Design for Valley View Drive Improvements

The City of Shreveport Engineering Division of Public Works is requesting statements of qualifications from professional engineering consultants for design and engineering services on the Valley View Drive Improvements project, with qualifications due August 20, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. The project is funded through the 2024 General Obligation Bond (Proposition No. 1). The City has established a 25 percent Fair Share/Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation goal for all City-let contracts.

The scope encompasses pre-design, condition assessment, topographic and boundary surveys, utility coordination, geotechnical analysis, permitting, preliminary and final design, bidding phase support, and construction phase services for roadway improvements along Valley View Drive from Jewella Avenue to West Canal Boulevard. The primary discipline required is civil engineering, with demonstrated experience in flexible and rigid pavement design, ADA improvements, pedestrian facilities, traffic safety, and drainage systems.

The initial design fee is fixed at $100,000. Additional fees are allowable only for surveying, right-of-way, and environmental services as negotiated and subject to City approval. Reimbursable expenses, pre-approved in writing, are computed at actual cost multiplied by 1.0. Professional liability insurance of at least $250,000 per claim and in the annual aggregate is required, along with commercial general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence and workers' compensation as required by Louisiana law.

Respondents must submit one original and twelve copies plus an electronic copy on CD or USB drive in an attached pocket file to the City of Shreveport Purchasing Division, Government Plaza, Suite 610, 505 Travis Street, Shreveport, Louisiana 71101. Compliance with the City's Fair Share Program requirements includes submission of Forms 1 through 4 and Form 6, a Felony Conviction/E-Verify Affidavit, and an affidavit attesting that the contract was not secured through employment or payment of a solicitor. Selection by the City's A/E Selection Committee is anticipated to take sixty to ninety days, with formal award recommendation to the Mayor and City Council following.