CITY OF GIG HARBOR PUBLIC WORKS - ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) BURNHAM DRIVE & HARBORVIEW DRIVE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT - PHASE 1, CSP-2003 ISSUED: February 13, 2020 INTRODUCTION The City of Gig Harbor Public Works Department (City) is soliciting qualifications from engineering firms to complete the preliminary design and permitting associated with approximately 4000 LF of street improvements along Burnham Drive (between Harborview Dr and Harbor Hill Dr) & Harborview Drive (between Austin St and Burnham Dr). PROJECT DESCRIPTION The City is requesting consultant assistance from a qualified engineering firm in completing the preliminary design and permitting associated with street improvements along Burnham Drive in compliance with City of Gig Harbor Public Works Standards. The project consists of adding bike lanes, sidewalk, planter strip, and pedestrian lighting on the east side of the roadway between Austin Street and Harbor Hill Drive. It also includes incorporating LID stormwater elements to reduce runoff, providing flow control, and providing stormwater quality treatment. Consultant duties may include but not be limited to: identify the need for turn lanes or other improvements at certain intersections; perform an in-depth alternatives analysis on the most feasible LID elements that are consistent with the current City Stormwater Management & Development Manual and Public Works Standards; Perform field exploratory work including topographic and boundary survey and other predesign fieldwork to validate and prove the constructability of the preferred improvements and LID recommendations; Advance the preferred roadway design to a thirty percent level of engineering to include right-of-way plans, a preliminary plan and profile, and project cost estimate; Assist in the process to facilitate and coordinate with private developments within the project limits; Assist with options for an intertie between the two existing gravity sanitary sewer mains; Assist with City Council Study Sessions to obtain their concurrence for design elements; Upon receiving Council concurrence, generate an itemized list of probable permits; Assist with applying for required permits; Use specification templates furnished by the city based on Washington State Department of Transportation Standard Specifications; At the sole discretion of the City, the procured consultant, may be requested by the City to enter into negotiations for future scopes of work for of this project; Assist the City with identifying and pursuing appropriate grant opportunities to fund final design and construction. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS Submittals shall be no more than ten (10) single-sided pages, including key project personnel, background/resumes, proposed sub-consultants (if any) with qualifications, relevant past project experience with other municipalities, references, and other information as deemed necessary. Please include a cover letter, not to exceed one single sided page (not part of the 10-page limit) with no other attachments. Four (4) copies of each submittal must be received at the City by 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at: City of Gig Harbor Public Works Department Engineering Division 3510 Grandview Street Gig Harbor, WA 98335 Please clearly mark the envelope as follows: RE: (Firm’s name) Qualifications for Burnham Drive & Harborview Drive Roadway Improvements Project – Phase 1 (CSP-2003) Include Firm’s name, office address, phone, fax, and principal contact information including email addresses. Late, faxed electronically transmitted submittals or postmarks will not be accepted. Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to: Marcos McGraw, Project Engineer, City of Gig Harbor, (253) 853-2647. The City, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 26 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award. The City encourages consultants that qualify as certified minority-owned business enterprise (MBE) and women-owned business enterprise (WBE) businesses to respond to this solicitation. Contract awards or rejections will not be made based on MWBE participation. The City, in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), commits to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability, in all of its programs and activities. This material can be made available in an alternate format by emailing Maureen Whitaker at whitakerm@cityofgigharbor.net or by calling collect (253) 853-7618. SELECTION CRITERIA Submittals will be evaluated and ranked based on the following criteria: 1) Qualifications, understanding, and experience of personnel who will be assigned to the work on the project with project elements. 2) Demonstrated ability to facilitate and interact effectively with the Public, City Council and City staff and convey that information both orally and in writing. 3) Demonstrated understanding of the WSDOT Local Agency Guidelines. 4) Any other criteria the City may deem pertinent in the review process. The City anticipates notification to short listed firms the week of March 2, 2020. Those firms may be asked to provide supplemental information for review. Follow-up interviews may be requested by the City. The terms and scope of the contract will be negotiated between the City and the most qualified consultant. If the City and consultant fail to reach an agreement, the City will commence negotiations with the next most qualified consultant. The successful Consultant will be required to enter into the City’s Standard Professional Services Contract whose terms are not modifiable. A sample Professional Services Contract can be viewed and downloaded at: https://cityofgigharbor.box.com/s/jeepxpkx278eck2wrncbg4ygpkd7bgla. The cost of preparing responses to this solicitation shall be borne by the respondents and shall not be reimbursed by the City of Gig Harbor. RIGHTS RESERVED: The City of Gig Harbor reserves the right to waive or not waive any informality or irregularity in submittals and/or to reject any and all submittals. It is at the sole discretion of the City to award or not award work resulting from this solicitation. Publication Date/Time: 2/13/2020 8:00 AM Closing Date/Time: 2/27/2020 3:00 PM Contact Person: Marcos McGraw, mcgrawm@cityofgigharbor.net

Submittals shall be no more than ten (10) single-sided pages, including key project personnel, background/resumes, proposed sub-consultants (if any) with qualifications, relevant past project experience with other municipalities, references, and other information as deemed necessary. Please include a cover letter, not to exceed one single sided page (not part of the 10-page limit) with no other attachments. Four (4) copies of each submittal must be received at the City by 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at: City of Gig Harbor Public Works Department Engineering Division 3510 Grandview Street Gig Harbor, WA 98335 Please clearly mark the envelope as follows: RE: (Firm’s name) Qualifications for Burnham Drive & Harborview Drive Roadway Improvements Project – Phase 1 (CSP-2003) Include Firm’s name, office address, phone, fax, and principal contact information including email addresses. Late, faxed electronically transmitted submittals or postmarks will not be accepted. Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to: Marcos McGraw, Project Engineer, City of Gig Harbor, (253) 853-2647.

The City encourages consultants that qualify as certified minority-owned business enterprise (MBE) and women-owned business enterprise (WBE) businesses to respond to this solicitation. The City, in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), commits to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability, in all of its programs and activities.