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Notice is hereby given by the West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways, that engineering consulting services will be utilized for the following project: State Project S350-64-2.03 Sec 02, Twelve Pole Creek Bridge located in
Wayne County, West Virginia. This project shall consist of the updating and
redesign of previously prepared construction contract plans and related
documents for the east and west bound bridge structures over Twelve Pole
Creek. Plans are expected to be completed 6 to 9 months following Notice to
Proceed.
Method of payment shall be Lump Sum.
A single assignment will be made for this work.
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 May 2, 2008.
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 2008, dated January 1, 2008 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.
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West Virginia Department
of Transportation
Division of Highways Building 5, Room A-110 • 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East • Charleston, WV 25305-0430 Phone: (304) 558-3505 • Fax: (304) 558-1004 General information and/or questions, please email dot.info@wv.gov |
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