RFQ: Staff Augmentation Services for Waterway Resiliency Program

The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, City and County of Denver, has issued a Request for Qualifications (the “RFQ”) for professional on-call services for Waterway Resiliency Program Staff Augmentation & Ownership Advisor Services Project. RFQ documents will be available for download at www.bidnetdirect.com/cityandcountyofdenverdoti , solicitation No. # 202369871.

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General Statement of Work

The Waterway Resiliency (WATR) Program (Program) is embarking on an unprecedented opportunity to reshape the City and County of Denver’s (City) waterways by enhancing natural ecosystems, reducing flood risk, and creating places where people and nature can thrive in harmony. This Program will deliver Denver’s One Water Vision for substantial portions of the South Platte River, Weir Gulch, and Harvard Gulch by restoring and reconnecting habitats, providing flood protection, and creating more inviting spaces along Denver’s waterways. The Program will directly benefit some of the City’s most underrepresented, historically disadvantaged, and under-resourced neighborhoods and advance Denver’s goals for enhanced mobility, resiliency, and equity. The WATR Program is a long-term partnership effort with the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and a USACE Civil Works alternative delivery pilot program.

Pre-Submittal Meeting on October 6, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. local time in Conference Room 4F6 – Webb Building, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO 80202.

Questions Deadline: October 13, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. local time.

Responses are due no later than 10:00 a.m. local time, November 2, 2023 and will ONLY be received and accepted via the online electronic bid service through www.BidNet.com .

DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) PARTICIPATION: The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) grants authority to the Division of Small Business Opportunity (DSBO) to establish participation requirements under 49 C.F.R § 26 and 40 C.F.R. § 30. The DBE participation requirement for this project will be established on a Task Order by Task Order basis. The requirement must be met with certified firms, 49 C.F.R. § 26.55, or through the demonstration of a sufficient good faith effort. 49 C.F.R. § 26.53. A proposed DBE Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Plan (DBE EDI Plan) is required as part of the RFQ response and will be scored. DSBO’s approval of the DBE EDI Plan will be required prior to contract execution.

Contract Administrator: Cindy Ackerman: doti.procurement@denvergov.org

As the City’s best interests may appear, the Manager of Transportation and Infrastructure reserves the right to waive informalities in, and to reject any or all, submittals/proposals.

Publication Dates: September 21, 22, 25, 2023

Published In: The Daily Journal

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