Pursuant to the authority granted to it under MCA 7-5-4301(2)(a)., the City of Kalispell seeks to procure a qualified professional consultant to perform analysis and design services for the Kalispell Trail and Complete Street TIGER Project.

The Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) must be received by the City Clerk at 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901, by 5:00 p.m. local time, February 22, 2018.

The full RFQ can be accessed here: http://kalispell.com/clerk/documents/FINALTIGERKalTrailandCompleteStreetDesignRFQ.pdf

Questions pertaining to the selection process should be directed to Katharine Thompson, Assistant Director Community and Economic Development, at 406-758-7713 or kthompson@kalispell.com.

The City of Kalispell shall not be held responsible for any oral instructions. Any changes to this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) will be in the form of an addendum, which will be furnished to all registered RFQ holders.

The City of Kalispell reserves the right to reject any or all SOQs, to waive any informality or irregularity in any SOQ received, and to be the sole judge of the merits of the respective SOQs received.

A pre-submittal conference for the contract will be held at 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, MT 59901 in City Council Chambers on February 8, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. City staff will discuss the scope of work, general contract issues, and respond to questions from the attendees. Because staff will not be available to respond to individual inquiries regarding the project scope outside of this pre-submittal conference, attendance at this pre‐submittal conference is highly recommended. Participation via ZOOM Meetings is available upon request with the submission of necessary contact information.

The Consultant will be selected on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualification for the type of services required, and thereafter the City will negotiate the services agreement with what it deems to be the most qualified company.