Specifications include, but are not limited to: Plans are to contract, within a year from the date of this notice, a reputable Engineering Firm for Preliminary Report, Design and Construction Administration services for Federally Funded Projects related to community and economic development. This procurement could include Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), Employment Incentive Program (EIP) Projects, Economic Development Administration (EDA) Projects, Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Projects and any other federally funded project in compliance with CFR 200 for Procurement. This procurement action may also lead to additional project contracts and/or contract addendums for Preliminary Engineering Report (PER), design and construction administration services, for State and Federally funded projects. This is not a request for retainer services. Immediate plans call for services to assist the City with the Preliminary Engineering Report, Design Services and Construction Administration Services for an EIP Project related to road improvements. Submitting firms will be reconsidered, on a project by project basis, should future federally funded opportunities arise in the next 2 to 3 year period