15 Transit Center Hubs and Bus Stops Architecture & Engineering Services

Description

BFT is a municipal corporation, which provides public transportation services covering a 616- square mile area located in Benton and Franklin Counties. The area includes the cities of Kennewick, Pasco, Richland, West Richland, Benton City, Prosser and adjacent unincorporated areas of Benton and Franklin County with an estimated combined population in 2017 of 284,000. In 2030 the estimated population for Benton County is projected to increase to 236,007 and for Franklin County 130,284.The purpose of this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is to identify experienced Architecture and Engineering (A&E) firms, or teams of firms (collectively referred to as “Contractor”). The A&E firm chosen will need to provide the complete set of services required for the planning, design, and permit approvals (planning, engineering, and environmental) for transit centers and bus stops. This contract does not include the land acquisition or construction management of those facilities on a task order/on-call basis.Ben Franklin Transit (BFT) will select a single firm or a team of firms managed by one prime consultant to deliver the services under this contract. Facilities to be developed under this contract may utilize local, state, or federal funding. It is permissible to utilize any combination of these funding sources. The selected firm or team must demonstrate technical expertise and experience in delivering similar projects. The projects must be compliant with applicable local, state, and federal permitting and regulatory requirements.BFT has received state funding for three new transit centers, two of which will be designed under this project. BFT has sought external funding for three additional transit centers and has an ongoing locally funded program of bus stop improvements that may be supported under this contract. BFT can offer no guarantee that any project can continue to completion beyond those that have already been funded through external sourc