Geotechnical Engineering Testing Services-The Fletcher Creek Sewer Equalization Tank Project RFP

Description: # NOTICE TO CONSULTANT ENGINEERS REGARDING A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND LETTERS OF INTEREST The City of Bartlett, an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer, seeks to retain the services of a professional consultant engineering firm to provide Geotechnical Engineering Testing Services related to construction of The Fletcher Creek Sewer Equalization Tank Project. Responsibilities of the Construction Inspector include, but are not limited to: # Required Scope of Services * The selected firm will perform Geotechnical Engineering Services for all Construction Phases. * Firm must have testing experience in the following areas: * Soil Compaction (Density) * Proctor Analysis * Concrete Testing # Estimated Schedule for Performance of Work * Construction is estimated to begin May 2027 and conclude by August 2028 Firms may request consideration by submitting a letter of interest along with qualifications to City of Bartlett, by email to Jake Crenshaw at [For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. .]() All letters of interest and Qualifications must be received by City of Bartlett on or before 4:00 PM on Friday, December 4, 2026. Responses shall be emailed, with the subject line "RFQ FY2027-11-007 Geotechnical Engineering Testing Services -- The Fletcher Creek Sewer Equalization Tank Project." Respondents shall attach a letter of interest and Qualifications in pdf format. Questions pertaining to this request can be directed to John Horne at 901-385-6499 or [For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. .]() The letter of interest and qualifications shall indicate the scope of services to be completed by any sub-consultants. # Phase I Evaluation For Phase I evaluations firms shall submit letters of interest and Qualifications with firm contact information including name, address and e-mail of primary contact. The letters of interest shall also include: * # Work experience in the required disciplines with the City of Bartlett, and/or other clients * Any Specialized Expertise * Professional licensure * Staff capabilities of prime consultant * Size of project and unlimited prequalification status From the letters of interest, The City of Bartlett will select 3 qualified firms to submit Phase II qualifications. From this list the top ranked consultant will be selected. # Phase II Evaluation The City of Bartlett will evaluate the top 3 firms on the following criteria (relative weight): 1. # Workload capacity; including amount of work under contract with the City of Bartlett, if applicable (15%) 2. Past performance on agency projects (50%) 3. Technical approach (e.g., project understanding, innovative concepts or alternatives, quality control procedures (25%) 4. Other factors including interviews and demonstrations, as approved by the Agency (5%) 5. Any approved non-qualifications based evaluation criteria (5%) The consultant evaluation committee holds the ability to conduct interviews based on scoring as Phase III Evaluation. 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 Bartlett. Requirements of 40 U.S.C 1101 when acquiring engineering services include: 1.Public announcement of the solicitation (e.g., a Request for Qualifications); 2.Evaluation and ranking of the submitted qualifications statements based on established, publicly available criteria (e.g., identified in the solicitation); 3.Evaluation criteria was based on demonstrated competence and qualification for the type of professional services required (e.g., past performance, specialized experience, and technical competence in the type of work required); 4.Discussion with at least three firms to consider anticipated concepts and compare alternative methods for furnishing services; 5.Selection of at least three firms considered to be the most highly qualified to provide the services required; 6. Contract negotiation was held with the most highly qualified firm to determine compensation that is fair and reasonable based on a clear understanding of the project scope, complexity, professional nature, and the estimated value of the services to be rendered; and 7. In the event that a contract could not be negotiated with the most highly qualified firm, negotiations were to continue in order of qualification.