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LEGAL NOTICE

PINEY WOODS SCHOOL

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES

The Piney Woods School requests proposals from qualified firms or individuals to provide engineering services for work related to the implementation of approved FY 2024 DRA project. You are invited to submit a proposal, in accordance with this request, to the Piney Woods School, 5096 US 49, Piney Woods, MS 39148 , no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on September 23, 2024.

The Engineer will be responsible for performing all engineering services through project closeout in accordance with federal, state and local laws, regulations and policies. The scope of work includes but is not limited to the following: 1) prepare plans and specifications, 2) distribute bid documents, 3) assist in bid opening and prepare bid tabulation, 4) assist in the execution of construction contracts, 5) hold pre-construction conference, and 6) perform construction inspection including periodic reports to the school and approve all payment requests.

The Piney Woods School is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The school encourages Minority-owned Business

Enterprises (MBEs) and Woman-owned Business Enterprises (WBEs) to submit proposals. The school also encourages Section 3 eligible businesses to submit proposals. Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development

Act of 1968, as amended (12 U.S.C. 17010) requires, to the greatest extent feasible, that the school and its contractors that participate in the above referenced Program give opportunities for job training and employment to lower income residents of Simpson and Rankin Counties. Section 3 also requires that contracts for work in connection with the Section 3 area be awarded to Section 3 eligible business concerns.

All proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope and marked with the following language: “Proposal for DRA

Engineering Services.” Proposals will be evaluated on the following factors: Qualifications (40 points), Experience

(40 points) and Capacity for Performance (20 points). To be evaluated properly, the following must be addressed in detail:

Qualifications – List of qualifications of persons to be assigned to project;

Experience - Information regarding the firm’s experience and the projects previously undertaken, including the type and amount of grants awarded, the project activities, and the status of the projects;

Capacity for Performance - Identify the number and title of staff assigned to provide services.

The school will designate a selection committee to evaluate each proposal. The selection committee may hold proposals for a period of not to exceed thirty (30) days for the purpose of reviewing the content of the proposals and investigating the qualifications of the firms and assigned individuals. The school reserves the right to reject any and/or all proposals.

Subject to DRA award(s) and the removal of all environmental conditions, the school will award a contract with the qualified individual or firm whose proposals has the highest number of cumulative points issued by the selection committee and determined to be the most advantageous to the school, price and other factors considered. The contract will include scope and extent of work and other essential requirements. An individual contract will include scope and extent of work and other essential requirements. An individual contract will be executed for each awarded project, and the contract will be on a fixed price basis. The school has the authority to terminate the selection at any time.