RFQ 26-35-004 Hamilton Crossing Roads to Schools and Safety Project

Bartow County, Georgia is requesting qualifications for engineering design services on the Hamilton Crossing Safe Roads to Schools and Safety Project, a roundabout intersection improvement at Hamilton Crossing Road and Fire Tower Road (GDOT Project PI# 0021598), with proposals due July 29, 2026 and a mandatory Offerors' Conference on June 30, 2026.

The Prime Consultant must hold GDOT prequalification in two-lane or multi-lane roadway design, traffic operations study and design, and facilities for bicycles and pedestrians. The team must collectively hold prequalifications in environmental documentation (NEPA), traffic projections, utility coordination, surveying, geotechnical studies, and construction engineering. Firms with aggregate contract amounts exceeding $250,000 must have submitted yearly CPA overhead audits with no significant outstanding deficient audit findings. All respondents must comply with Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act requirements, including E-Verify participation.

Scope includes comprehensive preliminary engineering services: concept development, traffic engineering analyses, environmental studies, preliminary design, final design, and construction phase assistance. The contract is single-award, multi-phase, and project-specific with compensation structured as lump sum, cost plus fixed fee, cost per unit of work, or specific rate of compensation; final contract amount will be determined through negotiations with the selected consultant. The contract extends through completion of the preliminary engineering phase and may be extended for construction revisions.

The RFQ employs a two-phase selection process: Phase I evaluates qualifications and resources from submitted Statements of Qualifications, shortlisting three to five firms as finalists; Phase II requests a Technical Approach response and may include finalist interviews. Written questions are due July 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM. The Offerors' Conference is mandatory at the Bartow County Commissioner's Office in Cartersville, Georgia on June 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM. Award and final selection timeline are to be determined.