Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) in the USA has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking statewide consulting engineering services from private companies. The companies will assist VDOT in Design-Build and P3 programs in the state of Virginia. The services will be provided on 'as needed' basis.

The scope of work of service provider includes professional engineering services on the interstate, primary, urban and secondary roads, bridges, structures and related infrastructure projects during the pre-award and the post-award phase for projects to be procured and administered in accordance with alternative delivery methods such as Design-Build or PPP.

The nature of services includes :

• Location surveys and supplemental survey data;
• Right of way and construction plans, updating existing right of way and construction plans;
• Roadway, hydraulic and drainage designs (including storm-water management, erosion and sediment control & scour analysis);
• Design of interchange improvements, parking lot and multi-purpose trails;
• Landscape and aesthetics plans;
• Traffic engineering (including traffic data collection, signs, signal, lighting, pavement marking, ITS and transportation management plans) and related analysis;
• Utility design and coordination;
• Structure and bridge design;
• Geotechnical and geophysical services (including field investigation & development of geotechnical data reports);
• Environmental documents to satisfy the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA);
• Permit drawings;
• Preparation and performance of public hearings/citizen information meetings (including preparing maps, mosaics, drawings, slides, etc. that may be required);
• Constructability reviews;
• Project cost estimating;
• Risk assessments and analysis;
• Cost/benefit and user cost analysis;
• Development and analysis of project schedules (resource loaded); Development and review of special provisions;
• Review of shop drawings and right of way and construction plan submittals;
• Contract time determination analysis;
• Review of design submittals;
• Review of Scope Validation Issues;
• Review contractor notices of intent to file claims, review formal time impact analysis;
• Preparation of solicitation documents and assistance in the evaluation of alternative delivery projects.

The tender value is US$ 2 million.

Deadline to submit the expression of interest is May 24, 2019.