Northwest Seaport (NWS) solicits interest from consultants with expertise in historic ship preservation and rehabilitation to conduct a preliminary engineering assessment (PEA) on the historic Lightship  No. 83 (LV No. 83, now designated as “Swiftsure”).  NWS is a certified 501 (C)3 Non-profit organization and has received federal grant funds, distributed through the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), to rehabilitate the LV No. 83 for use as a heritage vessel and to provide public programming.  Phase one of this project is to conduct a PEA. 

Timeline:  Selection of a consultant should occur within 10 days after the bid due date.  The consultant should be available to complete their on-board work within 4 weeks after award.  A draft report of their findings and recommendations should be made available within 10 working days after the on-board work is completed and a final copy provided after review comments are incorporated.  All work should be completed within 60 days.

Evaluation Criteria: 

Pursuant to state and federal regulations, a qualifications-based selection process will be used to select a consultant for this project.  NWS encourages disadvantaged, minority, and women-owned consultant firms to respond.  Proposals will be evaluated based on:
1.    Qualifications of the consultant, including knowledge of shipyards, project management, and estimation of materials and labor (25 points)
2.    Demonstrated experience with large ships, including wood and metal structures (20 points)
3.    Cost-effective proposal (20 points)
4.    Ability to create reports noted in the deliverables (15 points)
5.    Past experience in working with historic vessels and knowledge of the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Historic Vessel Preservation Projects  (15 points)
6.    Knowledge of Federal Highway Administration funded project requirements (5 points -- http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/wadiv/wadivsa.htm)

Submittal:  Submittals should address the items noted in the evaluation criteria and should also include Firm Name, phone and fax numbers, Name of Principle-in-Charge and Project Manager.  The skills and certifications of other personnel (subcontractors) to be used should be identified, as should the ability to meet the schedule.  Cost factors should be noted, including the value of any services expected to be donated to NWS.

Consultants are invited to submit their proposals at their own cost.  NWS assumes no obligation of any kind for expenses incurred by any respondent to this solicitation.  Consultants should submit FOUR copies of their proposal to:  Shannon Fitzgerald, Northwest Seaport, 1002 Valley Street, Seattle WA  98109.  Any questions regarding this project should be directed to Northwest Seaport at 206-447-9800.   Persons with hearing impairments may call 1-800-833-6388 (Washington State Telecommunications Relay Service, TDD).  Persons with disabilities may request this information be prepared and supplied in alternate formats by calling 206-447-9800. 

The Recipient, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252.42.U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A. Office of the Secretary, Part 21. Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 23 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award. 

Submittal due date: May 11, 2007, not later than 5:00 PM.  Dates of publication in the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce:  April 13 and April 20, 2007