RFQ_2026-20_Notice_of_Consideration_to_Award.pdf

This is a Notice of Consideration to Award from the Town of Farragut, Tennessee, regarding the award of Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) services for Union Road Improvements. The Town is awarding the contract to CDM Smith, located at 1100 Marion Street, Suite 300, Knoxville, Tennessee 37921, with Anissa Pratte serving as the primary contact. The scope of work encompasses comprehensive CEI services in accordance with Tennessee Department of Transportation guidelines, including inspection of grading, paving, storm sewer, concrete curb and gutter, retaining walls, and reinforced concrete box culvert; bid review and pre-bid meeting participation; utility coordination; construction contract documentation and management; progress payment reviews; TDOT coordination; materials testing and certification; contract closeout; subcontractor monitoring; and work zone safety monitoring. Qualifications submissions were due March 12, 2026, at 2:00 PM, with the intent to award scheduled for March 18, 2026, and Board of Mayor and Alderman approval and contract signing set for April 9, 2026. The estimated construction notice to proceed is June 2026, with an anticipated 18-month construction timeframe for the Union Road Improvements project, which is federally funded under Project STP-M-9109(174) and State Project 44LPLM-F2-135.

The contract will be structured as a lump sum fee arrangement with monthly invoicing for services rendered; however, the qualifications-based selection process explicitly excluded fee structures or costs, with pricing to be negotiated following selection. No specific award value or budget range was disclosed in the solicitation materials. The solicitation contained no set-aside designations or restrictions limiting responses to specific enterprise categories, and no incumbent vendors or current contractors were identified. Evaluation criteria consisted of five equally-weighted categories at 20 percent each: workload capacity including TDOT and other municipal contracts, past performance on TDOT projects, technical approach including personnel and quality control procedures, project understanding, and evaluations of similar referenced projects. Required qualifications included proof of Tennessee licensure, three professional references from public entities that received similar services within the last five years, and completion of all required certifications and affidavits.