CITYWIDE CONSULTANT ROSTER: Public Utility Related Consulting

The City of Seattle is conducting a Request for Qualification (RFQ) #CTY-CR-2025-09 to establish a Citywide Consultant Roster for Public Utility Related Consulting. The roster encompasses 19 distinct categories including Drainage Design, Electrical Engineering, Energy Conservation Services, Hazardous Materials Management, Hydroelectric Engineering, Recycling and Sustainability, Sewer Design, Solid Waste Services, Substation Automation Engineering, Subsurface Utility Engineering, Water Conservation Services, Water Quality Protection, and Water Systems Engineering. Consultants must demonstrate extensive experience by having completed at least three projects in their applied category and possessing key personnel with required professional licenses and certifications. The roster will be active from December 15, 2025, to December 31, 2030, with consultants potentially being approved for one or multiple roster categories. Critical dates include a question response deadline of December 1, 2025, and a response submission deadline of December 30, 2030. Consultants must submit a comprehensive Statement of Qualifications that thoroughly demonstrates their experience, capabilities, and technical expertise in their chosen roster category(ies).

The solicitation specifically targets "small business concerns" as defined by the Small Business Administration's size standards, with most rosters expected to prioritize small businesses. Nonprofit organizations are explicitly ineligible to apply for this roster. City departments can contract with roster consultants for projects estimated up to $410,000 without requiring public advertising, with each department limited to using an approved roster consultant up to $819,000 annually per approved roster category. The City reserves significant discretionary power, including the ability to modify the roster and remove consultants at its own determination. While specific total contract values are not explicitly stated, the procurement structure suggests a flexible, ongoing engagement model that allows pre-qualified consultants to be rapidly selected for utility-related projects. The Standard Consultant Roster Agreement Template indicates a pre-qualification approach designed to maintain a pool of vetted, ready-to-engage utility consulting professionals, potentially offering administrative efficiency and streamlined procurement processes for the City of Seattle's public utility consulting needs.