Request for Qualifications - Professional Services - On-Call DCED Consulting Services

Selected consultants will augment and support DCED staff as needed. This RFQ process may select one or more firms for a three-year contract.  The City does not guarantee that firms will receive a specific volume of work or total contract amount.

The City specifically seeks experienced consultants in the following subareas:

1. Land Use Planning
   1. Development Review (zoning standards)
   2. Development Review technical expertise with GMA Critical Areas- Wetlands, Fish and Wildlife Habitat Areas, Critical Aquifer Recharge Areas, Frequently Flooded Areas, Shorelines, and Geologically Hazards Areas
   3. Comprehensive and subarea planning
2. Urban Design and Building Architectural Services
3. Landscape Architecture
4. GIS

The City will review submitted SOQs and create a list of qualified consultants for each subarea. The City is not seeking, or expecting, team responses or expertise in every aspect of each subarea. The City anticipates that all services will be by contract on an as-needed or on-call basis.  Specific work under the contract will be performed on a task order basis consisting of individually negotiated task orders. Each task order will provide a specific scope, budget, and schedule for the services required. The exact disciplines required and the amount of work for each discipline has not been determined.

The services will involve a variety of projects throughout the City and may include both City projects and private development projects. This service must be provided by consultant(s) who are knowledgeable of City planning and permitting codes, regulations, requirements, processes, and procedures.