NOTICE TO ENGINEERING FIRMS REGARDING A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND LETTERS OF INTEREST FROM TDOT PRE-QUALIFIED FIRMS

The City of Murfreesboro (“City”) requests Letters of Interest for the project and services described herein to be submitted via the City’s e-Procurement Portal, OpenGov. Submittals will be received until Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 2:00 pm Central Time.

Project Details

• Reference ID: RFQ-43-2026-LOI
• Department: Transportation/Transit
• Department Head: Jim Kerr (Director)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-06-17T19:00:00.000Z

Evaluation Criteria

• Firm experience, credential and staff qualifications and availability (35 pts)
• Past experience in the required disciplines with the City and/or other agencies and demonstrated ability to meet schedules without compromising sound engineering practic (35 pts)
• Evaluations on prior projects of similar nature, if available (5 pts)
• Knowledge of and experience with construction of bridge structures over active interstate facilities as listed in the description provided. (25 pts) —

  Knowledge of and experience with maintenance of traffic, lane closure coordination, and complex traffic control operations

Submission Requirements

• Proposer Response (required) —

  The City of Murfreesboro seeks to retain the services of qualified engineering firms for the construction and inspection services related to the construction of the West Rutherford Blvd. Extension. Proposers should demonstrate proven experience and knowledge with similar projects.

  The services may include all or parts of the following:

  • Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) services for the duration of the project
  • Performing full-time inspection services for bridge construction activities over I-24, including structural elements, traffic control coordination, and safety compliance
  • Providing inspection services for roadway construction activities on an as-needed basis, scaled to active construction operations
  • Coordinating with the City, Contractor, utilities, and other stakeholders to ensure efficient project delivery
  • Monitoring contractor compliance with plans, specifications, TDOT standards, and City requirements
  • Providing documentation, reporting, and recordkeeping necessary to support project administration and payment

  Contract Method of payment will be direct cost plus net fee with an estimated schedule of approximately thirty (30) months.

  TDOT pre-qualified firms may request consideration by submitting letters of interest and qualifications to Cathy Smith, Purchasing Director.  All letters of interest and qualifications must be uploaded to the City’s online procurement portal, OpenGov, on or before 2:00 p.m. local time Wednesday June 24, 2026.  The letter of interest and qualifications shall indicate the scope of services to be completed by any sub-consultants.  Interested firms must have an online account and may register with OpenGov at:

   https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/murfreesborotn

  The City will evaluate the prequalification statements for those submitting letters of interest and qualifications and choose several finalists to respond to an RFQ. The responses to the RFQ will then be evaluated to choose the firm who would be the most viable candidate.  The factors that will be considered in evaluation of proposals are:

  • Firm experience, credential and staff qualifications and availability (35%)
  • Past experience in the required disciplines with the City and/or other agencies and demonstrated ability to meet schedules without compromising sound engineering practice (35%)
  • Evaluations on prior projects of similar nature, if available (5%)
  • Knowledge of and experience with construction of bridge structures over active interstate facilities, including maintenance of traffic, lane closure coordination, and complex traffic control operations (25%)

  The City of Murfreesboro does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, creed, age, disability or veteran status in the provision of services, in programs, activities or employment opportunities and benefits.

  Evaluation proceedings will be conducted within the established guidelines regarding equal employment opportunity and nondiscriminatory action based upon the grounds of race, color, sex, creed or national origin.    Interested certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) firms as well as other minority-owned and women-owned firms are encouraged to respond to all advertisements by the City of Murfreesboro. 

• Cost Proposal (required)
• Separate Pricing Proposal Upload (required) —

  Do you need the vendor cost proposal to be separated from their main response? (Choose Yes, when you want to keep costs hidden from evaluators until after reviewing technical responses).

• Do you need to use an electronic Pricing Table? (required) —

  Because this is an RFSCP, the answer will no most of the time.

• Does this require a Contractor's License? (required)