Capital Region Timber Bridge Feasibility Initiative RFQ
CDRPC seeks qualified professional engineering and consulting services for the Capital Region Timber Bridge Feasibility Initiative. The selected consultant will inventory and screen locally owned short-span bridges in Saratoga, Rensselaer, and Schenectady Counties; evaluate candidate bridges for potential use of timber and advanced wood structural systems; prepare concept-level feasibility packages for approximately 16–19 candidate structures; advance two priority demonstration projects to grant-ready concept packages; prepare a regional Timber Bridge Guide; and assist with delivery of a regional workshop for municipal bridge owners.
Respondents must demonstrate qualifications and experience in bridge engineering, timber or mass-timber structural systems, transportation planning, structural and hydraulic considerations, constructability, cost estimating, environmental/permitting considerations, GIS, and related municipal infrastructure work. Engineering services must be performed under the responsible charge of a Professional Engineer licensed in New York State.
Subcontracting and joint venture arrangements are permitted. Respondents may assemble multidisciplinary teams using subconsultants or joint venture partners to provide specialized expertise. The prime consultant will remain responsible for overall project management, coordination, quality control, and performance of the contract and must identify all proposed team members and their respective roles in its qualifications submission.
Selection will be made through a qualifications-based process. Price will not be used as a factor in ranking firms. A Technical Advisory Team (TAC) consisting of representatives of CDRPC, NYSDOT, and the Capital Region Transportation Council (CRTC) will review and rank submissions. Following selection of the highest-ranked firm, CDRPC will negotiate the final scope of services and fair and reasonable compensation with that firm.
The anticipated consultant contract is not to exceed $135,000 and is supported by a Northern Border Regional Commission Timber for Transit award. No consultant work may commence until all required grant and contracting authorizations have been received and CDRPC issues written authorization to proceed.
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