24-218 Design Services for Richmond County ITS Master Plan Implementation and Richmond County Emerg

The Augusta Engineering and Environmental Services Department in Georgia is seeking qualifications from GDOT qualified engineering firms to provide professional design services related to the Richmond County Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Master Plan Implementation and Richmond County Emergency Vehicle and Transit Preemption System. The scope of work includes the design and implementation of advanced transportation management systems elements such as a central command center, traffic signal communications, adaptive signal systems, video monitoring, dynamic message boards, transit priority, and emergency vehicle preemption. Deliverables will be dependent on the specific task orders issued under this on-call contract. Firms must be prequalified in GDOT area classes 3.03, 3.06, 3.07, 3.09, and 3.13, and can team up with subconsultants for other needed area classes. Qualifications will be evaluated based on criteria such as the firm's experience, resources, references, scope of services, project understanding, technical approach, and presentation. The RFQ is due on Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 11:00 a.m., and a pre-qualifications conference will be held on Monday, August 5, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. via Zoom.

The selected firm will be required to comply with Augusta's Local Small Business Opportunity Program for contracts over $100,000. The contract type will be either "Project Specific" or "Multi-Phase Project Specific" with a payment method of "Cost Plus Fixed Fee" or "Fixed Price (Lump Sum)". Augusta will negotiate fair and reasonable compensation with the most highly qualified consultant based on factors like scope, complexity, and estimated value of services. The budget range or award value for this opportunity is not specified.