Contracts Division, Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit), 1100 Second Avenue, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98101

C -- ARCHITECTURAL AND URBAN DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE CENTRAL LINK LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM, STATION DESIGN PACKAGE 2 SOL RFQ/P No. RTA/LR 62-99 DUE 051899 POC Judy Crow, 206-398-5092; Lisa Woicik 206-689-4967 WEB: Click here for more information on this and other procurements., http://www.soundtransit.org/contract.html. E-MAIL: Click here to contact Sound Transit's Contracts Division., woicikl@soundtransit.org. The Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) is requesting Statements of Qualifications and Proposals from firms qualified and interested in consultant architectural, landscaping and urban design services for Station Design Package #2, Capitol Hill Station and First Hill Station (2 tunnel stations) in coordination with the civil facilities and systems design for Preliminary Engineering and Final Design for the Central Link Light Rail system. Sound Transit believes the best approach for station and urban design would be to not change architects between Preliminary Engineering and Final Design. This would facilitate consistency in the design process and coordination with the local community and cities. The existing civil engineering contract requires a change of architects at the end of Preliminary Engineering that will be complete by December 1999. Sound Transit is responding to concern that the vision, design intent and community involvement may be hampered if the change of architects occurs at the completion of Preliminary Engineering. Therefore, the architectural services for the remaining Preliminary Engineering and Final Design effort will be awarded through this competitive procurement process. The architectural services will be contracted directly with Sound Transit but require coordination with the Civil Facilities Consultants, both in the remainder of Preliminary Engineering and Final Design. Architecture firms that have supported the Conceptual Engineering and initial Preliminary Engineering effort are not excluded in submitting qualifications and proposals for this RFQ/P. Interested firms shall obtain a copy of the Request for Qualifications and Proposals, which outlines the information necessary to understand the consultant selection process and the required documentation, by calling (206) 398-5253 or from the Contracts Division, Sound Transit, 1100 Second Avenue, Suite 500, Seattle, Washington 98101-3423. Sound Transit intends to award one station design contract as a result of this procurement for Preliminary Engineering and Final Design services. This Contract will be awarded for both phases; however, only Preliminary Engineering will be authorized initially. For the purpose of this Request for Qualifications and Proposals (RFQ/P), Preliminary Engineering and Final Design are to be included in the work approach. Interested firms are encouraged to attend a pre-proposal meeting that will be held to discuss this project, the consultant selection process, the schedule, and elements of the contract. The meeting will be held on May 4, 1999 at 10:00 a.m., in the 4th Floor Board Room of Sound Transit, 1100 Second Avenue, Suite 500, Seattle, Washington 98101-3423. Inquiries concerning the consultant selection process and any technical questions should be directed to Judy Crow at (206) 398-5092. Questions concerning M/W/DBE and EEO requirements should be directed to Glenn Shoate at (206) 398-5020. Communications with Sound Transit officials other than those listed above may cause the firm involved to be subject to disqualification. Posted 04/29/99 (W-SN326132). (0119)

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