Transportation Design Services FY26 - Indefinite Quantity Contract

The City of Norfolk Department of Public Works, Department of Transportation is seeking proposals from qualified professional engineering firms to provide transportation-related design engineering and construction inspection services for State and/or Federally funded projects on an as-required basis. The City will select a minimum of two firms, but potentially up to three firms, from this RFP. Other related government organizations or agencies may be allowed to issue Work Orders under this Agreement, as permitted by the City. The City intends to enter into an annual, renewable Agreement with the firm(s) selected to provide any facet of civil or transportation engineering design including, but not limited to, roadway design, intersection or site improvements, safety improvements, multimodal transportation infrastructure, signal retiming, advanced traffic management systems design, signal optimization, or bridge/culvert design. The selected firm will also provide additional services including right-of-way services, public outreach services, and CEI services including, but not be limited to; construction inspections, materials testing, quality control and assurance, construction documentation preparation and/or review, schedule reviews and analysis to include Critical Path Method (CPM), payment application reviews, and prepare or review change orders. The City will provide a scope of services for each specific request for engineering services required under the Agreement. A request for services may include the development of a project and/or concept into a preliminary and detailed design, including preparation of engineering plans, design specifications, scheduling, cost estimating, public involvement, and construction management services, as needed.

The Agreement term shall be for one year and may be renewed for three (3) additional one-year terms as permitted by current City Procurement Code, at the option of the City, and upon mutual written agreement. The sum of all Work Orders issued in a one-year term shall not exceed $8 million and the fee for any single Work Order shall not exceed $1.5 million. While initial award will be for one contractor/vendor, there may be up to 3 additional opportunities for contractors/vendors.

No meeting/introduction requests will be honored by City of Norfolk staff during the solicitation period.

All proposals shall be submitted electronically through the City of Norfolk Department of Public Works’ electronic bid service provider project website at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/norfolk/projects/141390 until Thursday, November 13, 2025 4:00 pm for the above titled Project. Proposals must be submitted before date and time due specified in the Request for Proposal. Hard copy or e-mailed responses will not be accepted. Responses received after this time will not be considered.

All Requests for Information (RFIs) shall be submitted no later than Wednesday, October 29, 2025 4:00 pm through the Questions portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/norfolk/projects/141390 . Any RFI submitted after this date cannot be guaranteed a response by the City.