October 27, 2026
The City of Memphis, Tennessee an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer, seeks to retain the services of a professional services firm to provide Right-of-Way appraisal services related to construction of Holmes Road, from Mill Branch Road to Tchulahoma Road, PIN 107040.00. The project shall be accomplished in accordance with TDOT Local Programs guidelines. The professional consultant firm must be on TDOT's list of pre-qualified Appraisal Consultants or have a completed pre-qualification form filed with TDOT by the deadline for the Letters of Interest. Responsibilities of the professional consultant firm include, but are not limited to:
Required Scope of Services
x Provide Right-of-Way Appraisal Services
All work will be performed using TDOT document formats and will follow the Uniform Act (49 CFR Part 24), Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), TDOT's ROW Procedures manual and TDOT's Guidelines for Appraisers.
Firms may request consideration by submitting a letter of interest along with qualifications to City of Memphis, 125 N. Main Street, Room 677, Memphis, TN 38103 ATTN: Mr. Chee Chew. All letters of interest must be received by the City of Memphis on or before 2:00 p.m. CDT, Friday, November 13, 2026. The letter of interest and qualifications shall indicate the scope of services to be completed by any sub-consultants. Method of payment shall be Lump Sum.
Phase I Evaluation
For Phase I evaluations firms shall submit letters of interest and a statement of qualifications with firm contact information including name, address and e-mail of primary contact. The letters of interest and statement of qualifications shall also include:
x Work experience in Right-of-Way services on Federal or TDOT project
x Professional licensure with the State of Tennessee
x Staff capabilities of prime consultant
From the letters of interest, the City of Memphis will select up to four (4) qualified firms to submit Phase II qualifications. From this list, contracts may be awarded to the three (3) top-ranked firms to perform the services.
Phase II Evaluation
The City of Memphis will evaluate the submittals on the following criteria (relative weight):
a. Firm experience, credential and staff qualifications and availability (50%)
b. Past experience in the required disciplines with the City and/or other agencies and demonstrated ability to meet schedules without compromising sound engineering practice (25%)
c. Evaluations on prior projects of similar nature, if available (5%)
d. Knowledge of Federal and TDOT requirements for Right-of-Way Acquisition Services, (20%)
The consultant evaluation committee holds the ability to conduct interviews based on scoring as Phase III Evaluation.
Prequalification procedures, example letter of interest, list of pre-qualified firms and certified DBEs, TDOT's standard procurement policy, and additional information can be found on TDOT's website. For information on prequalification, please contact TDOT.PSPrequals@tn.gov and refer to the NEPA Procedures Manual found on the TDOT website.
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 Memphis. For information on DBE certification, please contact David Neese at (615) 741-3681, (615) 253-1075 or David.Neese@tn.gov. Details and instructions for DBE certification can be found on the TDOT civil rights small business development program website.