Public Notice

Notice of Request for Engineering Services

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES

The Village of Beech Bottom is in the process of obtaining servies of a consulting engineer to provide design, construction, and inspection for the Village of Beech Bottom Water Loop and Extension Project.The project will include, but is not limited to, being required to (1) prepare preliminary engineering report(s), (2) design and prepare construction drawings, bid specifications and bid documents, (3) evaluate bids received and make recommendation of award, (4) monitor and inspect construction activities to insure compliance with plans and specifications, (5) review and approve contractor’s pay estimates and (6) any other services needed by the Village of Beech Bottom for the implementation of this project. All consultants interested in being considered for this project must submit a proposal detailing qualifications, technical expertise, management and staffing capabilities and related prior experience.
The purpose of the competitive process is to objectively select the consultant who will provide the highest quality of service at a realistic fee. Accordingly, technical qualifications and experience will be weighed heavily.
Please submit 6 copies of all requested information prior to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, to the attention of:
ATTN: Dale Poling
Village of Beech Bottom
11 Third Street
P.O. Box 100
Beech Bottom, WV 26030

For questions or additional information, please contact Village of Beech Bottom at (304) 394-5545. It is the responsibility of the respondent to ensure the receipt of the proposal by the date specified.
Attention is directed to the fact that the project may be undertaken with a combination of state and federal funds and all work must be performed in accordance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
The selected firm will be required to comply with the Uniform Relocation Act, Title VI of teh Civil Rights Acts of 1964, President’s Executive Order No. 11246, Section 109 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1974, Section 3 of the House and Urban Development Act of 1968, Conflict in Interest Statement and Access to Records provisions. The selected firm must also fully comply with the Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprise and Affirmative Action requirements. If a portion of the contract is subcontracted, then “positive efforts” must be made to subcontract to Minority/Women-Owned Businesses. This shall be done in compliance with the six (6) affinitive steps as outlined in 40 CFR 22.240.
The project sponsor will afford full opportunity to women-owned and minority business enterpises that submit a show of interest in response to this request and will not discriminate against any interested form or individual on the grounds of race, creed. color, sex, age, handiap, or national origin in the award of this contract.

BCR 11/11 – 11/18/22