Legal Notices

ADVERTISEMENT AND REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS Pursuant to West Virginia Code 5G-1-3, the City of Buckhannon, West Virginia (City) is seeking Expressions of Interest and Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from consulting engineering firms to provide professional engineering services on an “as necessary on-call” basis for the various departments of the City. The consulting engineering firm’s information to be provided shall include: 1.) The firm’s location (including the main office and any satellite offices), 2.) Staffing, 3.) Technical expertise, 4.) Related prior experience, 5.) Management & staffing capabilities, 6.) References, 7.) An hourly fee schedule for all members of the firm (it should be noted that the hourly rates shall include fringe benefits, indirect costs and profits) and 8.) The rates for all applicable reimbursable expenses. The following list includes, but is not limited to, the professional engineering services that the City is interested in the selected consulting engineering firm being able to provide: Engineering studies. Preliminary design. Final design. Preparation of detailed Engineer’s Opinion of Probable Project Costs. Preparation of all necessary Project documents, including specifications and drawings. Preparing and acquiring of all necessary permits. Procurement of necessary Project funds from various funding sources. Bidding and Awarding services for all Projects. Construction support. Resident Project Representative and Project Monitoring services. Geotechnical capabilities. Surveying services. Material testing services. All interested firms shall submit an original, eight (8) copies and a PDF file (via email) of the SOQ to the following address no later than the close of business on July 20, 2021: Jerry L. Arnold, Director of Public Works City of Buckhannon 70 East Main Street Buckhannon, WV 26201 Reference: Statement of Qualifications from “Name of Consulting Engineering Firm” Any questions about the SOQ shall be directed to Jerry Arnold at (304) 472-1651, extension 1000 or [email protected]. Attention is directed to the fact that the proposed project(s) may be undertaken with a variety of Federal, State and Local funds, and that all work will be performed in accordance with the regulations issued by such agencies, the State of West Virginia and the City of Buckhannon pertaining thereto. The City shall evaluate the received SOQs’ performance data and other material submitted by interested firms (including, but not limited to, technical expertise, project management, staffing capabilities, references and related prior experience) and select a minimum of three (3) firms which, in the City’s opinion, are best qualified to perform the desired services at a realistic price. Interviews with each firm selected shall be conducted, which may include discussions regarding anticipated concepts and proposed methods of approach. The City shall rank, in order of preference, these (3) professional firms deemed to be the most highly qualified to provide the services required, and shall commence Scope of Services and price negotiations with the highest-qualified consulting engineering firm. Should the City be unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract with the consulting engineering firm considered to be the most qualified, at a fee determined to be fair & reasonable, price negotiations with the firm of second choice shall commence. Failing accord with the second most qualified consulting engineering firm, the committee shall undertake price negotiations with the third most qualified consulting engineering firm. Should the City be unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract with any of the selected professional firms, it shall select additional professional firms in order of their competence and qualifications and it shall continue negotiations in accordance with these procedures until an agreement is reached. The City will afford full opportunity to women-owned, minority business enterprises and small businesses to submit a show of interest in response to this request and will not discriminate against any interested firm or individual on the grounds of race, creed, color, sex, age, handicap or national origin in the awarding of the professional engineering services work. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all Statement of Qualifications and to waive any minor informalities in the submission and selection processes. LC-112696 06-29/07-06;2021