Estimating, Scheduling, and Constructability On-Call

The City of Seattle has issued a solicitation (CD 2026-011) for on-call professional consulting services encompassing estimating, scheduling, and constructability review to support capital projects during planning, design, procurement, and construction phases. The contract is managed by the Finance and Administrative Services agency based in Seattle, Washington, with performance primarily located within the city. Key services include generating conceptual and detailed cost estimates at multiple design phases, creating baseline and recovery critical path method (CPM) schedules, performing constructability reviews including plan coordination, and conducting schedule impact analyses and change order reviews. Deliverables must adhere to recognized professional industry practices and be provided in PDF format. The consultant will operate as an independent contractor, with strict requirements for maintaining confidentiality, ethics compliance, and proper notification related to immigration inquiries, ensuring alignment with City policies including nondiscrimination and accessibility standards. Proposals are evaluated using a best-value trade-off methodology weighted across four main criteria: Relevant and Technical Experience (40%), Approach and Methodology (30%), Inclusion Plan focused on Women- and Minority-Owned Business Enterprise (WMBE) participation (15%), and Past Performance (15%). The City emphasizes active inclusion of WMBEs, requiring inclusion plans and reporting for contracts exceeding $410,000, in addition to compliance with the City’s Ethics Code and other local statutes. While no specific pricing or contract value is disclosed, the solicitation outlines stringent administrative and contractual requirements including key personnel retention, background checks, assignment restrictions, insurance coverage with the City as an additional insured, indemnification provisions, and audit rights extending six years post-final payment. Submissions must be electronically uploaded via the City’s procurement portal by May 13, 2026, with all questions due by May 6, 2026. Contract administration data reflects City-specific invoicing procedures without standard federal payment systems, and contract clauses are largely templated without finalized Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses included. The contract’s period of performance is contingent on notice to proceed and completion acceptance by the City, with no fixed end date specified in the solicitation documents.