St. Tammany Parish Notice for Statements of Qualifications 2026

ST. TAMMANY PARISH
MICHAEL B. COOPER
PARISH PRESIDENT
ST. TAMMANY PARISH
NOTICE FOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
2026
St. Tammany Parish Government (the "Parish") is now accepting Statement of Qualifications
("SOQ") submissions from individuals and/or firms interested in providing services in any of the
categories below:
Airport Engineering Architectural: Vertical/Horizontal/Landscape
Civil Engineering Environmental Study and Review
Electrical Engineering Planning
Environmental Engineering Appraisal
Mechanical Engineering Land Acquisition, Legal and Abstract
Other Engineering Specialty Surveying
Engineering Management Grant Program Management (Benefit Cost Analysis)
Laboratory and/or Field Construction Testing
This notice is to inform any individuals and/or firms that the Parish is currently accepting
submissions for the Parish's pre-qualified professional services list ("PPSL"). If you would like
to submit a response for any of the categories listed above, you may do so at this time in accordance
with the procedures below. The deadline for submitting your SOQ will be no later than 4:30 p.m.
on May 7, 2026.
Current pre-qualified Individuals and Firms MUST RESUBMIT for evaluation to be
considered as a pre-qualified vendor for SOQ 2026.
Once the submission deadline is closed, all SOQ's received will be formally evaluated. A SOQ
receiving an overall cumulative score of at least seventy-five (75) points or greater for all
evaluation criteria will be deemed pre-qualified and eligible to be awarded work by the Parish
during 2026, or until a replacement list is established. Any work awarded will be within St.
Tammany Parish and on an as-needed basis.

ST. TAMMANY PARISH
MICHAEL B. COOPER
PARISH PRESIDENT
The Parish will evaluate individuals and firm's SOQ based on the following criteria:
Possible
Criteria
Points
Professional training and experience in relation to the type of work required
30
for the service.
Size of firm, number of professional and support personnel required to perform
10
the type of work required for the service.
Past performance by person or firm on public sector projects. 15
Location of the principal office where the work will be performed: St.
Tammany Parish (15 points), any other Louisiana parish (10 points), outside of 15 max
Louisiana (6 points).
Absence of adversarial legal proceedings or disputes between the Parish and
10
the person or firm performing the services.
Prior successful completion of projects of the type and nature of the service
15
performed.
Registered Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) in the State of Louisiana
5
(Possible points will be given on an "all or nothing" basis)
* All individuals or firms submitting a SOQ must identify all sub-consultant firms which
they expect to use to provide professional services.
* All individuals or firms must submit a SOQ on the form provided by the Parish. The SOQ
form can be obtained by visiting www.stpgov.org or by emailing the Department of
Procurement at soq@stpgov.org
* SOQ's must be submitted on a flash drive, or via other electronic media to Shawn Hoover,
Director of Procurement, St. Tammany Parish Government, 21454 Koop Drive, Suite 2F,
Mandeville, LA 70471, or by email to soq@stpgov.org, Subject: "Statement of
Qualification Submission 2026".
* Only electronic media and emailed submissions will be accepted. No printed copies will
be accepted.
* No submissions will be accepted after the deadline.

ST. TAMMANY PARISH
MICHAEL B. COOPER
PARISH PRESIDENT
SOQs will be rejected by any individual or firm that is not "In Good Standing" and licensed to do
business in the State of Louisiana (copy of State License(s) shall be included with the SOQ). SOQs
must include a completed W-9 Form (a copy can be found at www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf).
It is important to note that submission of a SOQ does not imply that the individual or firm
who submits a SOQ will be notified of any work awarded or contract(s) issued by the
Parish, nor does the submission of a SOQ by an individual or firm guarantee work with the
Parish.
The Parish's SOQ process is not subject to the Louisiana Public Bid Law or the Louisiana
Procurement Code. As such, respondents have not been granted and otherwise possess no right
to protest, contest, debate, or otherwise call in question the processes, procedures, methodology
or results of the SOQ process or the selection of a vendor in connection therewith.
Thank you for your interest in doing business with the Parish.
Procurement Department
St. Tammany Parish Government

1. Professional Services Category: Indicate one of the following*.
*Note: A separate SOQ must be completed by each Individual or Firm if more than one service category is applicable.
The only exception is for engineering categories. Individuals or Firms may select multiple engineering categories and
submit a single SOQ.
Airport Engineering Engineering Management
Airport Consulting Project/Construction Management
Airport Runway/Taxiway/Lighting Construction Inspection
Civil Engineering Resident Inspection
Electrical Engineering Architectural: Vertical/Horizontal/Landscape
Environmental Engineering Environmental Study and Review
ST. TAMMANY PARISH Mechanical Engineering Planning
GOVERNMENT Other Engineering Specialty: Appraisal
Bridge/Road/Street Land Acquisition, Legal and Abstract
STATEMENT OF
QUALIFICATIONS FORM Building Surveying
Drainage/Hydraulics/Hydrology Grant Program Management (Benefit Cost Analysis)
Geotechnical Laboratory and/or Field Construction Testing
Recreational
Structural
Traffic
Water & Sewerage
2. Individual or Firm Name and Address: 2 a . P r i n c i p a l Contact Information: 2b. Individuals or Firms domiciled in or with
branch office in Louisiana must list current
Occupational License:
Name:
License No.:
Title:
Parish of Issue:
Tel No.:
Email:
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3. Number of Personnel by Discipline: List each person only once, by primary function.
Note: All Architects, Engineers, and Surveyors listed must be currently registered and/or licensed for work in the State of Louisiana.
Abstractor Construction/Resident Geologists Paralegal
Administrative Inspectors Geotechnical Engineer Planners: Urban/Regional
Appraiser Draftsmen Hydrologists Project Manager
Architects Ecologists Interior Designers Sanitary Engineers
Attorney Economists Landscape Architects Soils Engineer
CAD/CADD Experts Electrical Engineers Mechanical Engineers Specifications Writers
Chemical Engineers Environmental Reviewer Mining Engineers Structural Engineers
Civil Engineers Estimators Oceanographers Surveyors
Transportation Engineers
TOTAL PERSONNEL
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4. List all subcontractors anticipated for this professional services category:
Worked with Prime Before
Name and Address Specialty
(Yes or No)
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
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5. Work by Individual or Firm which best illustrates current qualifications relevant to the professional service category indicated in
Section 1. List no more than 10 projects.
Estimated Cost (in thousands)
Amount for
Which
Nature of Individual or Firm's Project Owner's Completion Date
Project Name and Location Entire Project Individual or
Responsibility Name and Address (Actual or Estimated)
Firm Was/Is
Responsible
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
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Estimated Cost (in thousands
Amount for
Completion Date
Nature of Individual or Firm's Project Owner's Entire Which Individual
Project Name and Location (Actual or
Responsibility Name and Address Project or Firm Was/Is
Estimated)
Responsible
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
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6. Please provide any additional information, description of resources or supporting qualifications for the services category indicated
in Section 1:
1) General:
2) Professional Training and Experience:
3) Size of Firm:
4) Capacity for Timely Completion of the Project:
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5) Past Performance on Public Sector Projects:
6) Location of Principle Office:
7) The Individual or Firm is or has been in an Adversarial Legal Proceeding and/or Dispute with the Parish within the Last Five (5) years: ____ YES, or ____ NO.
If YES, Please Provide Additional Information:
8) Prior Successful Completion of Projects of the Type and Nature of this Category of Professional Services:
9) Registered as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) with State of Louisiana. Registration information is available on the State DBE site:
http://www8.dotd.louisiana.gov/ucp/ . Please attach the Certification issued by State of Louisiana.
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