To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Request for Qualifications Number DPW2021-001 Regarding the Provision of On-Call Engineering and/or Environmental Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize the Director of Public Works to advertise and distribute, the attached request for qualifications regarding the provision of on-call engineering and/or environmental services for various state and federally funded roadway and bridge construction projects.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Humboldt County Road Fund (1200); Federal Highway Administration Emergency Relief Storm Damage Funds; Highway Bridge Program; Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance Grants; California Governor's Office of Emergency Services; Federal Highway Safety Improvement Program; California Transportation Improvement Program; and California Active Transportation Program
DISCUSSION:
For the next five (5) years, the Humboldt County Department of Public Works ("Public Works") will be constructing several roadway and bridge projects. Due to limited staffing, certain professional services needed to complete such projects must be contracted out to private consulting firms in order to comply with applicable local, state and federal laws, regulations and standards. Public Works has prepared the attached request for qualifications ("RFQ") to retain a qualified engineering and/or environmental firm to provide services that will be required to complete various state and federally funded roadway and bridge construction projects. The attached RFQ meets federal requirements and complies with the latest guidelines from the California Department of Transportation's Local Assistance Procedures Manual. A preliminary scope of services, required qualifications and evaluation criteria, have been developed in order for Public Works to rank and select consultants that are capable of prov...
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