Roadway - Design Manual Roadside Design

Project: Roadway - Design Manual Roadside Design Ref. #: RFQ025955 Type: RFP Status: Open Open Date: Sep 20th 2023, 10:30 AM EDT Questions Due Date: Oct 9th 2023, 11:30 PM EDT Contact Information: Nicole McCartney, capitalprojects@columbus.gov Close Date: Oct 18th 2023, 10:00 AM EDT Days Left: 2 Project Description:1.1 Scope: The City of Columbus, Department of Public Service is receiving proposals until October 18, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. local time, for professional services for the Roadway - Design Manual Roadside Design RFP. Proposals are being received electronically by the Department of Public Service, Office of Support Services via Bonfire at https://columbus.bonfirehub.com/login. The intent of this contract is to provide the Department of Public Service with standard Department Design Memos covering specific sections of chapters for

eventual inclusion in a department Design Manual at a later date. These memos will document existing and proposed City of Columbus standards, policies, recommended practices, and standard drawings in a formal document series. The purpose of these memos is to provide DPS design and review personnel with reference documents that ensure plan sets are consistent, clear, complete, and concise. All questions concerning the RFP are to be sent to capitalprojects@columbus.gov. The last day to submit questions will be specified in the RFP; phone calls will not be accepted. Responses will be posted on Bonfire at https://columbus.bonfirehub.com/login as an addendum. A pre-proposal meeting will not be held. Notice of published addenda will be posted on the City’s Vendor Services web site and all addenda will be posted on Bonfire at https://columbus.bonfirehub.com/login. The selected Consultant shall attend a scope meeting anticipated to be held on/about two weeks after proposals are due. The projected scope date will be specified in the RFP. If the Project Manager is not available, the Consultant may designate an alternate to attend in their place. 1.2 Classification: All proposal documents (Request for Proposal, reference documents, addenda, etc.) will be available for review and download on Bonfire at https://columbus.bonfirehub.com/login after the RFP is advertised. 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 https://columbus.bonfirehub.com/login in order to sign up. 1.4 City of Columbus MBE/FBE Program: This project is subject to the requirements of the City’s MBE/FBE Program. The MBE/FBE goal assigned to this project is 18.0%. The following are the evaluation criteria that will be used for this RFP: • Location of Lead Offeror (Maximum 10 points) • Project Manager (Maximum 20 points) • Project Team (Maximum 25 points) • Past Performance (Maximum 25 points) • Understanding of Project/Project Approach (Maximum 20 points) City certified MBE/FBE firms that submit a proposal may be eligible to receive an incentive credit of 5% of the total evaluation points used to score Requests for Proposals. To be eligible for the incentive credit, the firm must: • Be the prime consultant. • Be certified by the City’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion as an MBE/FBE capable of providing the type of professional services sought by the City at the time of the proposal 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 professional services contracts. (The eligible groups for Professional Services RFP’s are City certified African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Females.) • Submit a completed Bid Discount / Proposal Incentive Request Form with the proposal. Vendors must register on the Vendor Services portal before doing business with the City of Columbus and becoming Minority or Women Business Enterprise (MBE/FBE) certified. To get registered, please visit the following link: https://new.columbus.gov/Business-Development/Bids-Solicitations/Vendor-Resources. After vendor registration, you will receive an email inviting you to complete the required Contract Compliance (EBO) Questionnaire. Vendors must be contract compliant in order to do business with the City of Columbus. To get compliant, please visit the following link: https://new.columbus.gov/Business-Development/Bids-Solicitations/Vendor-Resources. To complete our online certification application, track the status of your application and receive a copy of your certification approval letter, visit: https://columbus.diversitycompliance.com/. For more certification information or questions, contact us at: DiversityCertifications@columbus.gov. For additional inquiries, contact the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at: odi@columbus.gov. A debriefing session is available to all professional services prime consultants who are unsuccessful in responding to this solicitation for request for proposals. A request for a debriefing session must be submitted via email at capitalprojects@columbus.gov within thirty days following the contract award. Important Events:OngoingOpen DateOnline PortalPosting date for the OpportunitySep 20th 2023, 10:30 AM EDTN/AUpcomingClose DateOnline PortalDeadline for SubmissionsOct 18th 2023, 10:00 AM EDTN/APassedQuestions Due DateOnline PortalDeadline to submit QuestionsOct 9th 2023, 11:30 PM EDTN/A Supporting Documentation:Addendum 1 Design Manual.pdfAddendaAddendum 1 - Answers to questions receivedOct 10th 2023, 8:54 AM EDT - FORM B11 - Declaration of Proposed MBE WBE Utilization (RFP).pdfDocumentationThis Page Must Be Completed By Prime Bidder To Indicate The Amount (Percentage) Of MBE/WBE Participation. This Form is a Required Submission with the Bid / Proposal to the city.Read more...Dec 28th 2022, 3:17 PM EST - FORM B12 - Request for MBE WBE Goal Waiver and Documentation of GFE 6.7.22.pdfDocumentationThis form is only to be completed and uploaded into Bonfire if the Proposed MBE/WBE Percentage submitted by the offeror on FORM B11 is less than the Project MBE/WBE Goal Percentage.Read more...Jul 15th 2022, 2:26 PM EDT - FORM B13 - Bid Discount Proposal Incentive Credit Request Form 6.7.22.pdfDocumentationCity certified MBE/WBE firms that submit a proposal may be eligible to receive an incentive credit of 5% of the maximum evaluation points for this RFP.Read more...Jul 15th 2022, 2:27 PM EDT - REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL GUIDE.pdfDocumentationSubmittal GuideSep 20th 2023, 10:42 AM EDT - RFQ025955 Design Manual Roadside Design.pdfDocumentationRFP Proposal BookSep 20th 2023, 10:41 AM EDT - Commodity Codes: UNSPSC 81 Engineering and Research and Technology Based Services: This segment includes services associated with professional engineering, information and computer technology, economic analysis, and manufacturing production planning and control as well as cartographic, weather forecasting, and other earth science services.