2025 Botham Avenue Reconstruction Project - Request for Proposals

The City of St. Joseph invites interested Consultants to submit information regarding their experience, qualifications, and fees for providing professional engineering services for the 2025 Botham Avenue Reconstruction Project.  The information submitted, including experience, qualifications, fee schedule, and information requested, as a part of this Request for Proposal will be reviewed for the purpose of evaluating the Consultant for further consideration.  The City is desirous of receiving proposals for an amount not to exceed a specified dollar figure for the duration of the project, as described in the following pages.  In the event the Consultant is unable to submit such a proposal, the Consultant is invited to submit a proposal based on the fee/compensation structure that the Consultant deems most appropriate.  In any case, the proposal submitted should cover any and all expenses related to the project.  PRIMARY CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO PROPOSALS SUBMITTED IN THE FIRM SPECIFIC DOLLAR FORMAT REQUESTED.

Favorable pricing will be one element of the selection process, but the experience of the Consultant, qualifications, experience and ability of assigned staff, resources, ingenuity, creativity, completeness of the level of service proposed and timeliness of service proposed by the Consultant will be significant factors in award of this professional service contract.  Final decision on selection of the Consultant for this project will be determined by the City of St. Joseph City Commission.  The City of St. Joseph reserves the right to reject any and all proposals or parts of proposals.  The City also reserves the right to waive any irregularities, inconsistencies, or take what other action is appropriate as determined by the City to be in the best interest of the City.

Questions regarding the scope of work to be accomplished may be directed to Tim Zebell, City Engineer at (269) 983-5541.  Questions pertaining to the selection process, insurance requirements, or other procedural requirements should be directed to Abby Bishop, City Clerk at (269) 983-6325.  Proposals may be mailed or delivered to the City of St. Joseph City Clerk, 700 Broad Street, St. Joseph, Michigan 49085.  Sealed envelopes should be plainly marked:

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL: PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES

2025 Botham Avenue Reconstruction Project
 

CLOSING DATE AND TIME:      3:00 p.m., December 19, 2023