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Notice For Consultant Services (Request For Qualifications) Notice is hereby given that the West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways (DOH) is soliciting qualifications for the purpose of making available a list of pre-qualified Consultants to be utilized to provide NEPA services for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act. Successful Consultants must be capable of performing 51% of the work as the prime Consultant. This list of prequalified Consultants will be made available on the WVDOH website and will be open for submission of qualifications through July 31, 2021. Once approved, that Consultant’s name shall be placed on the list of Consultants prequalified to participate in this program and shall be considered pre-qualified and eligible for project selection beginning October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021. Those Consultants selected and placed on a master list MUST resubmit their CCQQ (or Standard Form 330) each year on or shortly after the first day of January to remain on the list, or at any time any of the required information changes. Pre-qualifications of consultant(s) shall be based on an evaluation of the criteria requested which shall include, but is not limited to: FHWA NEPA related experience; technical competence; capability to perform; and past performance. The areas of work required for the NEPA services will include, but are not limited to, the following items: Preparation of Programmatic Categorical Exclusions, Categorical Exclusions, Environmental Assessments, Environmental Impact statements, Reevaluations of NEPA documents, section 4F analysis, section 6F analysis, Section 106, Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, Noise and air quality analysis, related surveys and related documents. All elements shall meet all current DOH and FHWA policies and procedures. These procedures include, but are not limited to: Design Directives are available at the DOH website https://transportation.wv.gov/highways/engineering/Pages/publications.aspx. Additionally, all NEPA documents shall meet all current appropriate FHWA guidelines and procedures. Consultants interested in being considered for pre-qualification must submit a “Letter of Qualification” and one unpriced prospectus to DOH.consultant [email protected] beginning September 10, 2020 through July 31, 2021. As a minimum, the prospectus shall include the following evaluation information factors: 1. Professional qualifications necessary for consideration and satisfactory performance of the required work shall be provided for that person-in-charge of overseeing the work. That person shall be located within the office where the work is to be performed, and shall demonstrate sufficient past experience performed for the State of West Virginia, Department of Highways related to design and plan development to be provided. This individual shall be readily accessible to the Department, preferably located in-state. 2. Consideration shall be given to specialized experience and technical competence. Specialized experience shall focus on the qualifications of the staff working on the project with emphasis placed on individual specialized expertise required for the project. As a minimum, the Consultant shall provide a R sum of those individuals who will be committed to the needs of the project. Strong considerations will be based on the professional and non-professional staff specialized experience and technical competence stationed within the office where the work is to be performed. 3. Capacity consideration shall be made on the Consultant’s ability to accomplish the work within the Department’s required schedule time frame; personnel dedicated to perform such work. 4. Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. In addition, the information provided for past work performed should include: a. Information sufficient to show the minimum qualifications stated in items above. b. A list of all project experience in the past five (5) years. c. The name of owner for whom the work was performed. d. The names and phone numbers of owner’s representatives who can verify and discuss the Consultant’s participation in these projects. e. A brief description of each project size and type, including any unusual features. 5. Location shall be based on the geographic location of the Consultant’s office relative to the project site along with past experience and knowledge of the area where the project site is located with the significant importance being given to accessibility of the office location relative to the Department. In addition to the above evaluation factors, the prospectus shall include, as a minimum, the following items: 1. A completed copy of the Division’s Consultant Confidential Qualification Questionnaire (or Standard Form 330), dated January 1, 2020 or later, if not already on file. It must specifi