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APPENDIX C - STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS

CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG COMPREHENSIVE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT

CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA

PROJECT NO. 20373

The Request for Qualifications shall include the following information in the order listed. Upload all responses as one PDF labeled “Statement of Qualifications Requirements”. Page size shall be limited to 8 ½ x 11.

The Bid Proposal shall be limited to 50 pages. Proposals in excess of 50 pages may be deemed non-responsive by the Procurement and Supply Management Director. A cover page or section divider pages are not included in the total page count.

While the use of SF330 Forms is not required, the Proposal must include all information as outlined in the SF330.

A. Submittal Requirements

Section

Transmittal Letter

Table of Contents/PDF Bookmarks

Project Team (SF 330, Sections A – E)

Experience and Reference Projects (SF 330, Sections F – G)

Firm Specific Qualifications

Project Approach

Safety

CADD and GIS capabilities

General Qualifications (SF 330, Part II)

References

City of St. Petersburg Experience

Contractual Failures

Business Outreach Plan

Licenses

Maximum Number of Pages for SOQ Responses - 50

B. Transmittal Letter

Offerors must submit a transmittal letter on the firm’s letterhead. It must be signed by a representative of the offeror authorized to sign such material and to commit the offeror to the obligations contained in the SOQ. The transmittal letter must include the name, address, phone number and e-mail address for the offeror’s contact, and must specify who would be the firm’s signatory to any contract documents executed with the City. The transmittal letter may include other information deemed relevant by the offeror.

C. Table of Contents/PDF Bookmarks

Include a Table of Contents and Bookmark each section of the PDF.

D. Project Team (SF 330, Sections A – E)

In this section, the offeror must use SF 330 Part I, A – E to describe the composition and organization of the team.

Identify any other firms (such as sub-contractors and sub-consultants) included on the project team along with the offeror.

The organizational chart should indicate the reporting relationships and responsibilities of the offeror, including any subconsultants and subcontractors.

Key personnel shall include the offeror's project manager and LEED or ENVISION Lead, at least one (1) substitute project manager, and other individuals with specific skills relevant to the anticipated work. The proposed project manager and the proposed substitute shall have a minimum of ten (10) years of applicable experience and shall remain with the project throughout the term of the City's standard agreement. The project manager or LEED or ENVISION Lead shall not be replaced or substituted without the prior approval of the City. The City may request an interview with the short-listed firm's proposed project managers. The key project manager or their approved substitute(s) shall be available for all meetings. Experience included on the resume(s) must be limited to projects completed within the past ten (10) years.

E. Experience and Reference Projects (SF 330, Sections F – G)

In this section, the offeror must use SF 330 Part I, F – G to describe the performance history and experience of the project team on similar projects.

The information should demonstrate the firm’s ability to work cooperatively with multiple clients and any third-party. Submit a combination of five (5) reference projects completed in the past five (5) years with a similar project and project scope. Each project shall have a minimum of $200,000 in program value to demonstrate relevant experience.

Qualifications

The proposal must describe the consultant’s qualifications to conduct the RFQ scope of work, including firm and project manager expertise, knowledge, and experience. Experience should include examples of conducting similar or related work (i.e., working with other cities to create comprehensive resilience strategies), utilization of structured decision-making frameworks, work in facilitation and conflict resolution, as well as general understanding and experience with how cities can build resilience.

Minimum Requirements

· Firm experience successfully developing at least three (3) climate resilience plans for similarly sized local government with a population of over 200,000.

· Project manager experience successfully leading a team to develop at least on (1) climate resilience plan for a similarly sized local government.

· Experience working on resilience related infrastructure and/or planning for a coastal municipality .

Competency Criteria

· Extensive knowledge of current and emerging issues/solutions in the field of climate resilience, including national and international best practices in building City resilience.

· Technical competency with hydraulic modeling and experience incorporating best available climate data into local planning and decision-making.

· Extensive knowledge of City government operations, including regulatory frameworks and financial mechanisms that support climate adaptation.

· Expertise in decision-science and ability to use quantitative methods and techniques to design decision making processes.

· Experience creating a neutral environment for, and solicitating input from, individuals from various sectors.

· Strong facilitation, consensus building, and conflict management skills.

· Experience in marketing, communications, and branding.

· Experience developing interactive digital/web tools to communicate planning priorities and track progress.

F. Additional Information (SF 330, Section H)

1. Firm Specific Qualifications The offeror should identify the key strengths of the firm. Highlight capabilities and areas of specialization provided by the firm.

2. Project Approach The offeror should identify the process utilized on other services contracts and the process envisioned for the services identified in this RFQ to ensure task authorizations meet expectations. This should include the process envisioned for interfacing with the City through the project manager. If subconsultants are part of the team, describe the specific scope of work for each firm’s services and specifically in which types of projects the subconsultants will participate. Describe the firms approach to the management of subconsultants and subcontractors.

3. Safety Provide a discussion on the firm’s approach to safety.

4. CADD and GIS Capabilities Provide a discussion on the firm’s CADD and GIS capabilities. The City currently uses AutoCAD Civil 3D 2021, ESRI ArcMap 10.8 & ESRI ArcPro Version 3.0. All submitted electronic drawings will need to be compatible with this version of CADD.

5. General Qualifications (SF 330, Part II) Provide one (1) updated SF 330 Part II, for the offeror's office(s) which will provide services identified in this RFQ. Provide the same information for each subconsultant.

6. References Provide a list of three (3) client contact persons for whom the offeror has recently provided services similar in nature to the services identified in this RFQ.

7. Contractual Failures Describe any alleged, significant prior or ongoing contract failures, licensing or permit violations, claims on bonds, any civil or criminal litigation or investigation pending (including wage theft complaints filed) which involves the firm or in which the firm has been judged guilty or liable.

8. Business Outreach Plan Whether or not the offeror or any of its subconsultants or subcontractors is a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) as defined by the Florida Small and Minority Business Assistance Act, a Woman Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), and/or a Small Business Enterprise (SBE). If the offeror and/or its subconsultants or subcontractors are a MBE, WBE, DBE, or SBE, provide the name of the firm and the certifying agency or an outreach plan to provide for MBE, WBE, DBE and/or SBE.

9. Licenses Provide copies of offeror's and individual’s current applicable Florida License.