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I. INTRODUCTION <br /> This request for Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) has been prepared in order to retain the <br /> services of professional consulting firms to provide municipal engineering services for the City <br /> of Arden Hills. The City desires to establish various categories of services to which professional <br /> consulting firms will be assigned. The City intends to identify three to five firms for each <br /> category of service described in Section II. Firms included in the pool are eligible to be retained <br /> in as many of the areas as they are qualified for. <br /> City staff will collect SOQ's and may select candidates for interviews. The City will establish <br /> the pools based on review of the information provided and potential interviews. <br /> The municipal engineering services desired include the planning, engineering, and support <br /> activities necessary to implement various public improvements. The services may include, but <br /> are not limited to: <br /> • Comprehensive system/facility plans and studies <br /> • Applications for various funding programs <br /> • Preliminary engineering feasibility reports <br /> • Design, construction, and legal boundary surveys <br /> • Detailed design and plan preparation <br /> • Major transportation projects (MSAS, County, FHWA) <br /> • Technical specifications <br /> • Competitive bid solicitation and evaluation <br /> • Construction engineering, surveying, and construction observation services <br /> • Contract management <br /> • Preparation of record plans and final contract close-out reports <br /> • Traffic engineering analysis <br /> • Environmental document preparation <br /> • Review of environmental documents/studies <br /> • Review of site, grading, utility, and landscaping plans prepared by developers <br /> • Review of preliminary and final plats <br /> • Storm water modeling and water quality analysis <br /> • Water main and sanitary sewer system analysis <br /> • Participation in public meetings <br /> • Miscellaneous specialty/technical services such as bituminous trails, sidewalks, retaining <br /> walls, potable water wells, review of soils reports, utility permit reviews, drainage <br /> investigations, etc. <br /> Selection and future work assignments will take into consideration the workload, expertise <br /> and past performance of proposing consulting firms or any of its representatives, and fee <br /> schedules. <br /> Page 1 <br />