Daily Journal of Commerce: October 11, 2019.
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