Notice of Consulting Services

1. New River Gorge Bridge, Fayette County, US19 over the New River.
   

   Consultant(s) Selected

   Burgess & Niple

   
   The bridge consists of twenty three spans with an overall length of 3030′-6". There are fourteen steel deck truss spans at 129′-9"; five continuous steel deck truss spans at 126′-6"; four continuous steel deck truss spans at 143′-6". The fourteen steel deck truss spans are supported by a 1700′-0" open spandrel steel truss arch. The bridge has two 35'-0" roadways separated by a 2′-0" median barrier.
    
2. Fort Henry Bridge, Ohio County, Interstate 70 over the Ohio River.
   

   Consultant(s) Selected

   DMJM Harris

   
   The bridge consists of ten spans with an overall length of 1660′-0". There is one steel riveted deck girder span at 185′-0"; a steel tied arch span at 577′-6"; three continuous steel girder spans at 186′-0", 189′-0", and 160′-0"; five continuous steel beam spans at 72′-0", 72′-0", 72′-0", 69′-0", 69′-0". The bridge has two 26′-8" roadways separated by a 2′-7" median barrier. There is a 4′-2" sidewalk on each side of the bridge.
    
3. Dunbar-South Charleston Bridge, Kanawha County, Interstate 64 over the Kanawha River, WV25, US60 and Norfolk & Southern Railroad.
   

   Consultant(s) Selected

   Burgess & Niple

   
   The bridge consists of fourteen spans with an overall length of 2382′-9". The continuous steel welded deck girder spans are as follows: 122′-0", 151′-0", 122′-9", 116′-9", 155′-9", 125′-9", 125′-9", 126′-4", 211′-2", 420′-0", 211′-2", 169′-9", 171′-3", 145′-9". The bridge has two 35′-11 1/2" roadways separated by a 2′-5" median barrier.
    
4. Parkersburg-Belpre Bridge, Wood County, US50 over the Ohio River and CSX Railroad.
   

   Consultant(s) Selected

   HNTB

   
   The bridge consists of eleven spans with an overall length of 2530′-0". There are three cantilever steel through truss spans at 375′-0", 750′-0", 375′-0"; eight continuous steel stringer spans at 124′-0", 124′-0", 126′-0", 146′-6", 118′-5", 120′-10", 142′-0", and 118′-0". The bridge has two 32′-0" roadways separated by a 2′-0" median barrier and one 5′-0" sidewalk.
    
5. Fort Hill (Eugene A. Carter Memorial) Bridge, Kanawha County, Interstate 64 over Kanawha River, WV61, CSX Railroad.
   

   Consultant(s) Selected

   Michael Baker, Jr.

   
   The bridge consists of seventeen spans with an overall length of 2246′-11". There are six continuous steel deck girder spans at 122′-6", 139′-6", 112′-3", 129′-3", 146′-6", 145′-6"; a simple span steel through truss at 465′-0"; four continuous steel deck girder spans at 119′-0", 119′-0", 114′-9", 114′-9"; six continuous concrete box beam spans at 82′-6", 83′-6", 82′-6", 82′-6", 83′-6", 82′-6". The bridge has two 58′-6" roadways and an open median.
    
6. New Martinsville (Korean War Veteran’s) Bridge, Wetzel County, WV7 over Ohio River.
   

   Consultant(s) Selected

   HDR Engineering

   
   The bridge consists of eight spans with an overall length of 2094′-6". There are three cantilever steel through truss spans at 429′-0", 715′-0", 429′-0"; three simple span steel girders at 98′-6", 98′-6", 117′-0"; two simple span steel girders at 98′-6", 98′-6". The bridge carries a two lane 28′-0" roadway with a 3′-0" sidewalk on each side.

The above projects are currently scheduled for work to begin in late 2007 or early 2008. Single or multiple assignments may be made for this work.

Several of these structures are located on Interstate routes in urban and extremely high ADTT areas that will mandate minimal traffic disruption. Progressive and innovative methods of inspection access will be considered in the selection process.

Firms interested in being considered for this project must submit a letter of interest and unpriced prospectus to Mr. Kyle Stollings, Director, Maintenance Division, Attention: Frank C. Liss, Division of Highways, Building 5, Room A350, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East, Charleston, West Virginia 25305-0430 prior to 4:00 p.m., June 15, 2007. .

As a minimum, the prospectus will include the following items for evaluation:

1) A completed copy of the Division’s Consultant Confidential Qualification Questionnaire, if not already on file, dated January 1, 2007, or later.

2) Overall capabilities to perform the work, including workforce available to assign to the project, personnel qualifications, and present workload.

3) Location of office in which the work will be performed.

4) Type of work anticipated to be sub-contracted or performed by a sub-consultant.

5) 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.

6) A completed copy of the Division’s Short List Selection Criteria Technical Evaluation form limited to a single page of data. Cross-referencing on this form to other parts of the prospectus is not acceptable.

7) Indication of the project(s) for which the firm is submitting information for consideration. If the submission is for all projects, a statement to that effect shall be made and a detailed listing shall not be required.

Prior to entering into 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 Acquisitions 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 ($1000,000.00). In such instances, a company computed overhead rate may be utilized.

A single letter of interest and unpriced prospectus is required regardless of the number of projects requested by the firm for consideration.

It is the 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.