REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ 2021-022) Engineering

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ 2021-022) Engineering Services for Roadway, Intersection, Utility and Pedestrian Infrastructure Improvements The Town of Salem, NH (the Town) is seeking qualification statements from consulting engineers for design and preparation of construction documents for roadway, intersection, and pedestrian infrastructure improvement projects in Salem, NH. Services are intended to be comprehensive and include all aspects of work needed to generate plans, bid documents, specifications, and estimates, and is anticipated to involve surveying, geotechnical investigation, engineering design, plan and specification preparation, estimating, permitting, assistance in the bid process and contract award, construction administration and construction observation/inspection. The Town intends to contract with a qualified consulting engineer (the Consultant) for a period extending to December 31, 2023. The Town may, at its sole option and discretion, elect to extend the contract on an annual basis for up to two (2) additional years on subsequent projects. The Town reserves the right to self-perform or separately contract with other Consultants for similar services. The Consultant selection process will be qualifications based. The Consultant must submit a qualifications statement in the prescribed format. Qualifications statements and all correspondence relating to this RFQ shall be submitted to: GIA FACCADIO Purchasing Agent Town of Salem 33 Geremonty Drive Salem NH 03079 Tel. 603-890-2090 Email: gfaccadio@salemnh.gov Qualifications statements (5 hardcopies and 1 PDF copy) must be received by the Purchasing Agent by 11:00 a.m. on October 14, 2021, late submittals will not be considered. The Town will review submitted qualifications statements and shortlist two or more Consultants for submission of detailed proposals (without cost information) and interviews. Final selection of the Consultant will be based on combined scoring of qualifications statements, proposals, and interviews. Copies of the full RFQ may be obtained from the Town’s purchasing website. (https://www.townofsalemnh.org/purchasing/pages/current-bidsproposals-and-awards) Consultants requiring additional information or clarifications relative to the contents of this RFQ may direct inquires to the Purchasing Agent not sooner than (5) five calendar days from the due day and time. The Town reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and/or to reduce the scope of work to an amount proportionate to availability of funding and/or to otherwise adjust as deemed in the best interest of the Town. ET – 9/16/21