QUALIFICATIONS BASED SELECTION
FOR
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
2025
GUIDELINES FOR QUALIFICATION STATEMENTS
Lorain County, OHIO
QUALIFICATION STATEMENT
The Lorain County Board of Commissioners requests professional design firms interested
in providing professional services for Board directed projects to submit a statement of
qualifications pursuant to section 153.65 to 153.71 of the Ohio Revised Code. Notice of this
request will be published on the County web site at http://www.loraincounty.us/Bids.aspx and
will be sent directly to firms known to have a direct interest in providing such services. The
qualification statements submitted will be kept on file and evaluated for design requirements
when the Lorain County Board of Commissioners is planning to contract for professional design
services.
Qualification statements will be accepted at any time from any professional design firm
or person legally engaged in rendering professional engineering and surveying services. The
County will send out an annual request to update qualification statements which are on file. The
list from this issuance shall become active by no later than January 3, 2025 and will continue to
be amended as new Qualification statements are received throughout the year.
Qualification statements will contain information requested on the copies of the attached
Qualification-Based Selection Statement Criteria Sheet. Any Qualification Statements, submitted
without all requested information or not updated upon request will be reason to deem a firm or
individual unqualified.
Lorain County Board of Commissioners
QUALIFICATION-BASED SELECTION
STATEMENT CRITERIA
1. Provide a brief history of the firm. Include year established, type of organization and
information pertaining to major areas of expertise.
2. Provide resumes for key personnel of the firm and list the number of employees by
classification. Identify the primary key person in your firm to be contacted regarding
qualification-based selection.
3. List clients and representative projects worked on during the last five years with an
emphasis on municipal and county work. Provide a brief description and relative size of
each project.
4. Provide a copy of a current ODOT technical pre-qualification letter. If not pre-qualified
with ODOT, so indicate on the statement.
5. Provide information regarding the type of computer hardware and software.
6. Complete and include the “Statement of Qualifications for Professional Services
Summary Sheet.”
7. Provide any further information which may be helpful for the Board to determine the
qualifications of the firm.
8. Limit Qualification statements to 30 pages including three summary sheets.
9. Qualifications are to be submitted to:
Jessica Burns, Purchasing Coordinator at jburns@loraincounty.us
OR
Lorain County Purchasing Department
County Administration Building – 4th Floor
226 Middle Ave
Elyria, OH 44035
Lorain County
Board of Commissioners
Statement of Qualifications for Professional Services
Summary Sheet
Name of Firm:____________________________________Date:___________________
Contact Person and Title:___________________________________________________
Address:________________________________________________________________
City:___________________________ State:______________ Zip:__________________
Telephone:____________________________ Fax:_____________________________
Email:________________________________ Webpage:_________________________
Please check all the funding types/programs that your firm has experience within a
project.
Funding Types
Federal Highway Administration
Community Development Block Grant
Ohio Water Development Authority
State Infrastructure Bank
US EPA
US Department of Energy
State Roadway Development Account
US Department of Agriculture
US Department of Commerce – Economic Development Administration
State Capital Improvement Funds
State Roadway Development Account
Ohio Public Works Commission
Federal Aviation Administration
Other (list as necessary)
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Please check all the services that your firm can provide and check the appropriate box if
your firm is ODOT pre-qualified to provide such services.
Engineering Categories
Non-complex Roadway Design
Complex Roadway Design
Safety Studies
Right-of-Way Plan Development
Level 1 Bridge Design
Level 2 Bridge Design
Level 3 Bridge Design Elements
Minor Bridge Inspection
Major Bridge Inspection
Underwater Bridge Inspection
Geotechnical Engineering Services
Geotechnical Testing Laboratory
Basic Traffic Signal Design
Traffic Signal System Design
Limited Lighting Design
Complex Lighting Design
Environmental Document Preparation – EA/EIS
Environmental Document Preparation – CE
Environmental Document Preparation – 4(f)
Aquatic Ecology Survey
Terrestrial Ecology Survey
Wetland Delineation
Wetland Mitigation
Waterway Permits
Air Quality Analyses
Noise Analyses and Abatement Design
Archaeological Investigations
History/Architectural Investigations
Environmental Site Assessment Screening
Phase I Environmental Site Assessment
Phase II Environmental Site Assessment
Environmental Site Assessment Remedial Design
Airport Engineering Service
Service
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ODOT
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This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.