Consultant Engineer for NEPA, Design, ROW and CEI Service for Traffic Signal US 51/Big Creek Church

NOTICE TO CONSULTANT ENGINEERS REGARDING A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND LETTERS OF INTEREST RFQ #2025-01 June 18, 2024 City of Millington, an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer, seeks to retain the services of a professional consultant engineering firm to provide services related to but not limited to NEPA, Design, ROW and if allowed CEI Services.   The project (PIN#134258.00) SR-3 (US-51), Intersection Highway 51 and Big Creek Church Road.  This project will include the following: New Traffic Signal Design-Connect to Existing ITS System-Signs- Pavement Markings-ADA-Improvements--maintaining eGrants-renewal of the NEPA document if required, and all other requirements / documents to comply with TDOT Local Programs.   This project is funded with local, and federal funds.  The project shall be accomplished in accordance with TDOT Local Programs guidelines.   The professional consultant engineering consulting firm must be on TDOT’s pre-approved list or have a completed pre-qualification form filed with TDOT by the deadline for the Letters of Interest. The prequalified firm must have unlimited status.  Responsibilities of the professional consultant firm include, but are not limited to:  Required Scope of ServicesPreparation and submittal of all required NEPA documentationProject designProduce required plates & Coordinate ROW acquisition as neededObtain all necessary permits for the projectPrepare bid specifications and construction plans Prepare bid noticeAssist the City in evaluation of bids and recommendation for contract awardAny other services needed to complete NEPA, design, right-of-way, and bidding for construction of the project.CEI Services   Estimated Schedule for Performance of WorkAugust 12, 2024-Consultant selected.August 16, 2024-Signed contract with consultantDecember 31, 2026-Bid project for construction Firms may request consideration by submitting a letter of interest along with qualifications to the City of Millington, 7930 Nelson Street, Millington, TN 38053 Attn: Jason Dixon.  All letters of interest and qualifications must be received by the City of Millington on or before July 31, 2024, at 2:00 pm central time. The letter of interest and qualifications shall indicate the scope of services to be completed by any sub-consultants. The method of payment will be lump sum.       Phase I Evaluation For Phase I evaluations firms shall submit letters of interest with firm contact information including name, address and e-mail of primary contact. The letters of interest shall also include: Work experience in the required disciplines with TDOT, the Agency, and/or other clientsQualification and availability of staffExperience as prime consultant on projects of similar size and scope.Amount of work under contract with TDOT and other clients. From the letters of interest, the City of Millington will select 3 qualified firms to submit Phase II qualifications. From this list the top ranked consultant will be selected.   Phase II EvaluationThe City of Millington will evaluate the top 3 firms on the following criteria (relative weight): Firm’s qualifications and experience on similar contracts. (20%)Project approach/methodology. (10%)Key project personal qualifications & experience. (20%)Firms’ availability of staff. (30%)Demonstrated ability to meet schedules without compromising sound engineering practice. (20%) The consultant evaluation committee holds the ability to conduct interviews based on scoring as Phase III Evaluation.   Prequalification procedures, example letter of interest, list of pre-qualified firms and certified DBEs, TDOT’s standard procurement policy, and additional information can be found at this internet address http://www.tn.gov/tdot/topic/consultantinfo. For information on prequalification, please contact Christine Smotherman at +1 (555) 000-0000 or document.write('Christine.Smotherman'+'@'+'tn.gov')For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address..