SLED Opportunity · SOUTH CAROLINA · BEAUFORT COUNTY, SC
AI Summary
Beaufort County seeks qualified consulting firms for on-call marine and coastal engineering services including design and construction of marine assets.
Beaufort County requests a proposal containing qualifications from all interested consulting firms experienced in Marine and Coastal Engineering Services. These services may include but not limited to the services associated with the design and construction of marine assets throughout Beaufort County.
Beaufort County owns boat landings, fishing piers, and other types of marine structures. This Request for Qualifications is to select firms for marine inspections of these facilities and design for repairs, rehabilitation and/or new construction of marine assets.
Experience, qualifications, and technical competence of the staff proposed for the type of work required.
Familiarity and knowledge of industry, local, state, and federal regulatory requirements, policies, and procedures. Familiarity with the County’s various marine programs and demonstrated understanding of the scope for the various projects to be undertaken.
Approach and methods used to accomplish project objectives/ scope of work. Familiarity and knowledge of Beaufort County and prevailing local conditions.
Availability of staff in proximity of Beaufort County and based on their workload.
Past performance on similar type projects and past projects within Beaufort County.
The contractor certifies, by submission of this qualification statement or acceptance of a contract, that neither it nor its principals is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any State, Federal department, or agency.
It further agrees by submitting this qualification statement that it will include this clause without modification in all lower tier transactions, solicitations, proposals, contracts, and subcontracts. Where the bidder/contractor or any lower tier participant is unable to certify to this statement, it shall attach an explanation to this solicitation/bid.
CERTIFICATION BY CONTRACTOR
Regarding
NON-SEGREGATED FACILITIES
The Bidder certifies that he does not, and will not, provide and maintain segregated facilities for his employees at his establishments and, further that he does not, and will not, permit his employees to perform their services at those locations, under his control, where segregated facilities are provided and maintained. Segregated fountains, transportation, parking, entertainment, recreation, ad housing facilities; waiting, rest, wash, dressing, and locker room, and time clock, work, storage, restaurant, and other eating areas which are set apart in fact, or by explicit directive, habit, local custom, or otherwise, based on color, creed, national origin, and race. The Bidder agrees that, except where he has obtained identical certifications from proposed subcontractors for specific time periods, he will obtain identical certifications from proposed subcontractors prior to the award of subcontractors exceeding $10,000.00 which are not exempt from the provisions of the Equal Opportunity clause, and that he will retain such certifications in his files.
The Bidder agrees that a breach of this certification is a violation of the Equal Opportunity clause in this Contract. The penalty for making false statements is prescribed in 18 U.S.C. 1001.
To achieve a uniform review process and allow for adequate comparability, the information is to be organized in the manner specified below and the entire package must not exceed 10 double-sided printed pages excluding cover pages. Please include a cover page at the start of each section.
Q (Page Count ): The RFQ states, "To achieve a uniform review process and allow for adequate comparability, the information is to be organized in the manner specified below, and the entire package must not exceed 10 double-sided printed pages, excluding cover pages. Please include a cover page at the start of each section." Will a cover letter, table of contents, and the 5 required resumes count toward the 10 double-sided printed page limit?
A: the cover letters and table of content do not count toward the 10 double sided pages. the 5 resumes do count toward the 10 double sided pages.
Q (Subcontractor Use): Must the Proposer showcase the ability to provide all services in-house, or can a Proposer augment their team with subcontractors in specific areas as needed for specific work assignments?
A: Proposer may augment the team with subcontractors for specific areas of expertise .
Q (Clarification of Upland Facilities Inspections and Site Evaluations): What specific types of facilities do “upland facilities inspections and site evaluations” refer to?
A: Parking areas, fencing, lighting, signage, restrooms, supplemental structures. Anything not in the water.
Q (Clarification of Bridge Inspection, Evaluation, and Load Rating Analysis): Could you clarify the particular services encompassed by “bridge inspection, evaluation, and load rating analysis” and how these support the project?
A: Some of the facilities owned by Beaufort County are bridges. These need to be inspected and evaluated using industry standards (ASCE, NBIS) to ensure they meet safety and functional needs for their location and use.
Q (Clarification of Upland Structures and Ferry Infrastructure): Under the bullet “design of marine structures”, what specific types of upland structures and ferry infrastructure are being referred to?
A: Bathrooms, parking areas, lighting plans, site plans, drainage structures, landscaping and support facilities for passenger ferry terminals and docks. Facilities and sites should be designed with sustainability and resilience in mind.
Q (Page Count): The RFQ states the following "To achieve a uniform review process and allow for adequate comparability, the information is to be organized in the manner specified below, and the entire package must not exceed 10 double-sided printed pages, excluding cover pages". Since this is an electronic submittal and not hard copy, is it safe to assume that the submittal is limited to 20 pages?
A: Correct.
Q (Scope of Services): Is it permissible for a Proposer to exclude certain services listed in the RFQ within its proposal, or is it mandatory for a Proposer to submit on all of the services to be deemed compliant?
A: A proposer may exclude services they don't offer.
Q (Cover Letter): If we are to include a cover letter, does that count toward the 20 pages?
A: No
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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