ADVERTISEMENT FOR REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR GENERAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF LONG BEACH
The City of Long Beach, Mississippi, will receive sealed bids of Statements of Qualifications at City Hall, 201 Jeff Davis Ave., Long Beach, MS 39560, until 2:00 P.M., August 27, 2025 which will then be referred to a selection committee appointed by the Mayor with a recommendation to be presented at a later meeting of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen for the following:
Overall design, construction administration, inspection services and Engineering Consultation services for the City’s Projects to include all local, state and federally funded projects. General City Engineer Support Services.
Services to be provided by selected firm(s) include all phases of the design and contract administration of the projects, including resident inspection, general consultation services, and assistance in developing applications and seeking Grant Funds for the aforementioned projects from all available sources. The form of each agreement will be the STANDARD FORM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN OWNER AND ENGINEER FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. All
work shall be performed in accordance with the executed Agreement and guidelines promulgated by the Grant Funding agencies as applicable. Services will be further defined within each engineering task order awarded and negotiated under this RFQ.
The proposal shall be submitted in a sealed envelope marked plainly, and addressed to the City Clerk’s Office, 201 Jeff Davis Ave., Long Beach, Mississippi, 39560 prior to the hour and date above designated. In addition to the above, the sealed envelope shall list the Company Name and Address. Partial proposals will not be accepted.
The City is NOT responsible for bids which are mailed to the wrong address, or which arrive in the mail after the designated deadline for submitting bids. Bids may be delivered in person to the City Clerk’s office at 201 Jeff Davis Ave., Long Beach, Mississippi, prior to the bid receipt deadline.
The City reserves the right to award one or more contracts for engineering services for these individual projects. The contract(s) will be awarded to the best and most responsive proposer. However, the City shall have the right to accept or reject any or all proposals or to waive any informality and waive any technicalities.
Contracts will be awarded to the firm based upon responses to this solicitation, in the manner deemed to be most beneficial to the City. The following factors will be considered in making these selections:
- EXPERIENCE with similar type of projects – 40 Points
- QUALIFICATIONS and technical expertise in similar projects – 40 Points
- CAPACITY to perform the work in a timely manner – 20 Points
Proposals will be opened, reviewed, and ranked after submittal by an appointed Selection Committee, with final rankings to be made by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen. No formal presentation is needed or desired, but informal interviews may be scheduled, at City’s discretion. Negotiations will be conducted initially with the firm receiving the highest overall ranking. If a satisfactory contract cannot be successfully negotiated with the selected firm, then negotiations with that firm for that proposed contract will be terminated in writing, and negotiations will be initiated with the next highest-ranking firm. This process will continue until a mutually satisfactory contract(s) has been negotiated. In addition to reaching a fair and reasonable price for the required work the objective of negotiations will be to reach an agreement on the provisions of the proposed contract including scope and extent of work and other essential requirements.
Minority and women’s business enterprises are encouraged to submit a Statement of Qualifications and make inquiries regarding potential contracting and subcontracting opportunities. When subcontracting, all potential contractors must take positive steps to use small and minority owned businesses and/or women business enterprises and comply with 2 CFR Section 200.321 and any other applicable Federal or State regulations. MBE and/or WBE individuals/firms are encouraged to respond to this solicitation.
Emma Ward, City Clerk
