RFQ Professional Services - Local Impact Fee Ordiance

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) R: 2020-014 FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR ENACTING A LOCAL IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF DEL RIO, TEXAS. City of Del Rio, Texas, is considering the enactment of a local Impact Fee Ordinance for roadways and water / wastewater capital facilities and is soliciting qualifications for professional engineering services to assist the City of Del Rio, Texas, in this enactment to compute the amount of the potential Impact Fees, in accordance with Chapter 395 of the Texas Local Government Code, to include, but not be limited to, establishing a Local Capital Improvement Plan, service area boundaries, and Land Use Assumptions (LUAs), announcing and conducting Public Hearings, establishing all impact fees, and all other required tasks. Evaluation factors for the qualifications at a minimum are: (1) experience in last ten (10) years providing similar impact fee reports for similarly situated Texas municipalities, (2) qualifications of staff and subconsultant personnel to perform the work and qualifications and experience of the project manager along with the organization charts and responsibilities of each; (3) capacity of the firm to carry out the work and office locations from where the work will be performed; and (4) schedules for the preparation of the various plans, hearings, and reports. No costs shall be submitted at this time. City of Del Rio staff from various Departments will analyze and evaluate the Statements of Qualification and the highest ranked firm will be asked to submit a proposal for the costs to prepare the various plans and reports. Additional Information The City of Del Rio requires professional liability insurance for firms with which it contracts and firms must state coverage and amounts. Identify firm's executives who have current claims or who have participated in litigation against the City of Del Rio while with another firm. Firms currently under litigation with the City or whose executives have been in litigation with the City may not be considered for this project. The City of Del Rio reserves the right to reject any and all statements of qualifications if it deems in the best interest of the City. Deadline for submission of five copies of the qualifications is May 14 , 2020, at 3:00 P.M. The qualifications submittals should be clearly marked “RFQ for Professional Engineering Services for Enacting a Local Impact Fees Ordinance for the City of Del Rio, Texas” and should be sent to Ms. Maria C. Acosta, City Secretary, at 109 W. Broadway Street, Del Rio, Texas 78840. If you have questions about this Request for Qualifications, contact Public Works Director, Mr. Craig L. Cook, P.E., at +1 (555) 000-0000 or Janice Pokrant, City Planner, at +1 (555) 000-0000. R2020-014