Request for qualifications will be received by the Ascension Parish Government at the Ascension Parish Government Purchasing Office, 615 East Worthey St., Gonzales, LA 70737 until September 26, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. (CST) for the following:
STATEMENT OF WORK
Ascension Parish Government/East Ascension Consolidated Gravity Drainage District #1 (Parish) hereby issues a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) from Consulting Firms (Consultant) to provide professional engineering services.  The Parish is soliciting Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) for Professional Engineering Services.  Responders must have experience in state and federal grant programs including Statewide Flood Control Grants, and other federal funding sources. 
 
Primary tasks consist of but are not limited to:
  

1. Perform Hydrologic and Hydraulic studies, Modeling of drainage bodies, and review proposed development model results for code compliance
2. Preliminary and Final plans as requested and in all disciplines of professional engineering
3. Drainage Impact Studies and analysis
4. Benefit Cost Analysis
5. Grant Support
6. Bidding assistance
7. Project Development
8. Construction Bid Document development
9. Project Supervision and Inspection (Resident inspections/Project management)
10. General engineering support during construction as requested
11. Quality reviews of plans developed in association with this contract (QA/QC) as required
12. Geographic Information System (GIS) services
13. Drainage structure analysis (Culvert/Bridge sizing)
14. Pumping station and Levee infrastructure support (Structural, Engine and drives, all components relative to pumping stations and levees, designs)
15. Geotechnical services
16. Land Surveying services (Licensed in the state of Louisiana)
17. Right of way acquisitions services
18. Jurisdictional permitting services (LA DNR and USACE) 

 
All questions regarding the RFQ shall be submitted to the Purchasing Department via email at [email protected] by 3:00 p.m. local time (CST) on September 10, 2024. Responses will be coordinated with the Project Coordinator and posted on the www.centralauctionhouse.com by 3:00 p.m. local time (CST) no later than September 17, 2024.
Firms/individuals who are interested in providing services requested under this RFQ must submit six (6) copies of the information specified in this section.  The information shall be received in hard copy (printed) version by: Ascension Parish Government, Purchasing Department, 615 East Worthy Street, Gonzales, LA 70737 on or before 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on the date specified in the Schedule of Events.  Electronic submittals are permitted via http://www.centralauctionhouse.com; however (6) hard copies must still be submitted within 24 business hours of the Proposal submission deadline (i.e. the Monday following the submission deadline since Parish buildings are closed on Fridays). 
 
The Parish reserves the right to disqualify any bid, request for quotes, response to a request for qualifications, or request for proposals if it is determined that the submitting business entity is not in good standing with the Louisiana Secretary of State or is not authorized to do business in the State of Louisiana.
 
Ascension Parish Government reserves the right to reject all proposals for just cause.
 
DONALDSONVILLE CHIEF          PLEASE PUBLISH 8/29/2024, 9/5/2024, 9/12/2024
GONZALES WEEKLY                     PLEASE PUBLISH 8/29/2024, 9/5/2024, 9/12/2024