Provide Landscape Architecture Services for the Marrero Revitalization

SOQ No. 26-012
Provide Landscape Architecture Services for the
Marrero Revitalization Project Design Services
Submission Deadline: May 12, 2026 at 3:30 PM
ATTENTION VENDORS!!!
Please review all pages and respond accordingly, complying with all provisions
in the public notice and Jefferson Parish Code of Ordinances Section 2-926 et
seq. All submissions must be received on the Purchasing Department's
e-Procurement site, www.jeffparishbids.net, by the SOQ submission deadline
date and time. Late submissions will not be accepted.
Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department
General Government Building
200 Derbigny Street, Suite 4400
Gretna, LA 70053
Purchasing Specialist III: Shanna Folse
Purchasing Specialist III: shanna.folse@jeffparish.gov
Purchasing Specialist III: (504)-364-2680

April 22, 2026
Re: Action Required from our Vendor Community - Jefferson Parish Transition to New
Financial Management System
Dear Jefferson Parish Vendor,
Jefferson Parish is pleased to announce that we are transitioning to a new Financial
Management System - an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution by Infor Public Sector-
which will replace our current financial system. The new system is scheduled to go live on July 1,
2026, and represents a significant step forward in improving efficiency, transparency, and service
across our financial and procurement operations.
As part of this transition, Jefferson Parish will soon begin a phased migration from our
legacy Financial Management System to our new ERP. During this time, certain financial and
procurement activities will be limited or temporarily paused to shift workflows and data to the new
system. Specifically, this includes the issuance of new Purchase Orders, the awarding of new
contracts, and the processing of invoices for payment. We strongly encourage vendors to plan
accordingly to minimize any disruption to your operations.
Additionally, ALL VENDORS will be REQUIRED to register in the new Infor Supplier Portal
to interact with the Parish's Purchasing Department to ensure continued eligibility for payments
and contract opportunities with the Parish. Through the new Infor self-service Supplier Portal, our
vendors will be able to better manage their profiles, respond to solicitations, track Purchase
Orders, and upload invoices, certifications, insurance documents, and licenses.
Registering in the Infor Supplier Portal is MANDATORY. To assist our vendor community,
the Parish Purchasing Department will host two Infor Supplier Portal training sessions-details
are below and in the attached flyer.
The following are noteworthy dates to prepare you for our transition to the new Infor ERP:
* May 8th - Supplier Portal Training at East Bank Regional Library (first of two training
opportunities)
* May 15th - Supplier Portal Training at General Government Building, Gretna (final training
opportunity)
* May 22nd - Final day for issuance of new Purchase Orders
* June 5th - Final day to submit invoices for payment
* June 13th - June 30th - full stop of accounting processes

We strongly encourage all vendors to submit invoices, payment requests, and any outstanding
documentation as early as possible, no later than June 5th, to help minimize potential delays.
Please be assured that every effort is being made to complete this transition as efficiently as
possible. We expect normal accounting operations to resume in early July as our Finance team
and Infor are committed to minimizing any disruption to our valued vendor partners.
If you have any questions or require assistance during this time, please contact our
Purchasing Department at 504-364-2690 or email My.Ngo@jeffparish.gov.
We appreciate your continued partnership and cooperation during this important transition.
Sincerely,
Cynthia Lee Sheng
Jefferson Parish President

ARE YOU A VENDOR
WITH JEFFERSON PARISH?
Jefferson Parish is in the process of updating its procurement system. All vendors
are encouraged to register for an upcoming training session to learn more about
the new system and what to expect. Don't miss your chance to learn how to
register, update your profile, and upload certifications, insurance, and licenses!
Register to attend one of the training sessions
listed below at www.JeffParish.gov/Purchasing
Friday, East Bank Regional Library - 4747 West 1:45 to
May 8, 2026 Napoleon Avenue, Metairie, LA 70001 4:00 PM
Friday, General Government Building - 200 Derbigny Street, 1:30 to
May 15, 2026 2nd Floor Council Chambers, Gretna, LA 70053 4:30PM
Vendor Registration for the new system will open on Monday, May 18, just
before Memorial Day. If you don't register, you won't be able to bid on any
future opportunities. For questions, please email My.Ngo@jeffparish.gov.

PUBLIC NOTICE
SOQ #26-0012
Provide Landscape Architecture Services for the
Marrero Revitalization Project Design Services
The Parish of Jefferson, authorized by Resolution No. 148335, is hereby soliciting Statements of
Qualifications ((TEC) Professional Services Questionnaire) from persons or firms interested and
qualified to provide professional landscape architecture services for the Marrero Revitalization Project
located at previous municipal address 6613 Westbank Expressway, Marrero, LA (Council District 3).
Deadline for Submissions: May 12, 2026
General
The scope of work associated with this project consists of a neighborhood pocket park. Design of the
park should include resiliency features like site drainage improvements and green infrastructure to
manage stormwater and prevent flooding to reduce the risk of damage from future hazard events. The
design should also integrate green infrastructure into the park's design; bioswales and permeable
walkways to mitigate flooding during heavy rainfall; use of resilient building materials to reduce future
storm impact; and use of native plant species to enhance soil stability and support local ecosystem.
Jefferson Parish anticipates the project will require the following supplemental services: civil engineer,
electrical engineer, traffic engineer, geotechnical services, land surveying, and resident inspection.
Compensation
Compensation for the required design services will be made on an hourly rate basis or a fixed fee basis,
or a combination of both, depending on scope and complexity of the work. The Parish reserves the
right to determine the method of payment (hourly or fixed) for each individual assignment.
For hourly rate work, the firm shall be compensated by the appropriate Jefferson Parish Department
on the basis of their certified and itemized burdened rate in accordance with guidelines established in
Attachment "A" to the Standard Professional Services Agreement for Jefferson Parish. A copy of
Attachment "A" may be obtained by calling the Jefferson Parish Department of Capital Projects at (504)
736-6833.
For fixed fee work, the fee shall be negotiated with the firm by the Jefferson Parish Department of
Capital Projects and shall be mutually agreeable to both parties.
Compensation for supplemental services, if required, shall be in the form of a "lump sum" or hourly rate
for each supplemental service, which shall be mutually agreeable to the Parish and the Consultant.
All costs associated with this project shall be subject to Jefferson Parish review and approval.
Minimum Requirements for Selection
1. The persons or firms under consideration shall have at least one (1) principal who is a licensed,
registered professional engineer, architect, or landscape architect in the State of Louisiana. A
subcontractor may not be used to meet this requirement. (Section C. of TEC Professional
Services Questionnaire);
2. The persons or firms under consideration shall have a professional in charge of the Project
who is a licensed, registered landscape architect in the State of Louisiana with a minimum of
five (5) years' experience. A subcontractor may not be used to meet this requirement.
(Section K. "PROFESSIONAL IN CHARGE OF PROJECT:"; of TEC Professional Services
Questionnaire);
3. The persons or firms under consideration shall have one (1) employee who is a licensed,
registered professional engineer, architect, or landscape architect in the State of Louisiana in
the applicable discipline involved. A subcontractor may meet this requirement only if the
advertised Project involves more than one discipline. (Section D. of TEC Professional Services
Questionnaire).
With regard to the questionnaire, Principal means the sole proprietor of the firm, or one who shares
an ownership interest with other persons in the firm, including but not limited to, a partner in a
partnership, a shareholder in a corporation, or a member of a limited liability corporation.

Evaluation Criteria
The following criteria will be used to evaluate each firm submitting a Statement of Qualifications:
1) Professional training and experience in relation to the type and magnitude of work
required for the particular project - (Maximum points awarded shall be 35).
2) Size of firm, considering the number of professional and support personnel required to
perform the type of architectural/engineering tasks, including project evaluation, project
design, drafting of technical plans, development of technical specifications and
construction administration - (Maximum points awarded shall be 10).
3) Capacity for timely completion of newly assigned work, considering the factors of type of
architectural/engineering task, current unfinished workload, and person or firm's available
professional and support personnel - (Maximum points awarded shall be 20).
4) Past Performance on a project in which the person or firm assisted a governmental entity
in dealings with Disaster Recovery and any other projects relating to CDBG -
(Respondent should provide a list of completed Disaster Recovery projects and/or similar
CDBG projects for which firm has provided verifiable references) (Maximum points
awarded shall be 10).
5) Location of the principal office - Preference shall be given to persons or firms with a
principal business office as follows: (A) Jefferson Parish, including municipalities located
within Jefferson Parish (15 Points); (B) Neighboring Parishes of the Greater New Orleans
Metropolitan Region, which includes Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles and
St. Tammany Parishes (12 Points); (C) Parishes other than the foregoing (10 Points); (D)
Outside the State of Louisiana (6 Points). Location of the principal office shall only
factor into the evaluation criteria if adequate competition (two or more firms that
are responsive and responsible) are located within Jefferson Parish - (Maximum
points awarded shall be 15).
6) Adversarial legal proceedings between the Parish and the person or firm performing
professional services, in which the Parish prevailed or any ongoing adversarial legal
proceedings between the Parish and the person or firm performing professional services
excluding those instances or cases where the person or firm was added as an
indispensable party, or where the person or firm participated in or assisted the public
entity in prosecution of its claim. (In the event that the person or firm fails to provide
accurate and detailed information regarding legal proceedings with the Parish, including
the absence of legal proceedings, the person or firm shall be deemed unresponsive with
regard to this category, and zero (0) points shall be awarded) - (Maximum points awarded
shall be 15).
7) Prior successful completion of projects of the type and nature of architectural/engineering
services, as defined, for which firm has provided verifiable references - (Maximum points
awarded shall be 5).
Project will include federal disaster and resiliency funds and therefore will include associated
federal requirements, including Section 3, as applicable. Statements of Qualifications from
minority, female-owned, and local firms / individuals are invited.
Each firm's lowest and highest score shall be dropped and not count towards the firm's score. Only
those persons or firms receiving an overall cumulative score of at least seventy (70) percent or greater,
of the total possible points for all categories to be assigned by the participating technical evaluation
committee members, shall be deemed qualified to perform these professional services.
The person or firm submitting a Statement of Qualification ((TEC) Professional Services
Questionnaire) must identify all subcontractors who will assist in providing professional services for
the project, in the professional services questionnaire. Each subcontractor shall be required to submit
a ((TEC) Professional Services Questionnaire) and all documents and information included in the
questionnaire. (Refer to Jefferson Parish Code Ordinance, Section 2-928)
All persons or firms (including subcontractors) must submit a Statement of Qualifications ((TEC)
Professional Services Questionnaire) by the deadline. The latest professional services questionnaire
may be obtained by contacting the Purchasing Department at (504) 364-2678 or via the Jefferson
Parish website at https://www.jeffparish.gov/27/Government. This questionnaire can be accessed by
clicking on the + next to "Doing Business in Jefferson Parish" on the website and clicking on
"Professional Services Questionnaires".
Submissions will only be accepted electronically via Jefferson Parish's e-Procurement site, Central
Bidding at www.centralauctionhouse.com or www.jeffparishbids.net. Registration is required and free
for Jefferson Parish vendors by accessing the following link:
www.centralauctionhouse.com/registration.php.

No submittals will be accepted after the deadline.
Affidavits and Insurance are not required to be submitted with the Statement of Qualifications, but shall
be submitted prior to contract approval.
Disputes/protests relating to the decisions by the evaluation committee or by the Jefferson Parish
Council shall be brought before the 24th Judicial Court.
ADV: The New Orleans Advocate: April 22, and 29, 2026

ATTACHMENT "A" TO THE STANDARD PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR JEFFERSON PARISH
(Res. No. 76068, dated January 25, 1994; Amended per Ord, No. 21593. dated June 5,2002;
Amended per Ord. No. 26578, dated March 15, 2023)
This attachment shall be a part of all professional service agreements for engineering and
architectural services in Jefferson Parish.
The Statewide "DOTD Average Salary Rate" document [average rate plus one (1) standard
deviation], hereinafter referred to as "DOTD Document", is to be used for establishing Maximum
Direct Hourly Rate, Maximum Payable Hourly Rate, maximum overhead rate and, indirectly, the
maximum multiplier for each new professional services agreement. The version of the "DOTD
Document" to be used by Jefferson Parish will be that version of the document as designated by
the Director of the Department of Public Works.
For all hourly rate services, including supplementary services, where payments are made on the
basis of hourly rates, the ENGINEER/ARCHITECT, hereinafter ENGINEER, shall be paid on the
basis of their certified and itemized direct salary costs (Direct Hourly Rates) times a multiplier to
determine Payable Hourly Rates, which shall cover direct salary, overhead and 15% profit.
The multiplier shall be established from the overhead rate resulting from an audit of the
ENGINEER performed by a Federal or State agency, or from an audit performed by a Certified
Public Accountant (CPA) hired by the ENGINEER, provided the CPA certifies that their audit
complies with the latest applicable FAR's and CFR's. In the event a satisfactory audit is not
provided, the multiplier shall be 2.3.
The DIRECTOR shall have the right to require the ENGINEER to provide sufficient documentation
to support the approved multiplier.
In no case shall the overhead rate utilized to determine the multiplier be greater than the
applicable overhead rate shown on the "DOTD Document" as designated by the Director of the
Department of Public Works.
In no case shall the Direct Hourly Rate and Payable Hourly Rate used to pay for professional
services exceed the Maximum Direct Hourly Rate and Maximum Payable Hourly Rate shown
herein that have been derived from the "DOTD Document" as designated by the Director of the
Department of Public Works.
For this agreement, the approved multiplier shall be established at the time the services are
required.
The rates payable to sub-consultants shall be governed by the same regulations as those for the
ENGINEER, with an overhead rate and multiplier established for each sub-consultant.
If a Personnel Classification required for a Parish project is not included in the "DOTD Document",
the Parish Administration shall establish a new Personnel Classification and an appropriate
maximum direct and payable hourly rate, which would be consistent with personnel categories of
similar expertise found within the "DOTD Document", and include herein.
Once contract fees are negotiated, the "DOTD Document" as designated by the Director of the
Department of Public Works and in effect at the time of negotiation shall be used. Those fees
rates will be unaffected by subsequent versions of the "DOTD Document", except that the rates
for Resident Inspection services will be those in the "DOTD Document" in effect at the time those
inspection services begin. The rates in effect for this contract are included herein.
The ENGINEER shall be reimbursed for costs incurred by sub-consultants at the rate of 1.10
times the actual invoices of sub-consultants, up to a total amount of $200,000.00. Thereafter, the
rate shall be reduced to 1.05.
The ENGINEER shall be reimbursed for other direct costs charged to the project at a rate not to
exceed 1.10 times the direct expenses. No reimbursement will be made without satisfactory
documentation. The DIRECTOR reserves the right to have the ENGINEER provide proof that
direct expenses charged to the project are not included in ENGINEER'S overhead.
The ENGINEER shall be reimbursed for actual mileage expenses incurred while performing work
directly related to this contract; however, the reimbursement rate shall not exceed the Jefferson
Parish mileage rate in effect at that time.

On all contracts for which the Council has selected two or more consultants to share the work,
the Council shall specify the prime, or lead, consultant, and this consultant shall perform a larger
percentage of the basic design services than any of the sub-consultants, but in no case shall the
prime, or lead, consultant perform less than forty (40) percent of the basic design services.
The MAXIMUM DIRECT HOURLY RATE and MAXIMUM PAYABLE HOURLY RATE for each
Personnel Classification shall not exceed the rates in the following chart, regardless of the audited
overhead rate of the ENGINEER. These rates will also apply to firms incorporated out of State.
The MAXIMUM DIRECT HOURLY RATES shown below are equivalent to the Statewide DOTD
Average Salary Rates, plus one (1) standard deviation, as designated by the Director of the
Department of Public Works.
The MAXIMUM PAYABLE HOURLY RATES shown below are a product of the appropriate
Maximum Multiplier (field or non-field) and the MAXIMUM DIRECT HOURLY RATE.
PERSONNEL MAXIMUM DIRECT MAXIMUM PAYABLE
CLASSIFICATION HOURLY RATE ($) HOURLY RATE ($)
(*)
Abstractor/Appraiser 72.95 241.81
Accountant/Business Mgr. 54.46 180.52
Administrative/Clerical 30.90 102.43
Archaeologist 36.83 122.08
Architect 58.91 195.27
Biologist/Wetland Ecologist 41.63 138.00
CADD Drafter 29.75 98.62
CADD Technician 42.09 139.52
Computer Analyst 62.12 205.92
Driller 33.59 98.00
Economist 81.53 270.26
Engineer (P.E.) 66.82 221.49
Engineer Intern (E.I.) 38.88 128.88
Environmental Manager 81.30 269.49
Environmental Pro 58.60 194.25
Geologist 69.79 231.34
GIS Analyst 45.57 151.06
Inspector 35.80 104.45
Instrument Man 22.43 65.44
Labor 25.13 73.32
Landscape Architect 50.52 167.46
Party Chief (Survey) 31.66 92.37
Planner 79.87 264.75
Pre-Professional 38.88 128.88
Principal 124.10 411.37
Program Manager 93.81 310.96
Rodman 17.66 51.52
Senior Architect 75.08 248.88
Senior Landscape Architect 65.87 218.35
Senior Technician 50.99 169.02
Supervisor - Engineer (P.E.) 93.81 310.96
Supervisor - Other 91.70 303.97
Surveyor (P.L.S.) 63.10 209.16
Technician 35.49 117.64
Office Overhead Rate (%) (*) 188.24.....Maximum Multiplier (Office) = 3.3148
Field Overhead Rate (%) (*) 153.70.....Maximum Multiplier (Field) = 2.9176
(*) = Statewide DOTD Average Salary/Overhead Rate plus one (1) standard deviation obtained
from document dated February 1, 2022.

Statement of Qualifications
Affidavit Instructions
This affidavit is supplied as a courtesy to Affiant. It is the responsibility of the affiant to
insure the affidavit submitted to Jefferson Parish complies, in both form and content, with federal,
state and parish laws. It is the responsibility of the Affiant to submit a new affidavit if any
additional campaign contributions are made after the affidavit is executed but prior to the time the
council acts on the matter.
The Affidavit MUST comply with the following requirements to be accepted.
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Must be signed by an authorized representative of the entity.
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Must be notarized by a notary with proper jurisdiction who must sign and print
name, and include bar/notary number.
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Location where the notarization is taking place should be filled in at the top of
the affidavit - not the location of the contract services.
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MUST select either Choice A or B when required.
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If choice A is selected, it must include an attachment.
Affidavits with the following WILL NOT be accepted.
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If both choice A and B are selected, the affidavit will not be accepted.
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An affidavit marked N/A will not be accepted.
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An affidavit missing attachment(s) when required will not be accepted.
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An affidavit that is notarized by a notary who does not have jurisdiction in the place
where notarized or is not active will not be accepted.
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Affidavits that are older than six (6) months will not be accepted.
Instruction sheet may be omitted when submitting the affidavit.