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Sunbury unveils first on‑call consultant list and outlines quality‑based selection process
Summary
At the Jan. 7 Services Committee meeting, staff presented Sunbury’s first on‑call list of consultants and explained a quality‑based selection (QBS) process designed to prioritize qualifications and approach over lowest bid. The list includes 40 firms, will be updated quarterly, and preserves open solicitation for larger contracts.
Sunbury City staff presented the city’s first on‑call consultant list at the Services Committee information session on Jan. 7, describing a quality‑based selection (QBS) process that emphasizes firms’ qualifications and project approach over price in initial selection. Speaker 2 said the on‑call list grew from a statements‑of‑qualifications solicitation that ran from October through mid‑December and resulted in 40 consulting firms submitting materials.
The policy divides consultant work into 12 categories (roadway/multimodal, traffic and street lighting, sanitary and wastewater treatment, water distribution, stormwater management, plan review and general services, surveying/GIS, geotech and others).…
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