Legals December 25, 2019

CITY OF OTHELLO NOTICE TO CONSULTANTS FOR STOP SIGN INSTALLATION EVALUATION The City of Othello solicits interest from consulting firms with expertise in Civil and Structural Engineering Design. This agreement will be for approximately three (3) months in duration with the option for the City of Othello to extend it for additional time and money if necessary. Consultants will be considered for the following project. The City of Othello reserves the right to amend terms of this "Request for Qualifications" (RFQ) to circulate various addenda, or to withdraw the RFQ at any time, regardless of how much time and effort consultants have spent on their responses. Project Description The work to be performed by the CONSULTANT consists of analyzing the City's current use of stop signs, producing a report that establishes a standardized criterion for determining when and where stop signs should be installed, applying that criterion to existing intersections, providing the City with a list of recommended revisions, and establishing a safe process for making revisions. This project has a 0.0% assigned UDBE agreement goal. The City of Othello reserves the right to retain the services of the successful firm(s) for any subsequent phases (R/W, CN) associated with this project. Evaluation Criteria Submittals will be evaluated and ranked based on the following criteria: 1) Past experience with similar studies and reports (50%) 2) Qualifications/Expertise of firm and key personnel (25%) 3) Past work and references in the Othello area (25%) Submittal Submittals should include the following information: Firm name, phone number and email address; Name of Principal-in-Charge and Project Manager; and Number of employees in each firm proposed to project. Please submit FOUR copies of your Statement of Qualifications to: (City of Othello; c/o Shawn O'Brien, PE; 500 East Main Street; Othello, WA 99344) no later than 2:00 p.m. on January 17, 2019. Submittals will not be accepted after that time and date. Any questions regarding this project should be directed to (Shawn O'Brien), at (509-331-2711). Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information The City of Othello in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), commits to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability, in all of its programs and activities. This material can be made available in an alternate format by emailing (Shawn O'Brien) at (sobrien@othellowa.gov) or by calling collect (509-331-2711). Title VI Statement The City of Othello in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 26 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award." #12013/352512 Pub: December 24, 31, 2019