Hamilton_250_Notice.pdf

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

The Hamilton County Highway Department is requesting qualifications/letters of intent from Architectural/Engineering firms to provide engineering and design services for Bridge No. 250 carrying Hazel Dell Parkway over Blue Woods Creek.

For purposes of this notice, the terms “Request for Qualifications” and “Request for Letters of Intent” (“RFQ”)/(“RLOI”) and “Statements of Qualifications” and “Letters of Intent” (“SOQ”)/(“LOI”) are used interchangeably and have the same meaning; however, for clarity, this document will refer to them as “RFQ” and “SOQ.” Regardless of terminology, this RFQ is conducted using a qualifications-based selection (“QBS”) method consistent with 2 CFR § 200.320(iv), 23 CFR Part 172, and applicable Federal Highway Administration (“FHWA”) requirements.

Statements of Qualifications (“SOQs”) must be submitted electronically via Hamilton County’s eProcurement portal found on the County’s website at https://www.hamiltoncounty.in.gov/2130/Bid- Opportunities-and-Solicitation. There is no cost to the contractor in submitting SOQs through the eProcurement portal. Submission will be accepted up to the start time of the public meeting listed below.

The County’s eProcurement portal will not allow any SOQs to be submitted after the notice time. Only SOQs from those CONSULTANTS who are registered on the Indiana Department of Transportation's current listing of Prequalified Contractors for:

• 5.2 Environmental Document Preparation;

• 6.1 Topographical Survey Data Collection;

• 8.1 Non-Complex Roadway Design;

• 5.6 Waterway Permits;

• 7.1 Geotechnical Engineering Services;

• 16.1 Utility Coordination;

• 17.4 Bridge Hydraulic Design; and,

• 9.2 Level 2 Bridge Design will be considered.

Any SOQ submitted by CONSULTANTS not approved for the above listed work types will be rejected.

All SOQs will be electronically opened by the OWNER at a public meeting held in the Hamilton County Government & Judicial Center in Noblesville, Indiana, Commissioners' Courtroom, and opened and read aloud at 1:15 p.m. local time, September 28, 2026.

Solicitation documents will be available via the County’s eProcurement portal. The eProcurement portal will send out notification for addendums. However, it shall be the responsibility of the individual to periodically check for addendums posted in the eProcurement portal.

The Commissioners at their discretion reserve the right to waive any and all informalities in the RFQ.

This project is anticipated to utilize Federal-aid funds administered by the Indiana Department of Transportation (“INDOT”). The selected Consultant will be required to comply with all applicable Federal Highway Administration (“FHWA”), INDOT, and other Federal requirements associated with the use of Federal funds.

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