Footer Text PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTING

Footer Text PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTING

Footer Text Table of Contents 3 Professional Services Overview Procurement Process TxDOT Precertification Precertification Categories Precertification Process 55 Professional Services Opportunities 66

Footer Text 4 Professional Services Overview

Footer Text What Are Professional Services?  Government Code 2254 – Professional And Consulting Services “Professional services” means services, within the scope of the practice as defined by state law, of: Accounting * Architecture Landscape Architecture * Land Surveying Medicine Optometry * Professional Engineering Real Estate Appraising, or Professional Nursing 5

Footer Text Why Is Architecture, Surveying And Engineering Different?  Government Code – Contract For Professional Services Of Architect, Engineer, Or Surveyor – In procuring architectural, engineering, or land surveying services, a governmental entity shall: (1) First select the most highly qualified provider of those services on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualifications; and (2) then attempt to negotiate with that provider a contract at a fair and reasonable price. – If a satisfactory contract cannot be negotiated… 6

Footer Text What Are Professional Services?  Providers Do Not Bid On Professional Services More Specifically  Providers Do Not Bid On Architecture, Engineering, Or Surveying Services 7

Footer Text Work Types Typically Outsourced  Engineering – Advance Planning – PS&E – Support PS&E services such as TRAFFIC, HYDRAULICS & HYDROLOGY  Surveying  Materials Engineering (Commercial Lab)  Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE)  Architecture  Variety Of Combinations… 8

Footer Text Annual Expenditures 9

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Footer Text 11 Procurement Process

Footer Text Basic Process 12  Identify Need To Outsource – Project Identification – Work Type Identification – Type of Contract – Number of Contracts  Publish Notice Of Intent (NOI) / Request for Qualifications (RFQ)  Receive Letters Of Interest (LOIs) / Statement of Qualifications (SOQ)  Screen LOIs For Acceptability (Long List)  Evaluate, Score, And Rank Long-Listed LOIs

Footer Text Basic Process, cont’d 13  Identify Top-Scoring LOIs (Short List)  Evaluate, Score, and Rank Short-Listed Firms, through Interviews and/or Proposals  Select Most Qualified Provider Based on Score  Negotiate Contract  Execute Contract  Initiate Work  Manage Contract

Footer Text Notice of Intent (NOI) 14  Formal Advertisement of TxDOT’s Intent to Contract for Professional Services  Communicates Work Types – Uses Precertification Work Categories  Communicates Staffing Requirements  Lists Work Categories, along with Anticipated Percentages

Footer Text Precertification 15  To Compete: – Firm Must Be Precertified – Must Be In Active Status (Complete Annual Renewal)  NOI Uses The Precertification Work Categories

Footer Text 16 TxDOT Precertification

Footer Text TxDOT Precertification 17  Requirement In Order To Be Eligible For TxDOT Professional Service Contracts (Engineering, Architectural & Surveying)  Acknowledgement Of Minimum Qualifications  Eliminates The Need To Submit Lengthy Qualification Information In Response To Each Advertisement

Footer Text Precertification Types 18  Employee Precertification – Based On An Individual’s Ability To Meet Requirements Professional and Educational Qualifications Previous Project Experience – Once Precertified – Always Precertified  Firm Precertification – Based On The Precertified Individuals Employed By The Firm – Some Categories Require Special Equipment – Status Can Vary As Employees Come And Go

Footer Text 19 Precertification Categories

Footer Text Work Categories 20  16 Work Groups  78 Separate Work Categories  NLCs – Non-Listed Work Categories

Footer Text Work Category Format 21  Category Description – Basic Description of Type of Work  Certification Requirements – Professional Qualifications – Experience – Education – Note: These are the Minimum Technical Requirements

Footer Text Working Categories On-Line 22

Footer Text 23 Precertification Process

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Footer Text TxDOT Contact 26 Paula McGinley TxDOT Design Division Consultant Contract Office Phone: Fax:

Footer Text 27 Professional Services Opportunities

Footer Text Contracting Opportunities 28 Projected Contracts List

Footer Text Project Contracts List 29 Standard vs Federal

Footer Text Contracting Opportunities 30 Contract Solicitations

Footer Text Contract Solicitations 31

Footer Text Contracting Opportunities 32 Addenda and Attachments

Footer Text 33 Thank You

Footer Text TxDOT Contacts Division Contacts:San Antonio Contacts: 34 Camille Thomason, P.E. DES-CCO Phone: Dan M. Neal II, P.E., P.G. DES-CCO Phone: Lizette Colbert, P.E. SAT District Consultant Mgmnt Phone: Mathew Dalton, P.E. DES-CCO Phone: Kori Rodriguez, P.E. SAT PEPS Phone: