Coastal engineering and consulting services

Jefferson Parish, Louisiana is soliciting a Statement of Qualifications for Coastal Engineering and Consulting Services on an as-needed basis to expand its roster of qualified firms providing support to the Department of Coastal Management. The Parish seeks qualified firms to provide civil, hydraulic, hydrologic, environmental, mapping, and CAD support services for coastal restoration and protection projects throughout the jurisdiction. Specific deliverables and services include marsh and ridge restoration, shoreline stabilization and protection, beneficial use of dredge material, living shoreline design, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, surveying, geotechnical services, biological and environmental assessments, coastal grant writing, and outreach support. Services will encompass planning, permitting, design, bidding, and construction administration activities. Minimum qualifications require at least one licensed professional engineer principal in Louisiana, a project professional in charge with a minimum of five years' experience, and one licensed professional engineer employee in the applicable discipline. Evaluation will award maximum points for professional training and experience (35 points), firm size and capacity (20 points), past performance (10 points), office location with preference for Jefferson Parish firms (15 points), absence of adversarial legal proceedings with the Parish (15 points), and successful project completion with verifiable references (15 points), with firms required to achieve at least seventy percent of total possible points to qualify. Responses are due by May 29, 2026 at 3:30 PM via the Parish's e-Procurement site at www.jeffparishbids.net, with the contract period extending through April 5, 2028.

The 33 firms currently approved under Council Resolution No. 144094 are explicitly excluded from responding to this solicitation. Compensation will be determined on an hourly rate basis, fixed fee basis, or combination thereof at the Parish's discretion, with hourly work compensated based on certified and itemized salary costs plus overhead and profit in accordance with Standard Professional Services Agreement guidelines, and fixed fee work to be negotiated between the Parish and selected firms. The maximum annual allowable fee per project is $500,000. Affidavits and insurance documentation are not required at the time of submission but must be provided prior to contract approval. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises are identified in the solicitation materials provided.