The Town of Southbury is seeking a consulting engineering firm to provide construction inspection services for the replacement of the Poverty Road over Pomperaug River bridge. The construction cost is estimated between $10,500,000 and $11,500,000. Firms will be evaluated based on technical competence, capacity, capability, past performance, and knowledge of federal, state, and town procedures. The construction inspection fee will be negotiated on a cost-plus-fixed-fee basis. Required documentation includes a letter of interest, firm brochure, GSA form 330, experience details, and resumes of key personnel. Specific experience and certifications are required for the Construction Coordinator, Chief Inspector, and Survey Party Chief roles. Questions regarding the RFQ are due by June 8, 2026, with answers posted by June 15, 2026. All required documentation must be submitted by 10:00 a. m. on June 22, 2026. The selected firm must comply with the Town of Southbury's Code of Ethics and Conflict of Interest Ordinance and provide proof of insurance and a signed indemnification certificate.
All required documentation must be postmarked by a U. S. post office if mailed or received in the first selectman's office if hand-delivered no later than 10:00 a. m. on June 22, 2026. The bid notice states, All required documentation must be postmarked by a U. S. post office if mailed or received in the first selectman's office if hand-delivered no later than 10:00 a. m. on June 22, 2026.
The consulting engineer will be evaluated and selected based on technical competence, the capacity and capability to perform the work within the time allotted, past record of performance, and knowledge of federal, state of Connecticut and town of Southbury procedures, approximately weighted in descending order of importance. The bid notice states, he consulting engineer will be evaluated and selected based on technical competence, the capacity and capability to perform the work within the time allotted, past record of performance, and knowledge of federal, state of connecticut and town of southbury procedures, approximately weighted in descending order of importance.
Firms responding to this request should be of adequate size and sufficiently staffed to perform the assignment described above. The selected firm must meet all Town of Southbury, State of Connecticut and Federal affirmative action and equal employment opportunity practices. The bid notice states, firms responding to this request should be of adequate size and sufficiently staffed to perform the assignment described above. the selected firm must meet all town of southbury, state of connecticut and federal affirmative action and equal employment opportunity practices.
Any violation of the Code of Ethics/Conflict of Interest Ordinance will render any purchase, contract, or transaction or any part thereof affected thereby voidable as recommended by the Ethics Commission with action by the Board of Selectmen. The bid notice states, Any violation of this ordinance shall render any purchase, contract, or transaction or any part thereof affected thereby voidable as recommended by the ethics commission with action by the board of selectmen.
Questions about this request for qualifications are to be submitted electronically to Mr. Matthew Tarnowski, Southbury Public Works Project Administrator, at ***@***. *. * questions and answers will be posted on the Town of Southbury website. Questions will be accepted until 4:00 p. m. on June 8, 2026. The bid notice states, Questions about this request for qualifications are to be submitted electronically to mr. matthew tarnowski, southbury public works project administrator, at ***@***. *. * questions and answers will be posted on the town of southbury websitehttps:www. southburyct. org. Questions will be accepted until 4: 00 p. m. on june 8, 2026.
If it has been determined that a material conflict of interest exists, the public official or town employee who has the conflict shall be disqualified from discussing or acting upon any matter encompassed by that conflict of interest, and shall leave the room during any public hearing, discussions or deliberations regarding the matter. The bid notice states, If it has been determined that a material conflict of interest exists, the public official or town employee who has the conflict shall be disqualified from discussing or acting upon any matter encompassed by that conflict of interest, and shall leave the room during any public hearing, discussions or deliberations regarding the matter.
The construction cost is expected to be in the range of $10,500,000 to $11,500,000. The bid notice states, he construction cost is expected to be in the range of 10, 500, 000 11, 500, 000.