Notice of Consulting Services

Notice is hereby given by the West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways, that consulting services will be utilized for the following project as noted:

Bond Grade Financial Study. This work shall consists of a study and preparation of a report on the feasibility of generating revenue through the sale of bonds against revenue generated from the creation of various Toll Facilities through out the state. The proposed highway facilities to be used in the Bond Grade Financial Study will be provided by the Department through a Toll Study being prepared by others. Anticipated Notice To Proceed is June 2007 with expected completion of the study by January 1, 2008.

Method of payment shall be Lump Sum.

A single consultant is to be selected.

Firms interested in being considered for any or all of these projects must submit a “Letter of Qualification” and unpriced prospectus to Mr. Carl J. Bowyer, Section Head, Initial Design Section, Engineering Division, Division of Highways, Building Five, Room A-437, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East, Charleston, West Virginia 25305-0430 prior to 4:00 p.m. on April 27, 2007.

As a minimum, the prospectus shall include the following evaluation factors:

1. Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of the required services.

2. Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required.

3. Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time; personnel qualifications, and present workload.

4. Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules.

5. Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project.

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, if not already on file for the calendar year 2007, dated January 1, 2007 or later.

2. Location of office in which the work will be performed.

3. Type of work anticipated to be subcontracted or performed by a subconsultant.

4. Indication of whether a cost accounting system has been maintained and is in effect such that it is capable of segregating and identifying accumulating costs for each job that is performed under cost type projects.

5. The completed copies of the Division’s Short List Selection Criteria Technical Evaluation Factor form limited to a single page of data. One loose leaf copy of the form is to accompany the bound unpriced prospectus. The Consultant is to indicate whether or not they hold a valid “Certificate of Authorization” from the West Virginia Board of Professional Engineers to offer engineering services within the state. Cross-referencing on this form to other parts of the prospectus is not acceptable.

A single “Letter of Qualification” and unpriced prospectus is required. All evaluation factors as noted herein before will be given equal consideration in the selection process, unless a project specific weighting of the evaluation factors is shown in the Notice for Consulting Services.

Prior to entering into contract negotiations, the selected firm and any subconsultants 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 subconsultant 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 policy of the West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways, that Disadvantaged and Women-owned Business Enterprises shall have the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts financed in whole or in part with Federal funds.