PCM Fourth Water Plant Transmission

1.1 Scope: The City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities is receiving Request For Proposals (RFP) until May 31, 2024, at 1:00 PM local time for the Division of Water’s Professional Construction Management - Fourth Water Plant Transmission Main, C.I.P. No. 690502-100004, the work for which consists of Professional Construction Management (PCM) services for the Fourth Water Plant Transmission Main (4WPTM) program, which is anticipated to involve multiple construction contracts. The PCM team shall assist the City with the Fourth Water Plant Transmission Main program to ensure completion in accordance with design requirements and City’s needs, while serving as a liaison between the construction contractors, design professional (DP), a public relations contractor, and City personnel. And other tasks as listed in the scope in this Request For Proposals. RFPs are to be submitted only to Bonfire at the following link: https://columbus.bonfirehub.com/projects. Hard copies shall not be accepted. All questions concerning this project are to be sent to contact@example.gov. The last day to submit questions will be May 22, 2024, phone calls will not be accepted. Responses will be posted on Bid Express at www.bidexpress.com as an addendum. Notice of published addenda will be posted on the City’s Vendor Services web site and all addenda will be posted to Bonfire at the link above. A pre-bid meeting will not be held. 1.2 Classification: All RFP documents (Request For Proposal, appendices, technical specifications, plans, and future addenda) will be available for review and download at Bonfire at the link in section 1.1 above after the RFP is published. Firms must meet the mandatory requirements stated in the RFP for a proposal to be considered for contract award. 1.3 Bonfire: If you do not have an account with Bonfire and you would like to review project information or submit a proposal, you will need to register for an account. Go to Bonfire at the link in section 1.1 above in order to sign up. 1.4 City of Columbus MBE/WBE Program: This project is subject to the requirements of the City’s MBE/WBE Program. The MBE/WBE goal assigned to this project is 4.0%. The contract will be awarded to the responsive, responsible, and best consultant firm as scored by an evaluation committee. City certified MBE/WBE firms that submit a proposal may be eligible to receive an incentive credit of 5 points. To be eligible for the incentive credit of 5 points, the firm must: • Be the prime consultant. • Be certified by the City’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion as an MBE/WBE capable of providing the type of professional services sought by the City at the RFP due date. • Be a member of the ethnic and gender groups determined by the City’s 2019 Disparity Study to have a statistically significant disparity in the awarding of City construction contracts. (The eligible groups for Construction IFB’s are all City certified MBE/WBE firms except Hispanic American Male firms.) • Submit a completed Form B13 “Bid Discount /Proposal Incentive Request” with the proposal. Contact the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Tia Roseboro, Contract Compliance and Certification Programs Manager, at contact@example.gov with any questions concerning companies eligible to participate in the program. This project will be funded with financial assistance from the Water Supply Revolving Loan Account (WSRLA) program in association with the Ohio and U.S. Environmental Protection Agencies and will include WSRLA Program specific requirements. OEPA MBE Goal: 1.3%; OEPA WBE Goal: 1.0%