Design Services for Soccer Fields

The City of Meriden, Connecticut, issued a Request for Qualifications/Proposals seeking qualified, certified, and licensed engineering firms to provide environmental, engineering, and design services for the construction of two artificial soccer fields totaling 40,000 square feet on 3.6 acres at 208 Lewis Avenue, Meriden, Connecticut. The comprehensive scope of work includes site research and investigation, design of two game soccer fields and one practice field, irrigation systems, gravel parking areas, accessibility paths, fencing, repairs and possible relocation of an existing modular building for use as a training/locker room, cost estimates, project schedules, schematic design, construction documents, renderings, and contract administration through completion. Additive alternates include lighting, bleachers with 300 home and 100 visitor seats, electronic scoreboards, PA systems, restrooms, concessions buildings, ticket booths, and storage/maintenance facilities. Proposers must submit qualifications in two sealed parts: Part A (Qualifications) and Part B (Fees/Proposal), including a letter of interest, proof of Connecticut architectural/engineering licensure, firm profiles with principal and staff resumes, a minimum of five completed similar projects with owner contact information and construction costs, current workload details, three professional references, and litigation history. Evaluation criteria are weighted as follows: qualifications and cost proposal (30 points), experience with state-funded projects and federal labor standards (5 points), ability to meet project deadlines (5 points), key personnel and construction management experience (10 points), similar projects completed within five years (20 points), client references (10 points), and financial responsibility and stability (20 points). Critical dates include a mandatory site inspection on April 16, 2026 at 10:00 am, question submission deadline of April 24, 2026 at 4:00 pm, electronic proposal submission due May 1, 2026 at 11:00 am via the City eProcurement Portal, anticipated interviews on May 15, 2026, and award anticipated May 19, 2026. The design scope must be completed by September 15, 2026, with construction to commence in Fall 2026 and conclude by July 2027.

All bidders must comply with Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) Contract Compliance Regulations and submit a completed Bidder Contract Compliance Monitoring Report demonstrating compliance with Connecticut General Statutes Sections 4a-60 and 4a-60a regarding nondiscrimination in employment and contracting. Bidders must demonstrate affirmative action plans, equal employment opportunity policies, and good faith efforts to include minority business enterprises and small contractors as subcontractors and suppliers. Minority business enterprises are defined to include businesses owned and actively controlled by members of protected classes including Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, persons of Iberian Peninsula origin, women, Asian Pacific Americans, American Indians, and individuals with disabilities. Participating firms must demonstrate substantial experience providing similar services and experience with Connecticut Interlocal School Construction Fund (CIF) and State of Connecticut school construction funded projects. The selected consultant will be required to obtain and maintain professional liability insurance with limits of $2,000,000 per claim and in aggregate, commercial general liability coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate, business automobile liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit, and Connecticut statutory workers' compensation coverage. The contract will be established on a lump-sum basis covering all labor, materials, equipment, studies, reports, outside services, and incidental costs, with monthly billing submitted based on completed work elements subject to City approval and payment due within thirty days of invoice approval; the City is exempt from federal excise taxes and Connecticut sales and use taxes, which should not be included in pricing.