Consultant Prequalification

Inspection, design support, administrative services and construction management of any highway segment or section; including ped/bike facilities, appurtenant traffic signals/signs & lighting systems, plus ancillary traffic signals, structures, roadside enhancements, etc.

Inspection, design support, administrative services and construction management of any bridge to ensure adherence to plans & specifications, including bridges for ped/bicycle facilities, appurtenant traffic signals, signs and lighting systems, and other ancillary construction.

Construction inspection and design support of any marine facility such as ports, piers, floats, transfer bridges, ramps, moorings, and boat launches; including any associated work such as site construction or other ancillary construction.

Construction inspection and design support of any rail facility such as railroad corridors, bridges, platforms, sidings, highway/rail intersections, and wayside signal systems; as well as site construction or other ancillary project construction.

Construction inspection and design support of any buildings such as intermodal facilities, garages, warehouses, salt sheds, etc.; gravel, pavement & concrete; HVAC systems, elevators, plumbing, electrical, architectural and other ancillary building services.

Production inspection at steel fabrication and precast concrete facilities to verify conformance with requirements; requiring inspectors to be qualified in accordance with one or more of the following; AWS, NACE, SSPC, ACI, PCI.

Performance of field and laboratory testing, sampling, and/or inspection for one or more of the following items: soil, aggregate, portland cement concrete, hot mix asphalt and/or other materials by certified technicians.

Ensure that design & deployment of intelligent transportation systems devices are installed per specification and that the ITS devices function as designed. Devices include traffic signals, Cameras (CCTV), Road Weather Information Systems, over-height detection, portable and fixed changeable message boards, cell modems, fiber optics and other communication devices.

Boundary surveys, existing highway right of way boundary plans, proposed right of way design a.k.a. ROW mapping services for property rights acquisition.

A. Standard boundary surveys (Maine PLS required) B. Existing ROW and Easements Mapping Plan Preparation, abutting Property lines, current owner information (Maine PLS required) C. Proposed ROW, Easements & Rights Mapping for acquisition plans (Final ROW Mapping)

Perform legal work, particularly involving real property title searches essential to land acquisitions; prepare research on various real estate issues for the Department and other state agencies.

Perform appraisals for condemnation purposes and for excess property sales, compile comparable sales and project data packages, perform market studies and analyses; all in compliance with State & Federal Regulations and Departmental Policies. Requires licensure as a Certified General Real Property Appraiser.

Provide offer of just compensation to impacted property owner, explain impact of acquisition & construction, and act as liaison between property owners and MaineDOT; all in compliance with State & Federal Regulations and Departmental Policies.

Develop relocation studies and plans, as well as provide relocation assistance services to both commercial and residential property owners; all in compliance with State & Federal Regulations and Departmental Policies.

Provide all types of property management services and perform real estate brokerage services for a variety of excess properties; all in compliance with State & Federal Regulations and Departmental Policies.