The City of Danville, Virginia is soliciting proposals for on-call bridge and roadway structure professional services on an as-needed, task-order basis. The goal is to establish term contracts to support the city's infrastructure maintenance, inspection, and capital improvement programs. Services may include bridge inspections, maintenance and repair document preparation, inspection and repair of other roadway structures, capital project engineering support, construction phase engineering support, programmatic and advisory services, and other related professional services. Work will be initiated via written task orders. Proposals are due by May 19, 2026, at 2:00 PM local time. Questions must be submitted via email by May 7, 2026, 5:00 PM local time. The procurement is conducted by competitive negotiation, with selection based on qualifications, not solely on price. The initial contract term is two years, with options for renewal up to three additional one-year periods. The selected consultant must obtain a City of Danville business license prior to contract award.
The bid closing date for proposal submission is May 19, 2026, at 2:00 PM local time. The bid notice states, Sealed proposals shall be accepted no later than May 19, 2026 2:00 pm local time.
The bid notice states that proposals will be evaluated based on a 100-point scale with weighted criteria including firm qualifications and relevant experience (35 points), key personnel qualifications (20 points), technical approach, understanding of scope, and QC/QA plan (20 points), reasonableness of fee schedule (10 points), references and past performance (5 points), and availability, capacity, and responsiveness (5 points). The selection is qualifications-based, and price is not the primary basis of award.
The bid notice requires offerors to submit proposals demonstrating firm qualifications and experience with bridge inspection, maintenance, repair, and roadway structure services for municipal/governmental clients in Virginia. Key personnel qualifications, including education, licensure, NBIS inspection qualifications, and relevant experience, are also evaluated. The bid states, Proposals will be scored on a 100point scale using the following weighted criteria: Firm qualifications and relevant experience. . . Key personnel qualifications. . .
The bid notice indicates that a pre-proposal meeting will not be held, and there is no mention of a mandatory or optional site visit. The text states, A preproposal meeting will not be held.
The bid notice states that any actual or potential offeror that is aggrieved by the award or proposed award of a contract may protest to the director of purchasing within ten days after the public body posts notice of the award or the announcement of the decision to award. The text says, A protest must be submitted in writing no later than ten 10 days after the public body posts notice of the award or the announcement of the decision to award. . .
