Bi-State Development Agency, 707 North First Street, St Louis, Missouri 63102

C -- GENERAL "ON CALL" ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING CONSULTANT SERVICES SOL 00-RFQ-2492-ET DUE 052200 POC Ellen Towe, 314/982-1400 ext. 1351 REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS 00-RFQ-2492-ET FOR GENERAL "ON CALL" ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING CONSULTANT SERVICES Qualifications will be received by Contracts & Procurement Department of the Bi-State Development Agency of the Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan District for the provision of GENERAL "ON CALL" ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING CONSULTANT SERVICES. The required areas of individual discipline are: 1. Architecture 2. Landscape Architecture 3. Project Integration 4. Environmental Assessment 5. Hazardous Material Assessment 6. Graphic Design 7. Interior Design 8. Traffic Planning and Analysis 9. Surveying 10. Civil Engineering 11. Mechanical Engineering (includes HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Protection) 12. Structural Engineering 13. Industrial Engineering 14. Geotechnical Engineering 15. Materials Testing 16. Computer and Data Support 17. Geographic Information System (GIS) Support 18. Communications Systems Engineering 19. Track Engineering 20. Signal System Engineering 21. Traction Power System Engineering Qualifications will be evaluated based on the following criteria, listed in order of importance: a) Experience with public projects and working with government funded projects. b) Overall design quality (for design and engineering firms) or quality of work product and services (for other disciplines). c) Experience on transit projects or with transit agencies. d) Experience of key personnel. e) Capacity of firm to do the work. f) Budget performance. g) Schedule performance. h) Disadvantage Business Enterprise participation. i) Small Business Enterprise Selection of the successful firm(s) will be made based on the Brooks Act. The Brooks Act requires that an offeror's qualifications be evaluated; price to be excluded as an evaluation factor; negotiations to be conducted with only the most qualified offeror(s); and failing agreement on price, negotiations with the next most qualified offeror are conducted until a contract award can be made to the most qualified offeror whose price is fair and reasonable. A pre-selection list (shortlist) of the most qualified firm(s) will be established for further consideration. The most qualified firm(s) will be selected and will enter into a "retainer" contract for a period of five (5) years with the Agency. As projects are approved, individual "task orders" will be negotiated. Award(s) will result in a firm fixed price contract. The Scope of Service Types and attachments will be made available upon request, beginning Wednesday, April 19, 2000 by contacting Ms. Ellen Towe at gec@bsda.org. Please identify the discipline(s) of interest, requestor's name, company address, telephone and fax numbers. Only firms that cannot access email may fax requests to 314/982-1558. A Pre-Qualification Conference will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 9, 2000 at the Bi-State Development Agency's 6th Floor Board Room located at 707 North First Street, St. Louis, MO 63102. Qualifications will be accepted for an individual discipline or a combination of disciplines. Firms replying to the request for qualifications are to submit a Letter of Interest and SF-254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire and SF-255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Projects in original and six (6) copies, and mailed to the attention of Ms. Ellen Towe, Bi-State Development Agency, Contracts & Procurement, 3rd Floor, Mail Stop 131, 707 N. First Street, St. Louis, MO 63102. Deadline for submissions is 4:00 p.m. CDT, Monday, May 22, 2000. Handcarried submissions may be placed in the wooden box located in the Agency's lobby at the security desk. Firms must identify their submissions by annotating 00-RFQ-2492-ET in the lower left hand corner of the submission envelope. The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal will be determined on a per project basis. The Agency is committed to maximizing DBE participation. All DBE firms are invited to fully participate as a primary firm. For IDOT funded projects, the following clauses are required: The right is reserved to accept any bid or any part or parts thereof or to reject any and all bids. Acceptance of any bid is subject to concurrence by the Illinois Department of Transportation. Any contract resulting from these bids is subject to financial assistance contracts between the Bi-State Development Agency and the Illinois Department of Transportation. Contractor will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations. BI-STATE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE MISSOURI-ILLINOIS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT WE ARE AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER M/F Posted 04/04/00 (W-SN441244). (0095)

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