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(CORRECTED) PUBLIC NOTICE SOQ 24-036
Miscellaneous Architecture and Engineering Services on an As-Needed basis

The Parish of Jefferson, authorized by Resolution No. 145324 is hereby soliciting a Statement of 
Qualifications (TEC Questionnaire) from persons or firms interested and qualified in contracting 
with the Parish of Jefferson to provide Professional Architectural and Engineering Services on an 
As Needed Basis for Architectural Type Projects Located Throughout the Parish, by mutual consent of 
the parties and approved by the parish Council.



















Deadline for Submissions: 3:30 p.m., December 19, 2024






















General
























Specific Scope of Services includes providing design, construction administration and related 
supplemental services on an as-needed basis for architectural type projects located throughout the 
Parish for an approximate two year period.

The firms submitting a Statement of Qualifications (TEC Questionnaire) must identify all 
sub-consultant firms which they expect to use to provide professional services, and submit a 
Statement of Qualifications (TEC Questionnaire) for each sub-consultant firm. (Refer to Jefferson 
Parish Code Ordinance, Section 2-928).

All services shall be provided on an “as-needed” basis, and there shall be no guarantee as to the 
amount of work the firm or firms will be given during the term of the contract.

The Council, at its discretion, may choose one or more qualified firms to provide the services.

Compensation














































Compensation for the required services will be made on an hourly rate basis or a fixed fee basis, 
or a combination of both, depending on scope and complexity of the work.  The Parish reserves the 
right to determine the method of payment (hourly or fixed) for each individual assignment.

For hourly rate work, the firm shall be compensated by the appropriate Jefferson Parish Department 
on the basis of their certified and itemized salary costs plus a fee to cover overhead costs and 
profit in accordance with guidelines established in Attachment “A” to the Standard Professional 
Services Agreement for Jefferson Parish.  A copy of Attachment “A” may be obtained by calling the 
Jefferson Parish Department of Capital Projects at (504) 736-6833.

For fixed fee work, the fee shall be negotiated with the firm by the appropriate Jefferson Parish 
Department and shall be mutually agreeable to both parties.

All costs associated with this project shall be subject to Jefferson Parish review and approval.

A maximum yearly cap established by Jefferson Parish based on anticipated needs for these services 
shall be $500,000.00, and the established cap shall not be increased without Council approval.

Minimum Requirements for Selection











































































1.   The persons or firms under consideration shall have at least one (1) principal who is a 
licensed, registered architect or a professional engineer in the State of Louisiana. A 
subcontractor may not be used

















































































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to meet this requirement. (Section C. of TEC Professional Services Questionnaire);

2.   The persons or firms under consideration shall have a professional in charge of the Project 
who is a licensed, registered architect in the State of Louisiana with a minimum of five (5) years’ 
experience.  A subcontractor may not be used to meet this requirement. (Section K. “PROFESSIONAL IN 
CHARGE OF PROJECT:” of TEC Professional
Services Questionnaire);

3.   The persons or firms under consideration shall have one (1) employee who is a licensed, 
registered architect or professional engineer in the State  of  Louisiana  in  the  applicable  
discipline  involved.   A subcontractor may meet this requirement only if the advertised Project 
involves more than one discipline (Section D. of TEC Professional Services Questionnaire).
Evaluation Criteria




























The following criteria will be used to evaluate each firm submitting a Statement of Qualifications:

(1)  Professional training and experience in relation to the type of work required for the 
architectural or engineering services.  (Maximum points awarded shall be 35).
(2)  Size of firm considering the number of professional and support personnel required to perform 
the type of architectural or engineering tasks, including project evaluation, project design, 
drafting of technical plans, development of technical specifications and construction 
administration.  (Maximum points awarded shall be 20).
(3)  Capacity for timely completion of newly assigned work, considering the factors of type of 
architectural or engineering task, current unfinished workload,  and  person  or  firm’s  available 
 professional  and  support personnel. (Maximum points awarded shall be 20).
(4)  Past Performance by person or firm on projects of or similar comparable size, scope, and 
scale. Assertions of fault by a person or firm, which shall include time delays, cost over-runs, 
and or design inadequacies in prior work completed for the Parish shall be evidenced by 
substantiating documentation provided by the Director of Public Works for the requesting department 
or the Director of Engineering and received by the Chairman of the Evaluation Committee a minimum 
of two (2) weeks prior to the scheduled date of the Technical Evaluation Committee meeting. 
(Maximum points awarded shall be 10).
(5)  Location of the principal office.  Preference shall be given to persons or firms with a 
principal business office as follows: (1) Jefferson Parish, including municipalities located within 
Jefferson Parish (15 points); (2) Neighboring Parishes of the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan 
Region, which includes Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles and St. Tammany Parishes (12 
Points); (3) Parishes other than the foregoing (10 Points); (4) Outside the State of Louisiana (6 
Points).  (Maximum points awarded shall be 15).
(6)  Adversarial legal proceedings between the Parish and the person or firm performing 
professional services, in which the Parish prevailed or any ongoing adversarial legal procedures 
between the Parish and the person or firm performing professional services, excluding those 
instances or cases where the person or firm was added as an indispensable party, or where the 
person or firm participated in or assisted the public entity in prosecution of its claim. In the 
event that the person or firm fails to provide accurate and detailed information regarding legal 
proceedings with the Parish, including the absence of legal proceedings, the person or firm shall 
be deemed unresponsive with regard to this category, and zero (0) points shall be



















































































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awarded. (Maximum points awarded shall be 15 for the lack of any such adversarial proceedings as 
defined).
(7)  Prior successful completion of projects of the type and nature of the architectural or 
engineering services, as defined, for which firm has provided verifiable references. (Maximum 
points awarded shall be 15).

Only those persons or firms receiving an overall cumulative score of at least seventy percent (70%) 
or greater, with their highest and lowest score not counted, of the total possible points for all 
categories to be assigned by the participating  Technical  Evaluation  Committee  members  shall  
be  deemed qualified to perform architectural or engineering tasks and shall be listed in 
alphabetical order in the TEC meeting minutes.

All persons or firms (including subcontractors) must submit a Statement of Qualifications ((TEC 
Professional Services Questionnaire) by the deadline. The latest professional services 
questionnaire may be obtained by contacting the Purchasing Department at (504) 364-2678 or via the 
Jefferson Parish website at www.jeffparish.gov. This questionnaire can be accessed by hovering over 
“Business and Development” on the website and clicking on the Professional Services Questionnaires 
option under “Doing Business in Jefferson Parish”. The submitting individuals or firms must 
identify all subcontractors who would assist in providing professional services for the project. 
Each subcontractor shall submit a General Professional Services Questionnaire and all documents and 
information included in the questionnaire. Interested candidates must submit one
(1) submission electronically on the Jefferson Parish eProcurement site, Central Bidding.

Submissions are to be submitted on the eProcurement site at www.jeffparishbids.net.










































These submissions will only be accepted electronically via the Parish’s e- Procurement site, 
Central Bidding at www.centralauctionhouse.com or www.jeffparishbids.net. Registration is required 
and free for Jefferson Parish vendors by accessing the following link: 
www.centralauctionhouse.com/registration.php.

















































No submittals will be accepted after the deadline.

Affidavits and Certificates of Insurance are not required to be submitted with the Statement of 
Qualifications (TEC Questionnaire) but shall be submitted prior to contract approval.

Disputes/protests relating to the decisions by the evaluation committee or by the Jefferson Parish 
Council shall be brought before the 24th Judicial Court.


The New Orleans Advocate: November 27, 2024, December 4 and 11, 2024



















































































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