Request for Statements of Qualifications
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority | Cleveland, Ohio
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Board of Directors that Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) will be received by the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority for the following project:
SEDIMENT PROCESSING & MANAGEMENT FACILITY CDF 12 BERM RAISING (2025-2028)
The successful professional design and construction administration/observation services firm/team will assist the Port Authority with preliminary design, permitting, engineering and construction administration services to advance the above referenced project.
Statements will be received via email to the attention of Matt Wenham, Matt.Wenham@portofcleveland.com, until 10:00 a.m. local time on November 4, 2024.
SOQ documentation will be available and may be obtained via email request to Matt.Wenham@portofcleveland.com.
The Port Authority reserves the right to reject any and all submissions, to waive any technicalities, to request additional information, and to otherwise proceed in accordance with the best interests of the Port Authority.
Statements will be evaluated and scored to determine the most qualified professional services firm/team. The Port Authority may request interviews with firms following the submission of their SOQs. The Port Authority will negotiate a contract along with fair and reasonable compensation with the most highly ranked firm. If negotiations fail with the firm/team ranked most qualified, the Port Authority may elect to enter negotiations with the firm/team ranked second most qualified.
Any SOQ submissions may be withdrawn or amended prior to the closing deadline. If any interested design firm has questions, they should contact Matt Wenham via email.
Under no circumstance will the Port Authority be responsible for any costs incurred by professional design service firms in responding to this statement of qualifications request and any subsequent phases of this evaluation and negotiation process.
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority
William D. Friedman
President/CEO