The City of Des Moines is soliciting proposals for professional engineering services to conduct a citywide pavement management study. The project involves reviewing current roadway conditions, developing a 5-year pavement management plan, and prioritizing future roadway improvements. Key tasks include data verification, analysis using DTIMS software, developing performance curves, and creating a 5-year capital improvement plan. Proposals are due by June 9, 2026, prior to 2:00 PM CDT. Consultants must demonstrate knowledge of DTIMS software and prior use. The City reserves the right to request hard copies after selection. Proposals must adhere to specific formatting and content requirements, including a maximum of 20 single-sided pages. Insurance and indemnification requirements are mandatory and non-negotiable. The City will not pay for response costs. Proposals will be evaluated based on technical approach, experience, staffing, geographic location, timely completion, work elements, and additional factors. The contract will be awarded to the best-qualified consultant. All proposals become the property of the City. Confidentiality requests for trade secrets may be submitted, but the entire proposal will not be considered confidential. Compliance with federal, state, and local laws, including nondiscrimination, is required. The contract will be interpreted according to Iowa law.
The bid notice states that responses to the RFP must be received by the City of Des Moines by June 9, 2026, prior to 2:00 PM CDT.
The bid notice states that award of contract will be to the consultant deemed best qualified by the City, in accordance with the selection criteria included in attachment 3, to perform the services outlined in this RFP.
The bid notice states that proposing firms shall clearly demonstrate their knowledge and prior use of the DTIMS software and illustrate their approach and methodology to complete the services indicated in the sample scope of services attachment 4.
The bid notice states that a conference will not be held, however, consultants submitting proposals are strongly encouraged to review current IPMP and city roadway system information.
The bid notice states that persons or entities who intend to respond to such RFP by submission of a competitive proposal, and who have questions regarding the RFP, or who object to any term, provision, or requirement of the RFP, or who desire clarification or interpretation of any term, provision, or requirement of the RFP, may submit such questions, objections, or requests for clarification or interpretation to the contact person named above no later than seven calendar days prior to the proposal due date.
The bid notice states that failure to materially comply with these requirements may, at the City's sole discretion, lead to a loss of selection criteria points or result in rejection of a proposal.
