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Request for Qualifications Mason County Airport (Mason County Commission) Architectural, Engineering and Planning Services The Mason County Commission (“Commission”) is soliciting Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from qualified consultants to provide architectural, engineering, environmental, planning and related special services for a series of projects to be undertaken of the next five (5) years at the Mason County Airport. The selection is for basic and special services as defined in the most recent version of Advisory Circular 1505/8100-14E “Architectural, Engineering and Planning Consultant Services for Airport Grant Projects.” The proposed development projects are anticipated to be funded, in part in whole, by grants received from the Federal Aviation Administration and the West Virginia Division of Multimodal Transportation Facilities. The schedule of projects my include: Obstruction Removal Construct Tea-Cup Turnarounds Seal and Mark Runway, Taxiways, and Apron, Relocate Threshold Lights Construct Fuel Farm ALP Update The professional consultant services shall include, but not be limited to, project design and development, construction plan and specification preparation, bidding rocurement administration and construction administration. The selected consultant shall also provide either internally, or through qualified sub-consultants, all special professional services required to complete each project. These services include, but are not limited to, surveying, topographic mapping, environmental assessment, materials acceptance testing and resident construction observation. Interested firms should submit six (6) copies of their SOQ for comparative evaluation in accordance with Advisory Circular 1505/8100-14E. The SOQ should address the following items, as appropriate, as they relate to the anticipated schedule of projects. Capability to perform all aspects of the projects listed in the anticipated schedule; Recent experience with comparable development projects; Reputation for personal and professional integrity and competence; Evidence of an established Affirmative Action Program; Professional background and availability of key project personnel; Current workload and ability to meet schedules and deadlines; Qualifications of sub-consultants; Familiarity with the proximity to the Mason County Airport; and Ability to provide qualified Resident Construction Observers Sealed SOQ packages will be received until 4:00 P.M. on September 30, 2022, at the Mason County Administrator’s Office, Mason County Commission, Attn: Jason Bechtle ohn Gerlach, 200 Sixth Street, Point Pleasant, West Virginia 25550. The Commission intends to develop a pre-selection list of up to three firms and thereafter conduct either in-person or telephone interviews to determine the firm deemed to be the most appropriately qualified. The selection is subject to the provisions of Executive Order 11246 “Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity” and 49 CFR Part 26 “Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Participation.” The Mason County Commission is an equal employment opportunity employer and asserts that it will not discriminate against any firm or individual on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, age, handicap or national origin. Firms classified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) or a Small Business Firm are encouraged to respond. LH-136072 9-1,8;2022