A. Work under this contract will be based on individually negotiated work orders. The Consultant should be capable of adjusting disciplines and expertise as necessary to meet the needs of specific work orders. Each work order will provide a specific scope, budget, and schedule for the services required. The County does not guarantee that all disciplines or services will be used, or that the Consultant will receive a specific volume of work, a specific total contract amount, or a specific work order price. The County will issue work orders equitably among selected consultants, relative to the specific composition of the teams and their contract performance. 1. The County will review all individual work orders issued under this contract with an estimated value equal to or greater than $100,000 to establish a specific required or aspirational level of participation by Certified Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Firms, as applicable. 2. The Consultant will be expected to respond to urgent, short notice requests for services. The Consultant should be capable of working on several work orders simultaneously. 3. The County will not compensate the Consultant for work associated with negotiation of the scope, schedule, and budget of individual work orders. B. Subconsultant Opportunities. Provided for informational purposes only, the following subconsulting opportunities may be available on this Contract: Geotechnical and Hydrogeological Analysis, Permitting, Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments, Noise Analysis, Air Quality Analysis, Cultural Resources Analysis, Traffic Analysis, Biological Analyses, Soil And Groundwater Investigations and Remediation Planning, Hazardous Materials Testing, and Surveying. C. State Funding. This work may be funded, in part, by Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Regional Mobility Grant. The Agreement is subject to the appropriations of the State of Washington. D. Federal Funding. This work may be funded, in part, by the Federal Transit Administration and subject to certain federally mandated contract provisions. The federal provisions are included as an exhibit to the Agreement and will be considered Supplemental Provisions to the Agreement. They take precedence over the general provisions set forth in the Agreement. 1. SBE Minimum Utilization. King County received federal financial assistance from the US Department of Transportation (USDOT), and as a condition of receiving this assistance, King County established a federal Small Business Enterprise (SBE) program to meet the maximum feasible portion of its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal through race-neutral means in accordance with USDOT regulations. It is the policy of King County to ensure that DBE firms as defined by 49 CFR Part 26 have an equal opportunity to receive and participate in DOT-assisted contracts. View policy statement at the following web address: https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/executive-services/about-king-county/businessoperations/finance-business-operations/business-development-contractcompliance/programs/fdbe. The County established an SBE Minimum Utilization of 12% of the Total Price for all executed Work Orders, as amended, to be performed by State of Washington Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises certified federal SBE firms over the life of the Contract. Scoring criteria and award eligibility is included in Attachment 2, Evaluation Criteria.
