TOWN OF ENFIELD, CONNECTICUT

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS  

TOWN OF ENFIELD – RFQ # 01-2008

ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING SERVICES

INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION CENTER

January 29, 2008

          Sealed Qualifications for the project named above will be received at the office of the Director of Finance until 5:00pm, Wednesday, March 26, 2008.  Thereafter, Qualifications will be reviewed and firms will be notified within 30 days.

          RFQ documents may be obtained from the Enfield Office of Community Development at telephone number (860) 253-6390, email OCD@enfield.org.

A site visit and pre-submission conference will be held on Friday, February 22, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at the Enfield Town Hall, lower level in the Enfield Room, 820 Enfield Street, Enfield, CT to outline requirements as well as to provide the opportunity for questions and explanations.

Qualifications shall be submitted to, Enfield Finance Department, Town Hall, 820 Enfield Street, Enfield, CT. 06082, on or before 5:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, March 26, 2008.  Qualifications received after the deadline will not be considered and will be returned to the firms unopened.  Any changes, or any requests for changes in the specifications, will not be recognized after qualifications are submitted to the Town.

Any contract resulting from this request for qualifications is subject to a financial assistance contract between the Town and the U.S. Department of Transportation. All firms will be required to certify that they are not on the U.S. Comptroller General's Debarred Bidders Lists of ineligible contractors.  Further, the contractor will be required to comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity laws and regulations.

The Town of Enfield hereby notifies all firms that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this Request for Qualifications, advertisement or solicitation, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit responses, and will not be subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex or national origin in consideration for an award.

The Town of Enfield reserves the right to accept or reject any, all, or any part of submission, to waive formalities or informalities, and to award the submission deemed to be in the best interests of the Town.

Lynn Nenni, Director of Finance

EOE/AA