Active SLED Opportunity · WASHINGTON · CITY OF SEATTLE
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City of Seattle seeks qualified consultants for the Central District Black Legacy Plan focusing on community engagement, capital investment planning, and equity-driven public works planning. RFQ due August 21, 2026.
The City of Seattle is seeking qualifications for the Central District Black Legacy Plan. Qualifications are due no later than 5:00 pm on Friday, August 21, 2026. All questions are to be submitted through the e-procurement portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/seattle no later than 5:00 pm on Friday, August 14, 2026.
Demonstrated experience with online and in-person community engagement, public presentation and facilitation with a diverse range of stakeholders including the Black community and/or similar Frontline communities.
The proposal shows an understanding of community concerns, addresses the needs of stakeholder groups in a comprehensive project design/plan, and reflects the culture and character of the community.
Proposal acknowledges all required milestones, outlines an approach to meet the high-level schedule, and includes a plan for all necessary specialists for the project to fully execute the scope of work.
Describe how you demonstrate a commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). This can be demonstrated through WMBE ownership, stated mission and supporting practices that demonstrate a commitment to DEI, inclusive hiring practices, inclusion of WMBE subconsultants and total contract value to WMBE firms.
Provide a certificate or documentation from the Secretary of State in which you incorporated that shows your company legal name. Many companies use a “Doing Business As” name or nickname in daily business; the City requires the legal name for your company. When preparing all forms below, use the proper company legal name. Your company’s legal name can be verified through the State Corporation Commission in the state in which you were established, which is often located within the Secretary of State’s Office for each state. For the State of Washington, see http://www.secstate.wa.gov/corps/
Your Statement of Qualifications should be no more than 15 pages. It should demonstrate how you meet the objectives for the solicitation outlined in section 4.
In the response, please describe your experience with the following:
In addition, please describe your proposed plan and approach for community engagement, planning, and design for this project.
Describe how you demonstrate a commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). This can be demonstrated through WMBE ownership, stated mission and supporting practices that demonstrate a commitment to DEI, inclusive hiring practices, inclusion of WMBE subconsultants and total contract value to WMBE firms.
Maximum response length: 2000 characters
Maximum response length: 100 characters
This response is mandatory. The determination you have achieved all minimum qualifications is made from this section alone, and therefore, the Evaluation Committee is not obligated to check references or search other materials in your proposal to make this decision.
For each Minimum Qualification listed below, please describe how you meet the minimum qualification.
Minimum Qualification #1
The consultant or consultant team must be led by an individual that has a minimum of five years’ continuous experience in planning.
Minimum Qualification #2
The consultant or consultant team must include an individual or entity that has:
a minimum of five years’ continuous, active experience in planning for public works projects.
Minimum Qualification #3
The consultant or consultant team must include an individual or entity that has:
a minimum of five years’ continuous, active experience in planning for public works projects.
Minimum Qualification #4
Consultant must have or be able to obtain (prior to contract execution) a valid Washington State and City of Seattle business license and register with the Washington Secretary of State Corporations.
Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.
Please download the below document, complete, and upload.
Provide information to the extent this information is available. If your response is incomplete or requires further description, the City may request additional information within a specified deadline, or may determine the missing information is immaterial.
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Are there qualifications the Consultants must have to even be considered? Minimum qualifications should ONLY be those that the Consultant must meet to have their proposal considered, meaning you will toss the proposal out in full if the Consultant cannot meet the minimum qualifications.
Minimum qualifications can sometimes be important, such as a professional license. If you require a Minimum Qualification, ensure it is fair, appropriate and reasonable. Consultants can protest these if they seem exclusionary and unnecessary. In addition, some federal requirements may restrict or prohibit the use of such qualifications. Review the terms of the grant to ensure compliance with all such requirements. Minimum Qualifications are only for factual yes/no items which can be easily proven as a matter of fact and on the face of the RFQ response. These are NOT subjective such as “Company needs to be experienced” or “needs to have good references.” These are instead hard and fast criteria we check off “yes or no,” and we will toss them out without further consideration if they say no.
Note to department – All non-federally funded contracts above $395,000 require an Inclusion Plan. If potential work, including all phases, is above $395,000, retain the Inclusion Plan as a required submittal. The Mayor’s 2010 policy requires you to score the WMBE response, for no less than 10% of total points.
Departments are encouraged to list the core Scope of Work items that the department has determined to be available for subcontracting.
Contracts with FEDERAL FUNDING may require different or additional social equity requirements, such as federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) requirements, which are required for US DOT funded projects, such as FTA projects.
Exceptions: Exceptions to the Inclusion Plan requirement are rare. Departments must notify their WMBE IDT representative and PC for a review and written approval of an exception. An exception does not relieve the Consultant of its responsibilities to seek WMBE inclusion if changes to the contract provides opportunities for WMBE inclusion.
For assistance, contact Miguel Beltran at Miguel.Beltran@Seattle.gov or 206-684-4525.
State law requires the City to select the firm deemed to be the most highly qualified to provide A&E services. The City cannot ask for pricing before selecting the most highly qualified vendor.
Per RCW 18.08.320, Architecture includes: the rendering of any service or related work requiring architectural education, training, and experience, in connection with the art and science of building design for construction of any structure or grouping of structures and the use of space within and surrounding the structures or the design for construction of alterations or additions to the structures, including but not specifically limited to predesign services, schematic design, design development, preparation of construction contract documents, and administration of the construction contract.
Per RCW 18.43.020, Engineering is any professional service or creative work requiring engineering education, training, and experience and the application of special knowledge of the mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences to such professional services or creative work as consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, and supervision of construction for the purpose of assuring compliance with specifications and design, in connection with any public or private utilities, structures, buildings, machines, equipment, processes, works, or projects.
Per RCW 18.96, Landscape Architecture is the rendering of professional services in connection with consultations, investigations, reconnaissance, research, planning, design, construction document preparation, construction administration, or teaching supervision in connection with the development of land areas where, and to the extent that, the dominant purpose of such services is the preservation, enhancement, or determination of proper land uses, natural land features, ground cover and planting, naturalistic and aesthetic values, the settings and approaches to structures or other improvements, or natural drainage and erosion control. This practice includes the location, design, and arrangement of such tangible objects as pools, walls, steps, trellises, canopies, and such features as are incidental and necessary to the purposes in this chapter. Landscape architecture involves the design and arrangement of land forms and the development of outdoor space including, but not limited to, the design of public parks, trails, playgrounds, cemeteries, home and school grounds, and the development of industrial and recreational sites.
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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