26-0112-2 (Phase I - President Street Grade Separation - Re-Solicitation)

Purchasing &
Contracting Department
1117 Eisenhower Drive, Suite C,
Savannah, Georgia 31406
(912) 790-1618
REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATION
RFQ NO. 26-0112-2
PHASE I - PRESIDENT STREET GRADE SEPARATION (RE-
SOLICITATION)
PRE-QUALIFICATION CONFERENCE: 2:00 PM, SEPTEMBER 29,
2026
SOQ - PHASE I RECEIVED BY: 5:00 PM, OCTOBER 21, 2026

CHATHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA
OFFICE OF THE PURCHASING DIRECTOR
1117 EISENHOWER DRIVE, SUITE C
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 31406
(912) 790-1619
DATE: September 3, 2026 RFQ NO.: 26-0112-2
GENERAL INFORMATION FOR REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS
This is an invitation to submit qualifications to supply Chatham County with the professional services as indicated
herein. Proposals for Phase I shall be submitted online on the County's procurement portal
http://chathamcountyga.bonfirehub.com/portal up to 5:00 P.M., October 21, 2026. The Purchasing Director
reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive formalities.
Instructions for preparation and submission of a proposal are contained in the Request for Statement of Qualifications
package. Please note that specific forms for submission of a proposal are required. Proposals must be typed.
A Webex Pre-Qualification Conference has been scheduled for 2:00 PM, September 29, 2026, to discuss the
specifications and resolve any questions and/or misunderstanding that may arise.
Meeting link:
https://chathamcountyga.webex.com/chathamcountyga/j.php?MTID=mc53c34db5b587ae826bfa69c73cdfc37
Meeting number (access code): 2313 251 7033
Meeting password: 6QvaUx2AqM8
Join by phone: 1-415-655-0001
Join from a video system or application: Dial 23132517033@chathamcountyga.webex.com
Any changes to the conditions and specifications must be in the form of a written addendum to be valid; therefore, the
Purchasing Director will issue a written addendum to document approved changes.
Chatham County has an equal opportunity procurement policy. Chatham County seeks to ensure that all segments of
the business community have access to providing services needed by County programs. The County affirmatively
works to encourage utilization of disadvantaged and minority business enterprises in our procurement activities. The
County provides equal opportunity for all businesses and does not discriminate against any persons or businesses
regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin or handicap. The County expects its contractors to make
maximum feasible use of minority businesses and qualified minority employees. The terms "disadvantaged business;
minority business enterprise, women business enterprise, and minority person" are more specifically defined and
explained in the Chatham County Purchasing Ordinance.

SECTION I
Statement of Qualifications
SOQ - 26-0112-2
PRESIDENT STREET GRADE SEPARATION
I. General Project Information:
Overview:
Chatham County is soliciting Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from qualified consulting firms to
provide engineering design services for the President Street Grade Separation Project.
The project consists of the design of a grade-separated crossing carrying East President Street over Bilbo
Canal and the CSX Railroad between East Boundary Street and Truman Parkway within the City of
Savannah. The project also includes widening East President Street east of the railroad crossing,
reconstruction of the Truman Parkway interchange into a single signalized Green-T intersection, and
associated roadway, drainage, utility, multimodal, and traffic operational improvements.
A Railroad Crossing Elimination Study completed in March 2025 identified the preferred concept for the
project. The study is available on the Chatham County website and will serve as the basis for design
development.
The project is anticipated to utilize State and Federal transportation funding. Accordingly, the selected
consultant and all subconsultants shall be prequalified with the Georgia Department of Transportation
(GDOT), and all project development shall be performed in accordance with the current GDOT Plan
Development Process (PDP), Plan Presentation Guide (PPG), Electronic Data Guidelines (EDG), Bridge
Manual, applicable FHWA requirements, and all other applicable State and Federal standards.
The project will be administered by Chatham County with participation from the City of Savannah and
will require extensive coordination with GDOT, CSX Transportation, Watco, local industries, utility
owners, regulatory agencies, and other project stakeholders.
This will be a multiphase, project-specific contract.
II. Scope of Services:
The selected consultant shall provide all professional engineering, environmental, surveying, permitting,
utility coordination, and project management services necessary to develop the project through final
construction plans and right-of-way acquisition documents in accordance with the GDOT Plan
Development Process.
The anticipated services include, but are not limited to, the following:
Phase I - Concept Development and Environmental Documentation:
* Review and refine the preferred concept identified in the Railroad Crossing Elimination Study.
* Perform required surveying, establish survey control, and prepare survey databases.

* Prepare the Concept Report and supporting engineering analyses for GDOT approval.
* Develop preliminary cost estimates and project schedules.
* Conduct stakeholder coordination and public involvement activities, including preparation for Public
Information Open Houses, if required.
* Develop Value Engineering study as project estimates exceed GDOTs threshold.
Phase II - Preliminary Engineering:
Develop preliminary roadway, bridge, and drainage plans consistent with GDOT requirements, including:
* Develop Construction plans for required improvements identified in Phase 1. Plans to include
drainage, utility coordination, erosion and sediment control, MS4, signing, pavement marking, and
lighting plans (including cross-sections, typical sections and profiles)
* Preliminary bridge design for the grade separation structure and associated Bridge Office
coordination.
* Complete Streets features, including sidewalks, shared-use facilities, pedestrian accommodations,
bicycle accommodations, and ADA-compliant facilities.
* Railroad coordination
* Utility coordination and utility relocation support.
* Erosion, sedimentation, and post-construction stormwater management.
* Preliminary right-of-way and easement plans.
* Preparation of design exceptions or design variances, if required.
* Preparation for and participation in Preliminary Field Plan Review (PFPR), including response to
review comments.
* Prepare environmental documents for approval.
Phase III - Right-of-Way Plans:
* Prepare right-of-way plans in accordance with GDOT requirements.
* Prepare legal descriptions, plats, deed exhibits, and staking information.
* Perform right-of-way staking and revisions as necessary.
* Support Chatham County during the right-of-way acquisition process by preparing plan revisions
resulting from negotiations or design modifications.
* Contract to include Right-of-Way acquisition services
Phase IV - Final Design:
Prepare complete construction documents suitable for bidding, including:
* Final roadway, bridge, drainage, traffic control, signing, pavement marking, signal, lighting, utility,
erosion control, and stormwater plans.
* Staging and detour plans as needed
* Final construction cost estimates
* Technical specifications and special provisions
* Final design reports and supporting calculations

* Preparation for and participation in the Final Field Plan Review (FFPR).
* Resolution of review comments and preparation of final bid-ready plans and electronic deliverables
in accordance with GDOT requirements.
* Preparation of revisions, amendments, or construction support revisions as required prior to
advertisement.
III. Railroad Coordination:
Because the project involves a grade separation over an active railroad corridor, the consultant shall
coordinate design development with CSX Transportation, Watco, railroad representatives, and other
affected stakeholders. Coordination shall include development of agreements, review of railroad
requirements, accommodation of railroad operational needs, and incorporation of railroad comments into
the design.
IV. Public and Stakeholder Coordination:
The consultant shall provide ongoing coordination with Chatham County, the City of Savannah,
GDOT, FHWA, utility owners, railroad representatives, adjacent industries, regulatory agencies, and
the public throughout project development. Meeting attendance, presentation materials, and meeting
minutes shall be provided as required. 3 meetings anticipated.
V. Project Management:
The consultant shall provide overall project management throughout the duration of the contract,
including:
* Monthly progress meetings with Chatham County, the City of Savannah, and GDOT.
* Monthly progress reports and meeting minutes.
* Project schedule updates.
* Quality Assurance/Quality Contract (QA/QC) reviews for all deliverables.
* Coordination of subconsultants.
* Maintenance of project documentation and deliverable tracking.
VI. Funding Assistance and Grant Support:
The project is currently funded through the design phase only. Additional funding will be required to
complete right-of-way acquisition, utility relocation, and construction.
The selected consultant shall have the capability to provide grant support services, if authorized by
Chatham County, including assistance with the identification of applicable State and Federal funding
opportunities, development of project narratives, benefit-cost information, cost estimates, schedules,
exhibits, and other technical documentation required to support competitive grant applications. Potential
funding programs may include, but are not be limited to, FHWA discretionary grant programs, FRA
Railroad Crossing Elimination Program, CRISI, RAISE, INFRA, and other applicable State and Federal

funding opportunities.
Grant support services shall be performed only upon written authorization by Chatham County and may be
negotiated as an additional service under the contract.
VII. Right-of-Way Acquisition Services:
The project is currently funded through final design. Should additional funding become available, the
selected consultant may be requested to provide or assist with right-of-way acquisition services in
accordance with the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act (Uniform
Act), applicable FHWA requirements, and GDOT policies.
Optional services may include appraisal coordination, appraisal review, acquisition support, relocation
assistance, property owner coordination, preparation of acquisition documents, and other services
necessary to facilitate right-of-way acquisition. These services shall be performed only upon written
authorization by Chatham County and may be negotiated as an additional service under the contract.
The PRIME consultant MUST be prequalified by GDOT in the area classes listed below:
3.03 - Complex Urban Roadway Design
The Team (either the Prime Consultant and/or one or more of their subconsultant team members) MUST
be prequalified in the area classes listed below:
1.06a NEPA Documentation
1.06b History
1.06c Air Studies
1.06d Noise Studies
1.06e Ecology
1.06f Archaeology
1.06g Freshwater Aquatic Surveys
1.06h Bat Surveys
1.07 Attitude, Opinion and Community Value Studies
3.07 Traffic Operations Design
3.1 Utility Coordination
3.13 Bicycle and Pedestrian Facility Design
3.15 Highway Lighting and Outdoor Lighting
3.16 Value Engineering
4.02 Major Bridge Design
5.01 Land Surveying
5.02 Engineering Surveying
5.08 Overhead/Subsurface Utility Engineering
6.02 Bridge Foundation Studies
9.01 Erosion, Sedimentation and Pollution Control Plan (ESPCP) Preparation
The Key Team Leads MUST be prequalified in the area classes listed below:

1.06a NEPA Documentation
1.07 Attitude, Opinion and Community Value Studies
3.16 Value Engineering
4.02 Major Bridge Design
3.03 Complex Urban Roadway Design
SECTION II
Instructions & Conditions
I. Firms that respond to this RFQ and are determined by Chatham County to be sufficiently
qualified, may be deemed eligible, and invited to offer a technical approach and/or
possibly present and/or interview for these services. All respondents to this RFQ are
subject to instructions communicated in this document and are cautioned to completely
review the entire RFQ and follow instructions carefully. Chatham County reserves the
right to reject any or all Statements of Qualifications or Technical Approach, and to
waive technicalities and informalities at the discretion of Chatham County. Statement of
Qualifications (SOQs) Phase I shall be submitted online on the County's
procurement portal http://chathamcountyga.bonfirehub.com/portal up to 5:00 PM,
October 21, 2026.
A. IMPORTANT- A RESTRICTION OF COMMUNICATION IS IN EFFECT FOR
THIS PROJECT.
From the advertisement date of this solicitation until successful respondents are selected
and the award is made official and announced, firms are not allowed to communicate
about this solicitation or scope with any staff of Chatham County, except for the
submission of questions as instructed in the RFQ, or with the contact designated in
RFQ Section VIII.C., or as provided by any existing work agreement(s). For violation
of this provision, Chatham County reserves the right to reject the submittal of the
offending respondent.
B. Non-Discrimination and DBE Requirements.
Chatham County in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 78 Stat.
252, 42 USC 2000d--42 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of
Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, part 21, Nondiscrimination in
federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such
Act, hereby notifies all proposers that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered
into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full
opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated
against on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award.
Chatham County has not adopted a DBE overall goal for all federally funded
projects.
Chatham County will monitor and assess each consultant services submittals for their
DBE participation and/or good faith effort in promoting equity and opportunity in
accordance with the Chatham County MBE/WBE program. For more information on the
Chatham County MBE/WBE program please contact:

Chatham County Minority and Women Business Department
(912) 652-7860
1117 Eisenhower Drive, Suite 101
Savannah, Georgia 31406
C. Scope of Services
Under the terms of the resulting Agreements, the selected consultants will provide full
engineering design services, as well as associated engineering related services, for
the project identified. The anticipated scope of work for the projects/contracts are
included in Section I General Project Information.
D. Contract Term and Type
Chatham County anticipates one (1) Multi-Phase Project Specific contract to be
awarded to one (1) firm. Chatham County anticipates that the Contract Type will be paid
via Lump Sum, Cost Plus Fixed Fee, Cost per Unit of Work or Specific Rate of
Compensation. As a Multi-Phase Project Specific contract, it is the County's intention
that each Agreement will remain in effect until successful completion of the preliminary
engineering phase of the projects.
E. Contract Amount
The Multi-Phase Project Specific contract amount will be determined via negotiations
with the County. If the County is unable to reach a satisfactory agreement and at
reasonable rates to be paid for the services to be provided, the County reserves the right
to terminate negotiations with the highest scoring finalist and begin negotiations with the
next highest scoring finalist.
II. Selection Method:
A. Method of Communication
All general communication of relevant information regarding this solicitation will be
made via the Georgia Procurement Registry (GPR) under RFPQ-26-0112-2. All firms
are responsible for checking the GPR on a regular basis for updates, clarifications, and
announcements. Chatham County reserves the right to communicate via electronic
mail with the primary contact listed in the Statements of Qualifications. Other specific
communications will be made as indicated in the remainder of this RFQ.
B. Phase I - Selection of Finalists
Based on the Statements of Qualifications submitted in response to the
projects/contracts listed in this RFQ, the Selection Committee will review the
Experience and Qualifications and Resources and Workload Capacity listed in

Section IV. Selection Criteria for Phase I. The Selection Committee will discuss the
top submittals and the final rankings of the top submittals will be determined. From the
final rankings of the top submittals, the Selection Committee will identify three (3) to five
(5) firms which will be shortlisted.
C. Finalist Notification for Phase II
Firms selected and shortlisted as finalists will receive notification and final instructions
from Chatham County regarding the Phase II - Technical Approach response.
D. Phase II - Finalists Response on Technical Approach, MBE/WBE/DBE and Past
Performance
Chatham County will request a Technical Approach of the three (3) to five (5) finalist
firms for the project/contract. Chatham County reserves the right to request a
presentation/interview on any project/contract as determined in its best interests;
however, this additional requirement shall typically be reserved for the most complex
projects. Each finalist firm shall be notified in writing and informed of the Technical
Approach due date. Any additional detailed Technical Approach instructions and
requirements, beyond that provided in Section V. Selection Criteria for Phase II, for
the finalists will be provided in the Finalist Notification. All members of the Selection
Committee will review the Technical Approach (and will attend the
presentation/interview if so chosen). Firms shall not address any questions, prior to
the award announcement, to anyone other than the designated contact.
E. Final Selection
Final selection will be determined by carrying the scores from Phase I forward for each
Finalist and by evaluating the Technical Approach, MBE/WBE/DBE Participation
and Past Performance criteria for Phase II. The Selection Committee will discuss the
Finalist's Phase II Responses and the final rankings will be determined.
Negotiations will then be initiated with the top-ranked firm(s) to finalize the terms and
conditions of the contract(s), including the fees to be paid. In the event a satisfactory
agreement cannot be reached with the highest-ranking firm(s), Chatham County will
formally terminate the negotiations and possibly enter into negotiations with the second
highest- ranking firm, and so on in turn until a mutual agreement is established and
Chatham County awards a contract. The final form of the contract shall be developed
by Chatham County.
III. Schedule of Events:
The following Schedule of Events represents the County's best estimate of the schedule
that will be followed. All times indicated are prevailing times in Chatham County,
Georgia. Chatham County reserves the right to adjust the schedule as the County deems

necessary.
PHASE I DATE TIME
a. Chatham County issues public advertisement of RFPQ 26-0112-2 September 21, 2026 -------
b. Pre-Qualification Conference September 29, 2026 2:00 PM
c. Deadline for submission of written questions and requests for October 13, 2026 12:00 PM
clarification
d. Deadline for submission of Statements of Qualifications October 21, 2026 5:00 PM
e. Chatham County completes evaluation and issues notification and November 6, 2026 5:00 PM
other information to finalist firms
PHASE II
f. Deadline for submission of written questions from finalists November 13, 2026 12:00 PM
g. Phase II Response of Finalist firms due November 20, 2026 5:00 PM
IV. Selection Criteria for Phase I - Criteria for Evaluation of Statements of
Qualifications
A. Project Manager, Key Team Leader(s) and Prime's Experience and Qualifications -
30% (30 points)
The Selection Committee will evaluate all firms on their Experience and Qualifications,
which shall account for a total of thirty (30%) percent of the total evaluation (30 points).
The following criteria for scoring Phase I of the evaluation will be utilized to
determine which firms are shortlisted:
1. Project Manager education, registration, relevant engineering experience and
relevant project management experience.
2. Key Team Leaders' education, registration, relevant technical experience, and
relevant experience in design and engineering services related to the project.
3. Prime Consultant's experience in delivering projects of similar complexity, size,
scope, and function.
B. Project Manager, Key Team Leader(s) and Prime's Resources and Workload
Capacity - 20% (20 points)
The Selection Committee will evaluate all firms on their Resources availability and
Workload Capacity which shall account for a total of twenty (20%) percent of the total
evaluation (20 points). The following criteria for scoring the Resources and
Workload Capacity will be utilized to determine which firms are shortlisted:
1. Project Manager Workload
2. Workload capacity of Key Team leader(s)
3. Resources dedicated to delivering project
4. Ability to Meet Project Schedule
V. Selection Criteria for Phase II - Criteria for Evaluation of Technical Approach,