City of Lafayette: Professional Engineering Services for Sidewalks

The City of Lafayette, Colorado, is seeking professional engineering services through RFP-24-27-PW for a comprehensive Sidewalks Project aimed at enhancing pedestrian safety and mobility. The procurement solicits engineering consultants to provide services for removing and replacing existing sidewalks to meet current ADA standards, installing missing pedestrian infrastructure, implementing roadway improvements, extending an all-weather surface trail, and creating aesthetic enhancements along Baseline Road. Required services include survey, mapping, right-of-way planning, environmental reporting, utility coordination, traffic signal design, and public outreach. Proposals are due on December 13, 2024, at 12:00 PM MST through the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System, with an anticipated contract term from January 22, 2025, to January 17, 2026. Evaluation will be based on scope understanding, personnel qualifications, municipal project experience, staff availability, and references, with a maximum possible score of 100 points. A mandatory Design Scoping Review Meeting with the City of Lafayette and Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will be conducted prior to contract award, during which the selected offeror must develop a comprehensive project scope.

The project has established a 0% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal for professional services and is funded through a partnership between the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) and the City of Lafayette. While the total project budget is not explicitly stated, the RFP indicates that not all proposed improvement locations may be financially feasible. Proposing firms will be responsible for covering their own costs associated with the Design Scoping Review Meeting. The project spans multiple locations within the City of Lafayette and requires comprehensive engineering expertise to address pedestrian infrastructure improvements. No incumbent vendors are specifically mentioned in the documentation, and the procurement appears open to qualified engineering consulting firms with demonstrated municipal project experience. Potential bidders should be prepared to demonstrate significant technical capabilities, municipal infrastructure design knowledge, and the ability to integrate complex pedestrian mobility and ADA compliance requirements into a cohesive project approach.