Active SLED Opportunity · WASHINGTON · CITY OF SEATTLE
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City of Seattle seeks qualifications for on-call estimating, scheduling, and constructability services. Submission deadline is May 13, 2026. Services include cost estimating, CPM scheduling, constructability reviews, and support for various project delivery methods. Inclusion plan and past performance required.
The City of Seattle is seeking qualifications for Estimating, Scheduling, and Constructability On-Call. Qualifications are due no later than 5:00 pm on Wednesday, May 13, 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 Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
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SOQ Submittal Requirements
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Approach and Methodology will be reviewed based on the combined response submitted to relevant and technical experience.
For each applicable service area listed in the Scope of Work, provide 2-3 examples of past projects demonstrating successful delivery of services, including:
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/
The Statement Of Qualifications (SOQ) shall not exceed seven (7) pages, excluding the cover page, resumes, and required forms. Submittals shall be formatted as follows:
The SOQ should clearly demonstrate the firm's experience, technical capability, staffing qualifications, and capacity to perform the requested services. Firms should organize their SOQ using section headings in this RFQ.
The City reserves the right to excise pages that exceed the limit and will not be considered for evaluation.
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.
Q (Pre-Submittal Conference): It notes in the RFP that a Pre-Submittal Conference will be held, but no date/time is mentioned. Can the City please provide that information?
A: At this time, a pre-submittal conference has not been scheduled. If one is scheduled, the information will be posted providing adequate time for firms to plan accordingly. Currently, a pre-submittal conference is not planned
Q (On-Call Utilization): How many on-call consultants does the City anticipate awarding under this solicitation?
A: The City anticipates awarding one or more (2-5) contracts to qualified firms under this solicitation; however, the city reserves the right to award more, or fewer contracts as deemed in its best interest.
Q (Scope of Services Expectations): Are consultants expected to provide all three service categories (estimating, scheduling, and constructability), or may firms focus on one or two specialized disciplines?
A: Experience in one or two specialized disciplines will be sufficient.
Q (Inclusion Plan & Teaming): Is there an aspirational target or benchmark the City uses when evaluating the strength of Consultant Inclusion Plans?
A: Please refer to the Consultant Inclusion Plan in article 12. Response Materials and Submittals for directions and instructions.
Q (SOQ specifications): Hello, May I ask if there is a page limit for the SOQ? Additionally, the link to the Inclusion Document (bottom of p 17) goes to an error link. Thank you for the assistance.
A: Please refer to Addendum 1 for page limit for SOQ. Link has been updated for Consultant Inclusion Plan and Questionnaire. Please try again or refer to Addendum 2
Q (Clarification Regarding Page Count): Addendum 1 added a statement regarding the page count that reads that the SOQ "shall not exceed five (7) pages". Can the City confirm whether the page limit for that section is 5 or 7?
A: Correction in addendum 3 to read "seven (7) pages"
Q (Previous Similar Projects / RFQs Enquiry): Is this the first time that an RFQ for Estimating, Scheduling, and Constructability On-Call Project is issued by the City of Seattle?
A: This is the first solicitation for Estimating, Scheduling, and Constructability On-Call issued specifically for FAS - Capital Development Division.
Q (No subject): Estimating,_Scheduling,_and_Constructability_On-Call_(Addendum_#3_Revision) says that Consultant will perform most work from their own office space or the field. How frequently do the consultant shall present at FAS office or project site ? is there any guideline set, if not what is the current arrangement
A: As this is an on-call contract, the specific locations where work will be performed will be identified and discussed on a work assignment by work assignment basis.
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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