2024 Playground Package Rock Hill Park and Bloedel Donaovan Park

The CITY OF BELLINGHAM solicits submittals of qualifications from consulting firms with expertise in planning, engineering, landscape architecture, environmental evaluation, archaeology, surveying, permitting assistance, and/or cost estimating services. Consultants will be considered for the following project.  No pre-submittal conference is scheduled.  Interested consultants may view the solicitation documents on the City of Bellingham website at https://cob.procureware.com/home or in person at the Purchasing Office, 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham WA 98225 between the hours of 8:00AM and 4:00PM, Monday through Friday. Questions can be addressed to the Purchasing office at the above address or by calling +1 (555) 000-0000.  The Purchasing Office, 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham WA 98225 must receive sealed submittals no later than 11:00AM on February 29, 2024. The sealed submittals will be opened and read after the 11:00AM deadline. The City reserves the right to postpone making the award for a reasonable length of time, to reject all submittals or part of submittals as may be in the best interest of the City.  Contact City of Bellingham Purchasing Office for additional information at +1 (555) 000-0000.  PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Bloedel Donovan Park shall involve the replacement of existing playground equipment. Work may involve expansion of the existing playground envelope to accommodate new equipment and fall zones. The City has not determined which areas to expand into. Bloedel Donovan Park is located at 2214 Electric Avenue, Bellingham WA 98225. Rock Hill Park shall involve the replacement of existing playground equipment and potential expansion of playground opportunities. Work may also include site planning to enhance universal accessibility, walkway connections to a parking area broadening the range of recreational opportunities to under used areas in the park, notwithstanding potential limitations of use in WSDOT managed ROW. Providing ADA accessibility between the new playground facility and trails and existing parking (also to be updated). Rock Hill Park is located at 1329 Iron Street, Bellingham WA 98225. These playground projects shall comprise one package and indivisible. SOQ shall include both playground projects.   The work to be performed by the CONSULTANT consists of any and all services and materials necessary to accomplish the work including, but not limited to, the following: work within an identified budget, conduct reconnaissance and data collection, continuous management of the project, maintain close contact with the city project manager(s), attend periodic meetings with members of project boards, committees or stakeholders, prepare SEPA application, EIS, BE, CAO report or any other required environmental documentation, verify and analyze the existing site survey and facilities, data gap analysis and recommendation, provide 30%, 60%, 90% and 100% bid-ready construction plans and drawings, provide preliminary and final cost estimates, submit concept phase plans, elevations, renderings and sections to staff for review & comment, provide concept drawings to neighborhood groups, and park board for review, attend meetings and give formal presentations as needed, prepare as-built. Due to the complexity of this project, work may include all, some or none of the items listed above. There is no guarantee as to the amount or extent of work under this contract. SUBMITTAL: Qualification submittals are to be prepared in such a way as to provide a straight forward, concise delineation of the proposer’s capabilities to satisfy the requirements of this RFQ. Submittals shall be limited to 12 pages (6 double-sided pages). Resumes will not be counted towards the page limit.  Emphasis will be concentrated on conformance to the RFQ instructions, responsiveness to the RFQ requirements, overall completeness and clarity of content.  Submittals will be evaluated and ranked based on the following criteria: 1) Qualifications & Experience; 2) Organization; 3) Technical Knowledge, 4) Projects; 5) Schedule; 6) References. Additional information regarding the project background, proposed work, funding, time for completion and rules governing the RFQ can be viewed at http://www.cob.org/services/business/purchasing.aspx    or in person at the Purchasing Office, 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham WA 98225 between the hours of 8:00AM and 4:00PM, Monday through Friday. Persons with disabilities may request this information be prepared and supplied in alternate forms.  The City of Bellingham in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat.252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all respondents that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 26 will be afforded full opportunity to submit proposals in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin or sex in consideration for an award.