Main Street Park - Request for Qualifications

INTRODUCTIONThe Town of Harrisburg (herein referred to as the “Town”) is soliciting Statements of Qualifications from design firms/teams (“Firm”) that are interested in providing design, landscape architecture, architectural engineering, and civil engineering for the design of the Main Street Park (“Project”) located near 4100 Main St., Harrisburg, NC.  The Town is seeking qualified Firms that are knowledgeable in park design services and whose expertise will provide timely, professional services to the Town. The selected Firm(s) may also be considered for contracts related to various other design, landscape architecture, architectural engineering, and civil engineering tasks throughout the Town. The Town reserves the right to enter into one or more contracts with any firm selected under this RFQ process.  Information related to this solicitation, including any addenda, will be posted to the Town’s website at https://harrisburgnc.org/Bids.aspx. For questions related to this solicitation, please contact:  Cathy Kiker, Administrative Support Specialist - EngineeringTown of HarrisburgEngineering and Public Works Department4100 Main StreetHarrisburg, NC 28075Email: document.write('ckiker'+'@'+'harrisburgnc.org')For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSEThe Town of Harrisburg takes pride in being a distinctive, family-focused community where we communicate our goals, successes, and challenges to the community and serve as an advocate for the community.  The financial position of the Town of Harrisburg remains strong, which allows providing safe, well-maintained, and dependable public facilities, systems and services.  The Town of Harrisburg will continue to actively and responsibly plan for our future with compassion and respect for our heritage. Together, we enhance our quality of life by collaborating, planning, and investing to create our community of choice.  DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES        The project will include the design of the closure and conversion of approximately 260 feet of Main Street to a new public park located at the front of Town Hall. Also included in this project will be the design of streetscape modifications to an additional 975 feet of Main Street from Kee Lane to Roberta Road, and approximately 860’ of the remaining streets which make up the block surrounding Town Hall. The area of the proposed park is approximately 0.95 acres including the portion of the street which will be closed and converted. The Firm will be expected to provide construction ready plans appropriately phased in order that the three areas may be constructed separately in phases depending on budgetary constraints.  The Town also regularly has various other park-related tasks that require the same expertise and experience as the main Project for which services may be sought from the selected Firm. Firms interested in performing these services must exhibit relevant experience with this type of work, as outlined below, and should emphasize both the experience and capability of the personnel who will perform the work.           RFQ SCHEDULE AND PACKAGE SUBMISSIONAdvertisement for RFQ: January 2, 2025 Deadline for Questions: January 15, 2025Due Date and Time for Proposals: January 20, 2025, at 10 AMInterviews: TBDAnticipated Selection Announcement: February 2025 Proposals shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope or package, addressed to the Town of Harrisburg. The name and address of the prospective firm and the RFQ Title shall be placed on the outside of the package. All items required for a responsive proposal shall be included. It is the sole responsibility of the proposer to ensure that the proposal package is received no later than the established due date and time at the proper location. Proposals received after the due date and time will not be considered. Proposals submitted by facsimile or other electronic means will not be accepted. Submit/Deliver to:         Attn: Devin Huston, Town EngineerTown of Harrisburg            Engineering Department            4100 Main Street, Suite 101            Harrisburg, North Carolina 28075                                    EVALUATION CRITERIA AND PROCESSFirms will not be considered unless the following minimum qualifications are met: Firm must be properly registered with the Office of the Secretary of State of North Carolina (if applicable); andFirm(s) must be licensed by the North Carolina Board of Architecture and North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors. Evaluation CriteriaPerformance evaluation from historical performance of past projectsEvaluation of the team’s personnel and equipment to perform the project on timeUnique resources that yield a relevant added value or efficiency to the deliverable Predicted ability to manage the project, based on experience in size, complexity and type of project, subcontractors, and documentation skillsProject understanding and innovation that provides cost and/or time savings.  The Town of Harrisburg will appoint an evaluation committee for the project whose responsibilities will include performing technical evaluations of the SOQ and making selection recommendations based on the evaluation criteria provided above. Evaluations will focus on identifying the relative strengths, weaknesses, deficiencies, and risks associated with the SOQ. Informal interviews may be held for the project. The Town reserves the right to obtain clarification or additional information from any firm regarding its SOQ.  The Town reserves the sole right to select the most qualified firms on the basis of best overall SOQ(s) that is most advantageous to the Town. Firms that submit SOQs will be notified of the selection results. Final approval of any selected firm is subject to the approval of Town Council.  SOQ FORMATFirms submitting an SOQ package should clearly label and indicate the project for the enclosed SOQ. The SOQ package should include a cover letter. Firms must submit one (1) one bound original, two (2) bound copies and one (1) flash drive containing a digital copy of the complete SOQ package in PDF format.  The submission shall be limited to twenty (20) pages printed on one side on 8 ½”x11” paper. The cover page is not included in the page total.