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MSDGC QUALIFICATIONS QUESTIONNAIRE FOR RFQ # 265X901115

OWNER’S ADVISOR SERVICES FOR MILL CREEK WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT DEWATERING BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS

(Note: Project Approach and Management = 20%)

Instructions for Narrative: Provide no more than 5 pages of narrative single-spaced in 12-point font on 8 ½ x 11 sheets with 1-inch margins.

General Information:

The Offeror shall describe their ability as an Owner’s Advisor to provide all professional engineering and related consulting services, as identified in Section 1.4 Scope of Services, to support the referenced project during the planning, design, and construction phases. The narrative shall address the offeror’s ability to organize and perform tasks in each phase of the project, identify critical milestones and ensure progress, address contingencies that may arise during the project, facilitate project risk assessment, manage the project budget, schedule and scope, and ensure quality control. It is important for the Offeror to demonstrate their ability to advocate for the City while maintaining professional relationships with consultants and construction contractors during the project. The Offeror shall also demonstrate their ability to help the City make important decisions during the project by collecting and interpreting technical information from the design consultant and construction contractor.

The narrative shall be prepared for the specific scope of work described in this RFQ and address the following:

· General Approach: The Offeror shall outline how the project team will be organized and managed to provide the professional engineering and related consulting services in the planning, design, and construction phases of the project as identified in the RFQ and complete all deliverables in a timely fashion, in accordance with the scope of work.

· Project Specific Issues. The Project Approach and Management narrative shall be customized for the RFQ scope of work. It shall include specific project issues and design criteria and how the Offeror will address them during the work. It shall include how the Offeror will respond to potential challenges and/or important issues during the project.

· Qualified and Appropriate Staffing: The narrative shall describe how the project will be managed and staffed to provide quality and cost-effective services. It shall describe how the project will be staffed with personnel with relevant experience and expertise. It shall describe how subconsultants and technical staff will be managed and used to provide cost-effective and efficient services. It shall describe how quality assurance and quality control will be maintained and provided to staff and subconsultants.

· Schedule: The Project Approach and Management narrative shall explain how the Offeror shall expedite and accelerate the schedule for planning and design faster than the normal planning and design durations. The project will have an aggressive schedule though planning and design phases which are of paramount importance to MSDGC from a regulatory perspective. Offeror shall be required to adhere to the schedule.

· Responsiveness to Owner: The Offeror shall outline the approach to be taken to facilitate the Engineer of Record / Owner’s Advisor services for the project and provide the deliverables in a timely fashion, in accordance with the scope of the RFQ.

MSDGC QUALIFICATIONS QUESTIONNAIRE FOR RFQ # 265X901115

OWNER’S ADVISOR SERVICES FOR MILL CREEK WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT DEWATERING BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS

PROJECT APPROACH AND MANAGEMENT (ATTACHMENT 3 TO RFQ)

Deviation of the submitted QQ from compliance with the Attachment 3 instructions and requirements may render the Offeror’s submittal as “non-responsive” by the City.