RFQ Project Administration and Management Downtown Rail Corridor Safety Planning Project

REQUEST FORQUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)FY25-ENG-57 Due: September 18, 2025 at 4:00 P.M. (Central Time)or before RFQ FY25-ENG-57 Project Administration and ManagementDowntown Rail Corridor Safety Planning ProjectNotice is hereby given that the City of Laredo is accepting Statement of Qualifications (SOQs) from qualified firms interested in providing professional services for Project Management and Administration of the Downtown Laredo Rail Corridor Safety Planning Project. The Downtown Laredo Rail Corridor Safety Planning Project (Project) is a highway-rail grade crossing improvement project, including installation, repair, or improvement of grade separations, railroad crossing signals, gates, and related technologies, highway traffic signalization, highway lighting and crossing approach signage, roadway improvements such as medians or other barriers, railroad crossing panels and surfaces, and safety engineering improvements to reduce risk. The Project will support planning activities for 31 at-grade crossings in the City of Laredo, which will be improved through the construction of two grade separations, five crossing closures, nine crossing signal installations and roadway improvements, including medians, and 15 roadway-only improvements.This solicitation will follow policies and procedures related to the procurement of goods and services with Federal funding, State of Texas and/or local sources.Interested firms shall familiarize themselves with conditions relating to the scope, specifications,and restrictions regarding the execution of work to be performed under the necessary contract. It is the firm’s responsibility to obtain any additional information it deems necessary to submit in its RFQ proposal, as well as in the performance of the contract. Selection of the most highly qualified professionals will be based upon demonstrated competence, detailed credentials and a statement of qualifications as set forth in this solicitation. Consultants are cautioned to refer to other sections of this RFQ packet forfurther details. Professional Service Agreement will be issued for the project upon funding available.The accompanying RFQ with its terms, conditions, attachments and all other forms in this RFQ package are due by or before 4:00 P.M. (CentralTime) on September 18, 2025. RFQ’s received after the due date and time will not be accepted. All RFQ submissions meeting ther equired deadline will be read publicly at the City Secretary’s Office via teleconference on September 19, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. (CentralTime) in accordance with City of Laredo Purchasing Policies and Procedures.RFQ’s will be received at the City Secretary’s Office or electronically through Cit-E-Bid up to the time before they are due. Hand delivered RFQ’s are to be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked with the following:· RFQ Title· Name of Company submitting RFQ· Address of Companysubmitting RFQ· Phone number of Company submitting RFQElectronically Delivered: Hand Delivered:City of Laredo-City SecretaryCity of Laredo Cit-E-Bid City Secretary’s Officehttps://cityoflaredo.ionwave.net/ 1110 Houston Street (3rd Floor)Laredo, Texas 78040Complete Request for Qualifications of the above referenced project is available on the City of Laredo official website at https://cityoflaredo.ionwave.net/. Please contact the City of Laredo Engineering Department at (956) 791-7346 for any questions.City of Laredo reserves the right to waive any informality or to reject any or all proposals. Alteration or modification of the Proposal Forms shall be cause for rejection of the Proposal. Responses that do not comply with the requirements of the RFQ may, at the City's sole discretion, be deemed non-responsive.Formal questions related to the RFQ may be submitted through Cit-E-Bid or by email: edelossant@ci.laredo.tx.us and lllopez@ci.laredo.tx.us with subject title: "RFQ FY25-ENG-57"no later than Friday, August 22, 2025, at 12:00 P.M. (CT). Questions received after this date may not be responded prior to the required submittal deadline.A pre-response conference will be held at the Engineering Department located at 1110 Houston Street (2nd Floor) on Wednesday, August 20, at 2:00 PM. Interested firms may also join virtually through Webex meeting.Join by meeting number Meeting number (access code): 2487 053 9727 Meeting password: FY25-ENG-57​Local participation is encouraged, and the City of Laredo reserves the right to reject any or all proposals received, award one or more contracts based on specific tasks, to award a contract to the principal company submitting their statement of qualifications, or to a secondary firm named therein, and to award contract only upon availability of funding