Amendment_3_RFQ_32110-19125.pdf

This is Amendment #3 to Request for Qualifications (RFQ) #32110-19125 issued by the State of Tennessee Department of General Services for statewide slope stabilization services. The amendment updates the RFQ schedule of events and replaces Release #2 with Release #3 of the original solicitation document. The RFQ seeks to establish multiple contractors across five service groups: Soil Nailing, Horizontal Drains, Railroad Rails and Cribbing, Rockfall Mitigation, and Compaction Grouting. Services include labor, equipment, engineered designs, supervision, and on-call emergency landslide repair services. The pre-response conference was held on September 15, 2025, with written questions due by September 23, 2025. The RFQ response deadline is October 20, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time. The State will issue a notice of qualified respondents and notice of intent to negotiate on November 6, 2025, with cost proposal opening scheduled for the same date. Negotiations will occur between November 12-17, 2025, followed by the notice of intent to award on November 19, 2025. The protest period ends November 26, 2025, and the contract is expected to be signed by December 2, 2025. The contract will be effective for an initial 36-month term with two optional 12-month renewals, potentially extending to 60 months.

The estimated total contract value is approximately $28 million, with $20 million allocated to Group One (Soil Nailing) and $2 million each for the remaining four service groups. The State intends to award up to three contractors (A, B, and C vendors) per service group, with Contractor A receiving first opportunity for non-emergency work. Contractors must demonstrate extensive experience, including at least ten active landslide stabilizations and availability of registered engineers with specific technical capabilities. Insurance requirements include $1 million in Commercial General Liability, Workers' Compensation, and Automobile Liability coverage, plus $1-2 million in Professional Liability coverage. Performance and payment bonds will be required for projects exceeding specific monetary thresholds, with performance bonds at 100 percent of job price for projects over $50,000 and payment bonds at 25 percent for jobs exceeding $100,000. All contractors must be registered with the Tennessee Department of Revenue and comply with Equal Employment Opportunity requirements and federal regulations including Davis-Bacon Act provisions.