This advertisement considers the Terms Statement of Interest (SOI) and Request for Proposal (RFP) to be interchangeable throughout the advertisement and attachment.
This is a County of Chester [hereafter referred to as County or municipality] Request for Proposals utilizing the PennDOT ECMS hub. Any agreements related to this advertisement will be between the County and the selected firm and will utilize a County supplied contract. A sample contract is included in the attachment of this advertisement.
Weighted selection criteria will be utilized for the initial ranking of the firms. Please see the Requirements section of the advertisement.
Proposer shall review the attachment "Bridge 196 CMCI RFP County Contract" in its entirety. Please note that it contains additional submittal requirements beyond that which is listed in this advertisement.
All of the following sections within the advertisement contain non-editable language in part or in their entirety and shall be superseded by the County requirements. County requirements in the individual sections are Italicized and Underlined. For any discrepancies or conflicting information, the County requirements will control.
The Municipality will retain an engineering firm to provide supplementary construction inspection staff of approximately 6 inspectors under the Inspector-in-Charge, for construction inspection and documentation services on the following project(s):
The Municipality will establish an order of ranking of a minimum of (3 ) firms for the purpose of negotiating an agreement based on the Municipality's evaluation of the statements of interest received in response to this solicitation. The final ranking will be established directly from the statements of interest. Technical proposals will not be requested prior to the establishment of the final ranking.
The following factors, listed in order of importance, will be considered by the Municipality during the evaluation of the business partners submitting statements of interest:
The qualifications and experience required of the firm's inspectors will be established by PennDOT, and the qualifications of the firm's proposed employees will be reviewed and approved by the Municipality.
It is anticipated that a supplementary construction inspection staff for this assignment will consist of the following number of inspectors who meet the requirements for the inspection classifications as detailed in the General Requirements and any additional requirements set forth in this advertisement. The classifications of TCIS, TCI and TA have been amended to identify multiple levels of compensation based on experience and training. Please refer to the General Requirements for the changes. For these three classifications, the submitting firm may propose either a TCIS-1 or 2 for each TCIS required, either a TCI-1, 2, or 3 for each TCI required and either a TA-1 or 2 for each TA required. The maximum hourly rate for each of these sub-classifications is stated later in this advertisement. The Maximum Straight Time Hourly Payroll Rate shown in the following table is the maximum rate for the highest sub-classification.
The firm selected will be required to supply the following equipment for use by the consultant inspection staff at their actual cost not to exceed the maximum direct reimbursement shown below:
This is an advertisement for a contract directly with the County of Chester. ECMS will only be used for the advertisement and Statement of Interest submission of this agreement and will not be used for any subsequent actions including but not limited to, ranking, selection, and future submissions.
The Statement of Interest (referred to in the attached County Documents as Request for Proposal) should be limited to a maximum of four (4) pages (8-1/2" x 11"), typed using 12 font size or larger. The fourth (4) page is for the conflict-of-interest statements only. Only the selected firm will be required to complete all documents in the attached County contract. However, all firms are required to attach the WORKER PROTECTION AND INVESTMENT CERTIFICATION FORM to the Statement of Interest for the prime and all subconsultants.
All questions must be submitted to Laurie Giannetti at the County of Chester via email at lgiannetti@chesco.org. All questions must be submitted no later than 72 hours prior to Statement of Interest deadline. Questions after this date will not be responded to. Questions and answers will be posted by the County in the ECMS "Questions and Responses" forum.
The agreement will include contract administration of the construction efforts. The scope will include but is not limited to: project management, administration, scheduling and design assistance (as needed), contract close out, and Stakeholder coordination and engagement. Continuous monitoring of the Contractor's budget, schedule and milestones will be required, and any potential delays or items causing overruns are to be brought to the County's attention immediately. Stakeholder coordination and engagement includes but is not limited to: managing of day-to-day inquires, stakeholder notifications, and stakeholder communications as directed by the County.
The project duration is anticipated to take 22 months.
*The project includes inspection of the off alignment, new two-span concrete beam bridge with spread footings and rehabilitation of the existing historic eligible single span truss bridge. The project is funded via PennDOT retro-reimbursement. *
Agreement exceptions shall be attached to the Statement of Interest and do not count towards the four pages of the Statement of Interest.
In accordance with Executive Order 2021-06, contractors and grantees of the Commonwealth must certify that all are in compliance with Pennsylvania's Unemployment Compensations Law, Worker's Compensation Law, and all applicable Pennsylvania state labor and workforce safety laws. All firms on the final ranked team will need to attach signed copies of the WORKER PROTECTION AND INVESTMENT CERTIFICATION FORM to the Statement of Interest. The County will verify that final ranked firms are not included on the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry's public list of non-compliant businesses prior to awarding any contract or grant. Failure to attach the completed CERTIFICATION FORM to the Statement of Interest will result in a non-responsiveness determination and rejection of the Statement of Interest. A firm's inclusion on the public list of non-compliant businesses may result in rejection of the Statement of Interest, non-award and/or other appropriate remedial measures.
All questions and answers are required to go through ECMS's "Questions and Responses" forum.
The statement of interest, at a minimum, should indicate how the selected firm will accomplish the tasks outlined and provide the services as detailed. The anticipated duration of the agreement is 1 year.
The goal for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation in this agreement shall be 0 of the total agreement cost. Cost included in a DBE firm's price proposal as direct cost of work and services by others shall not count as DBE participation in this agreement, unless completed by a DBE firm. Additional information concerning DBE participation in this agreement is contained in the General Requirements and Information Section referenced below.
Additional information regarding this Agreement/Advertisement and Statement of Interest requirements are contained in the [General Requirements](SVCOMFileCabinet?action=GETURL&FILE_NAME=Advertisement General Requirements - Municipal Construction Inspection Services&FILE_DATE=06/26/2026) document.
The firm will provide supplementary construction inspection staff of approximately 6 inspectors under the Inspector-in-Charge for construction inspection and documentation services. The scope includes project management, administration, scheduling, design assistance, contract close out, stakeholder coordination, and continuous monitoring of the contractor's budget, schedule, and milestones. The project includes inspection of the off alignment, new two-span concrete beam bridge with spread footings and rehabilitation of the existing historic eligible single span truss bridge. The selected firm will also be required to supply equipment for use by the consultant inspection staff.
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