Request for Qualifications (RFQ) – Siouxland Regional Transit SystemSRTS plans to expand an existing transit operations and bus storage facility in Sioux City, Iowa, built in 2023, and construct a new transit operations and bus storage facility in Le Mars, Iowa, with Federal Transit Administration (FTA), state and local funds for public transit. The Sioux City project includes adding 20 transit vehicle stalls, conference room, four office workstations, two offices, employee and visitor parking spaces and level 2 charging infrastructure for a new hybrid and/or electric vehicle. The new Le Mars facility project includes 16 transit vehicle stalls, conference room, breakroom, two offices, employee and visitor parking spaces and level 2 charging infrastructure for a new hybrid and/or electrical vehicle. A phase I archeological survey must be performed that may need to be done outside of the architect firm's capabilities, using a subcontractor, for the new facility in Le Mars, Iowa, for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process being led by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). As funds and needs arise, additional services may be required. The purpose for this RFQ is to provide an opportunity for a competitive response from bidders of qualified architectural and engineering design firms for the expansion of the Sioux City facility and the new facility in Le Mars, Iowa, procuring architectural and engineering design services for a period of 5 years. Proposals will be accepted until 4:00pm central time on June 10, 2026. Proposals must be submitted by mail or delivered to: Siouxland Regional Transit System, Attn: Brian Pearson, Transit Director, 6401 Gordon Drive, Sioux City, Iowa 51106, in accordance with requirements set out in the RFQ, after which, the response period will be closed and cannot be reopened. The RFQ can be found at https://simpco.org/publications/rfq-rfp .COL-IA-503224
