ON CALL PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES; RFP# SCL-33075

July 10th, 2023 – 4pm (PDT)

NOTICE OF RFP AND PRE-SUBMITTAL CONFERENCE
THE CITY OF SEATTLE
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL/ RFP# SCL-33075
ON CALL PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Seattle City Light (a municipal electric utility) is seeking to supplement its existing project delivery teams with contracted project managers to assist in the successful delivery of technical projects of varying sizes.

The Seattle City Light (SCL) Project Delivery Division (PDD) Project Management Office is the project sponsor, will set project requirements, and will be the primary stakeholder.

The SCL Project Management Office (PMO) has determined there is a need to engage an external consulting resource with expertise in project management to assist with a growing workload. The consultant will act as the primary project manager for the project, coordinating efforts and information flow between all stakeholders. In addition, consultant resources will work on requirements gathering, scope definition, scheduling and other project requirements as needed. PMO Resources will be responsible for cost estimating and budgeting tasks.

PMO will be the contract administrator for the contract, however, the Project Management Consultant will work with the various workgroups such as Engineering and others on Project Management activities.

OBTAINING THE RFP DOCUMENTS:

Documents will be available online May 26th, 4pm (PDT), at https://cityofseattle.bonfirehub.com . Consultants must complete a free registration prior to viewing, printing, and saving to their own equipment at no cost or ordering full or partial document sets and/or CDs through the Web site. For help using this site, please contact Bonfire at Support@GoBonfire.com for technical questions. You can also visit their help forum at https://bonfirehub.zendesk.com/hc . Free internet access to obtain these documents is available at Seattle Neighborhood Service Centers and most public libraries.

SCL will be hosting a Virtual Pre-Submittal Conference on June 2nd, 2023 – 1pm-2pm (PDT)

The City’s proposed schedule is outlined in the RFP.

The contract awarded as a result of this RFP will be awarded in a manner that will comply with all applicable laws of the United States, State of Washington, the City Charter, and Ordinances of the City of Seattle.

“WOMEN AND MINORITY AFFIRMATIVE EFFORTS REQUIREMENTS: All proposals are required to meet the Affirmative Efforts requirements as specified in the RFP. An Outreach Plan will be required for the top-rated consultant(s).”