Legal Notices

NOTICE FOR CONSULTING SERVICES UNDERWATER BRIDGE INSPECTION Notice is hereby given by the West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways, that consulting services will be utilized for Underwater Bridge Inspection Services for calendar year 2022. Firms interested in being considered shall have the expertise and the capability to provide underwater bridge inspection of structural elements. The structures to be inspected are located throughout the state, over a variety of water conditions, and will be designated by the Division. Underwater Bridge Inspection services provided shall be in accordance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration Diving Standards, West Virginia Bridge Inspection Manual, Federal Highway Administration Underwater Bridge Inspection Manual, AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation, West Virginia Department of Transportation Bridge Inspector’s Reference Manual (BIRM) and the National Bridge Inspection Standards. All publications and specifications referenced shall be current edition. Project Assignments are currently scheduled for work to begin in 2022. Single or multiple assignments may be made for this work. Firms interested in being considered shall submit the following documentation prior to 4:00 p.m., Monday, May 2, 2022 1. Letter of Interest 2. Un-Priced Prospectus All documentation submitted shall be forwarded though United States Postal Service (address below), post marked prior to deadline submission, or by e-mail (address below) prior to the deadline submission. No document submission will be accepted beyond the deadline date given. Jacob Bumgarner, P.E., Director West Virginia Division of Highways Maintenance Division Building Five, Room A-350, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East Charleston, West Virginia 25305-0430 email: DOHMaintenanceLOQ @wv.gov At a minimum, the Prospectus shall include the following: 1. A completed West Virginia Division of Highways, Consultant Confidential Qualification Questionnaire (CCQQ), current publication, dated January 1, 2022 or later. This form may be found on the follow website: www.transportation.wv.gov ighways ngineering ages/l 2. Overall capabilities to perform the work, including available workforce to assign to the project, workforce personnel qualifications, and present workload. 3. The Consultant shall submit for approval a resume of qualifications of the individual(s) in charge of the inspection and inspection team leaders, all applicable NHI certificates for team leader status should be included. The personnel must meet the requirements of the current National Bridge Inspection Standards and must meet the approval of the Maintenance Division. 4. The location of office in which control of the work will be performed. 5. The Firm’s cost accounting system being maintained. This system shall be capable of segregating and identifying accumulating costs for each job that is performed under cost-type contracts. 6. The type of work anticipated to be subcontracted or performed by a sub-consultant, with a listing of the proposed sub-consultants. 7. A completed West Virginia Division of Highways Consultant’s Short List Selection Criteria Technical Evaluation Form. Cross-referencing on this form to other parts of the prospectus is not acceptable. This form can be found at the following website: http:/www.transportation.wv.gov ighways ngineering ages/l Prior to entering contract negotiations, the selected firm and any sub-consultants shall submit a current audited overhead rate computation performed by a State or Federal government agency or independent CPA firm. The submitted overhead audit shall contain a detailed exhibit of the computations with all applicable eliminations and references. The audit shall be done in accordance with Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States and all eliminations required by the Federal Acquisition Regulations will be made. This requirement will be waived for the selected firm or any sub-consultant when its portion of the fee for the project is less than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00). In such instances, a company computed overhead rate may be utilized. It is the policy of the West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways, that Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) shall have the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts financed in whole or in part with Federal funds. The selection of firms will be based on experience, expertise in type of work to be performed including demonstrated ability, capacity of firm to perform contract, time required to accomplish work, past performance both technically and administratively, and quality management and workmanship. Additional information for each bridge may be obtained through contacting William Murray, P.E., Maintenance Division, Bridge Contracts Section at 304-419-8958 or via e-mail at [email protected]. LC-126747 04-05,12;2022