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III. Consultant Procurement Process
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A. For projects that are less than $500,000 in estimated fees, usually two projects will be selected for
proposals from three consultants on the current pre -qualified list. Those consultants that can meet
all the District's insurance requirements, including the required professional liability/errors and
omissions coverages and annual aggregate requirements and who have expressed an interest in a
particular set of projects will be considered for an applicable selection list;
or
For projects that exceed $500,000 in estimated fees, the District will send out requests for
qualifications (RFQs) and will solicit pre -qualified consultants that have interest in being considered
for any/or all projects.
B. A Short List Committee consisting of the Director of Engineering, an Assistant Director of
Engineering or Operations, the Director of Operations, and the Director of Human Resources shall
prepare a short list of at least three (3) consultants from a list of pre -qualified consultants for projects
less than $500,000. For projects over $500,000, a short list of at least three consultants will be
developed from the consultants that have submitted a Request for Qualifications for an identified
project. If a project receives proposals from less than three qualified consultants, other consultants
may be asked to submit on the project based on the consultant's general qualifications.
Consideration will be given to project team and key members, personnel availability/workload, past
performance/project experience, and backlog of all team members. For projects over $500,000 that
require a Request for Qualifications, a diversity multiplier will be applied to the final score
consisting of the following: WBE prime or African American, Asian American, Native American
MBE prime — 10%; ability of prime to meet minority and women local office workforce goals —
10%; and ability of prime to meet half of both minority and woman local office workforce goals —
5 %. Prime may utilize local office workforce of a sub -consultant towards a total maximum 10%
workforce multiplier. (See Attachment A — Diversity Multiplier Worksheet.)
C. Request for Proposals (RFP) shall be sent to the short listed firms.
D. All proposals will be date stamped upon receipt by the District. Proposals not submitted on time will
not be eligible for consideration.
E. The composition of the Selection Committee shall not include any members of the Short List
Committee unless it is deemed necessary by the Executive Director. The Selection Committee will
consist of at least five individuals. It shall consist of two Assistant Directors of Engineering, and
three Assistant Directors or management personnel from the Engineering or the Operations
Department as appropriate. The Manager of Diversity Programs will oversee compliance with
District diversity goals.
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F. Using a point system, all proposals shall be individually evaluated by each Committee member for
each consultant's understanding of the project technical approach, project manager and team,
personnel availability, project design schedule, related project experience/past performance, and
backlog for the entire team. On projects less than $500,000, only prime backlog will be considered.
On all proposals, a diversity multiplier will be applied to the fmal score consisting of the following:
WBE prime or African American, Asian American, Native American MBE prime — 10%; ability of
prime to meet minority and women local office workforce goals — 10%; and ability of prime to meet
half of both minority and woman local office workforce goals — 5%. Prime may utilize local office
workforce of a sub -consultant towards a total maximum 10% workforce multiplier. (See Attachment
A — Diversity Multiplier Worksheet.) The selection of consultants shall be based on the highest
number of first place selections by the Selection Committee. In case of a tie, the total number of
points shall decide the consultant to be awarded the project. The District has the right to reject any
or all proposals if, in the District's opinion, the proposal does not demonstrate sufficient ability to
perform the work. The recommended Iists of selected consultants shall be forwarded to the
Executive Director for final approval.
G. The District will request a fee proposal from the selected consultants. The proposals shall include a
re -statement of the definition of the project scope, technical and management approaches, project
manager and staffing, schedule and MWBE subcontractors. Fees shall be submitted on a lump sum
or cost plus fixed fee basis as directed by the District. Contracts shall be negotiated to ensure the
best and fairest rates are obtained by the District for the services required.
H. If a reasonable contract cannot be negotiated, for a project, the District will repeat this process with
the next acceptable consultant. If no contract can be negotiated, then the procurement process will
be repeated with all new consultants.
L The Fee Proposal will become part of the approved contract for each project.
J. The Notice to Proceed with the services shall be sent with the signedcontracts only after District
Board approval and verification of proper and current insurance requirements by the Office of
General Counsel. During each project's work period a suspense file of all insurance certificates and
their expiration dates will be maintained so that the consultant may be notified by the District to
submit new certificates in a timely manner, preventing a lapse of coverages. These certificates also
will be verified by the Office of General Counsel.
K. In special cases, for unusual or unique projects, negotiations with qualified consultants, who do not
have offices in St. Louis, as defined in Paragraphs I.A. through I.D., will be undertaken only after
written justification by the Director of Engineering and the approval of the Executive Director.
L. Upon project completion the District will prepare a performance evaluation on the quality of the
design services completed to include the consultant's ability to meet all schedules, and design the
project within budget requirements. The consultant shall be briefed and the evaluations shall be
filed for use in future selection processes.
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IV Watershed Consultant Procurement Process
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A. The Watershed Consultant Procurement Process shall be used for those contracts specifically offered
to address issues over a large geographical area that are grouped by watersheds and/or specific areas
of expertise. This process is planned to be used to address many issues identified in the District's
consent decree with the Federal Government.
B. The District will send out requests for qualifications (RFQs) and will solicit pre -qualified
consultants that have interest in being considered for any/or all projects.
C. A Short List Committee consisting of the Director of Engineering, an Assistant Director of
Engineering or Operations, the Director of Operations, and the Director of Human Resources shall
prepare a short list of at least three consultants developed from the consultants that have submitted a
Request for Qualifications for an identified project. If a project receives proposals from less than
three qualified consultants, other consultants may be asked to submit on the project based on the
consultant's general qualifications. Consideration will be given to project team and key members,
personnel availability/workload, past performance/project experience, and backlog of all team
members. A diversity multiplier will be applied to the final score consisting of the following: WBE
prime or African American, Asian American, Native American MBE prime — 10%; ability of prime
to meet minority and women local office workforce goals — 10%; and ability of prime to meet half of
both minority and woman local office workforce goals — 5%. Prime may utilize local office
workforce of a sub -consultant towards a total maximum 10% workforce multiplier. (See Attachment
A — Diversity Multiplier Worksheet.)
D. Request for Proposals (RFP) shall be sent to the short listed firms.
E. All proposals will be date stamped upon receipt by the District. Proposals not submitted on time will
not be eligible for consideration.
F. The composition of the Selection Committee shall not include any members of the Short List
Committee unless it is deemed necessary by the Executive Director. The Selection Committee will
consist of at least five individuals. It shall consist of three Assistant Directors of Engineering or
Operations, and two management personnel from the Engineering or the Operations Department as
appropriate. Additional non -voting members may be added to provide technical input. The
Manager of Diversity Programs will oversee compliance with District diversity goals.
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G. Using a point system, all proposals shall be individually evaluated by each Committee member for
each consultant's understanding of the project and technical approach, the demonstrated skills and
availability of the project team, related project experience/past performance, backlog of all team
members, and the quality of the teams' oral presentation. A diversity multiplier will be applied to
the final score consisting of the following: WBE prime or African American, Asian American,
Native American MBE prime — 10%; ability of prime to meet minority and women local office
workforce goals — 10%; and ability of prime to meet half of both minority and woman local office
workforce goals — 5%. Prime may utilize local office workforce of a sub -consultant towards a total
maximum 10% workforce multiplier. (See Attachment A — Diversity Multiplier Worksheet.) The
selection of consultants shall be based on the highest number of first place selections by the
Selection Committee. In case of a tie, the total number of points shall decide the consultant to be
awarded the project. The District has the right to reject any or all proposals if, in the District's
opinion, the proposal does not demonstrate sufficient ability to perform the work. The
recommended lists of selected consultants shall be forwarded to the Executive Director for final
approval.
H. The District will request a project rate structure and an annual fee proposal from the selected
consultants. The proposals shall include a re -statement of the definition of the project scope,
technical and management approaches, project manager and staffing, schedule and MWBE
subcontractors. Fees shall be submitted on a cost plus fixed fee basis as directed by the District.
Contracts shall be negotiated to ensure the best and fairest rates are obtained by the District for the
services required.
I. If a reasonable contract cannot be negotiated, the District will repeat this process with the next
acceptable consultant. If no contract can be negotiated, then the procurement process will be
repeated with all new consultants.
J. The Fee Proposal will become part of the approved contract for each project.
K. The Notice to Proceed with the services shall be sent with the signed contracts only after District
Board approval and verification of proper and current insurance requirements by the Office of
General Counsel. During each project's work period a suspense file of all insurance certificates and
their expiration dates will be maintained so that the consultant may be notified by the District to
submit new certificates in a timely manner, preventing a lapse of coverages. These certificates also
will be verified by the Office of General Counsel.
L. In special cases, negotiations with qualified consultants, who do not have offices in St. Louis, will be
undertaken only after written justification by the Director of Engineering and the approval of the
Executive Director.
M. The District will prepare an annual performance evaluation on the quality of the design services
completed to include the consultant's ability to meet all schedules, and design the project within
budget requirements. The consultant shall be briefed and the evaluations shall be filed for future
use.