ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR CITY OF LONG BEACH BULKHEADING – NORTH SHORE
When:PLEASE TAKE NOTE that Request for proposals for Professional Engineering services will be received in the Department of Public Works, Room 404, City Hall, Long Beach, New York until Tuesday March 31, 2015 at 5:00 PM prevailing time for:
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT, ENGINEERING, DESIGN, BID PREPARATION AND CONSTRUCTION OBSERVATION, AND SUPERVISION SERVICES TO INSTALL NEW AND REPLACE OR IMPROVE SUBSTANDARD BULKHEADS ALONG SECTIONS OF THE NORTH SHORE, CDBG-DR BULKHEADING - NORTH SHORE PROJECT
The City of Long Beach is eligible to apply for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding for disaster recovery projects. Funding will be delivered through the NY Rising Community Reconstruction (NYRCR) Program, within the New York State Governor’s Office of Disaster Recovery (GOSR). Accordingly, respondents are obligated to comply with applicable federal and state laws and regulations governing the CDBG-DR program, as well as with the City of Long Beach’s Procurement Policy and Procedures. In addition, respondents are obligated to comply with all municipal codes, ordinances, and regulations. The successful responder must understand that no payments can be made for services until acceptance of the CDBG-DR application.
The proposal packets may be hand delivered or mailed to the above address. Proposal packets will not be accepted after 11:00am on the date of the opening. NO EXCEPTIONS SHALL BE GRANTED. Do not remove any pages; proposal packets are to be submitted intact. For information, please call James LaCarrubba at 516-431-1000 ext. 1011.
RFP packets may be examined and obtained at the Department of Public Works between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:30 pm, daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays on and after Thursday March 5, 2015. The RFP packet may also be obtained from the city’s website: www.longbeachny.gov
The City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals.
The City of Long Beach encourages minority and women-owned businesses to participate in all City proposals.
One (1) original and seven (7) copies of the proposal must be delivered in a sealed envelope and received by the Department of Public Works no later than 5:00 PM on March 31, 2015.
The City will not reimburse any individual or firm for any costs associated with the preparation of their proposal statement.
Project Description:
The City of Long Beach is seeking to retain the services of a professional engineering firm to amend Article IV of the City of Long Beach Code of Ordinances pertaining to Bulkheads. ArticleIV – Section 6-67 thru 6-72 of the City of Long Beach Code of Ordinances governs the repair and/or replacement of bulkheads. The intent is to modify the code to reflect current codes,standards, and regulations. The intent is to change the code to create a uniform requirement for all future construction to mitigate storm damage. The selected consultant will also be tasked with preparing a requirements contract for bulkhead installation for non-site specific locations within the City of Long Beach. The selected consultant will be required to provide a proposal to prepare and submit bulkhead permits for approval by the NYSDEC, U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers, and Town of Hempstead. The rating i.e., excellent, very good, good, fair, poor, failure in the Conditions Evaluation of Bulkheads and Outfall Structures in the City of Long Beach, New York on file in the City of Long Beach Department of Public Works will be utilized to select the bulkhead replacement candidates. Soil borings to facilitate the design effort will be incorporated in the project and is the responsibility of the Engineer. The consultant is required to provide hourly rates for technical staff for Construction Administration and Construction Inspection as well.
Superstorm Sandy devastated the north shore of Long Beach with the storm surge passing over
the shoreline and damaging almost all homes, businesses, and critical facilities inland. The northern portion of the City possesses some of the lowest elevations and is extremely susceptible to flooding. Existing bulkheads that are too low and/or are in disrepair contribute to the problem. In some areas bulkheads are non-existent. Coastal erosion and flooding along the southern perimeter of the City is being accomplished through the U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers Coastal Erosion Protection Project. Rehabilitation of the existing groins, beach replenishment, and dune construction are proposed to increase protection in this area. Protection of the north shore is a crucial component to the future resiliency of Long Beach. The intent of this project is to provide incremental, phased installation of new, and replacement and improvement (additional height) of existing substandard bulkheads on the north shore to a uniform height as required to protect the Community.