Riverfront Park - Design Consultant

The City of Tualatin is soliciting qualified consultant teams to provide comprehensive design, community engagement, permitting support, and construction support services for the Riverfront Park Project, a six-acre site along the Tualatin River within the Core Opportunity Reinvestment Area. The selection process follows Oregon Revised Statutes 279C.110(5), utilizing a qualifications-based procurement method that defers pricing submission until after the initial evaluation of technical proposals. Proposals must be submitted electronically via BidLocker by 2:00 p.m. local time on July 6, 2026, and must strictly adhere to formatting requirements including a seven-page narrative, one-page cover letter, one 11x17 organizational chart, and no more than five pages of resumes for key personnel including the Project Manager, Public Engagement Lead, and Landscape Architect. Pricing information is prohibited in the initial submission and will be requested later from the top-ranked proposers. The evaluation is based on a cumulative scoring system totaling 125 points, with primary emphasis on proven ability to deliver comparable projects (35 points), alignment with funding realities (25 points), stakeholder engagement approach (22 points), pricing (15 points), and interview performance if conducted (25 points), plus a minor point allocation for diversity participation through COBID-certified firms. The consultant will be expected to execute a phased design process using a Design-Bid-Build plus Value delivery method, with deliverables spanning pre-design analysis, conceptual and detailed design development, environmental and land use permitting support, and construction documentation milestones at 30%, 60%, 90%, IFP, and IFB stages. Required documentation includes construction drawings, technical specifications, design calculations, QA/QC records, opinion of probable cost, community engagement materials, and environmental and archaeological assessments tied to multiple exhibits. Contract performance is anticipated to begin in July 2026 with target completion of IFB documents by October 2028. The successful proposer must comply with state and local contracting laws, maintain professional liability insurance of $2 million per claim and aggregate on a claims-made basis with a three-year tail coverage requirement, carry $2 million general liability and $1 million auto liability coverage on an occurrence basis, provide workers’ compensation as required by Oregon law, ensure non-discrimination in subcontracting, and use AI tools responsibly. All work must be performed in accordance with Oregon public contracting code and City of Tualatin rules, with invoices submitted