Professional Engineering Services to Develop a Resource Recovery & Recycling Campus

The City of Ames (hereinafter referred to as “the City”) is seeking proposals for Professional Engineering Services to develop a Resource Recovery and Recycling Campus (R3C). The preliminary engineering report will contain a preliminary site layout, estimated construction costs, and a preliminary financial model to be used for budgetary purposes.
The preferred method is to submit proposals in AmesBids at amesbids.ionwave.net in the format required, included with these proposal documents with all prices and requested data properly filled in, prior to the time and date proposals are due. If technical issues occur while submitting the proposal, contact the Purchasing Manager for the proposal and determine an alternate method to receive the proposal. Failure to submit the required information may deem the proposal non-responsive. The proposal shall include acknowledgement of receipt of all addenda. Addenda numbers shall be filled in the proposal response.
PROPOSALS will be accepted by the City of Ames until 2:00 PM Local Time on April 10, 2025, in AmesBids at amesbids.ionwave.net or delivered to City of Ames, Purchasing Attn: Purchasing Manager, 515 Clark Avenue, Ames, IA 50010, City of Ames Contract No. 2025-143. Must be a registered supplier to submit a proposal in AmesBids. Proposals shall be made in the Response Attachment in AmesBids. Once proposals have been thoroughly evaluated, the winning proposal will be presented to the approving authority for action thereon.
Questions and requests for clarification of requirements for these services are encouraged. All questions and requests for clarification are to be submitted via AmesBids no later than 5:00 PM Local Time on April 2, 2025.
The schedule represents the City's best estimate of the schedule that will be followed. If a component of this schedule is delayed, the rest of the schedule will be shifted accordingly.
The approximate contract schedule is as follows: Issue Request for Proposal: March 19, 2025 Final Date to Submit Written Questions: April 2, at 5:00 PM Responses to Questions Posted: April 3, 2025, or Sooner Proposals Due: April 10, 2025, at 2:00 PM Proposal Review, Interviews, if needed: April 11-23, 2025 Contract Award: May 13, 2025 Project Start Date: May 14, 2025
Proposals received after 2:00 PM Local Time, April 10, 2025, will not be considered. It will be the sole responsibility of the Consultant to have their responses submitted in AmesBids before the closing hour and date.
Contact with personnel of the City other than Karen Server, Purchasing Manager regarding this Request for Proposal may be grounds for elimination from the selection process.
The City of Ames Purchasing Division is the only authorized source of proposal documents. Proposal documents obtained from any other source may be incomplete.
It is expressly understood that any costs associated with preparing a proposal shall be at the expense of the Consultant.
The City of Ames does hereby reserve the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive informalities, and to make such awards as it shall deem to be in the best interest of the City.
Local Consideration Program
The City of Ames adopted a Local Consideration Program for the procurement of goods and/or services by competitive proposal. A 1% local consideration shall be applied to acceptable bids or proposals from businesses located within Ames City limits whom pays commercial property tax. Submit a notarized Local Business Certificate with your response. If the Consultant is already registered, or if this does not apply to your business, do not complete the form. The Local Consideration Program details, application and current list can be found at http://www.cityofames.org/local-consideration-program.