City of Bend requests competitive proposals from qualified and experienced teams for the design and construction of the Midtown Multimodal Connections and Streetscaping Project. The Project will provide updates to transportation infrastructure and subsurface utilities in Bend's Central Core area. These transportation and utility improvements include the following Midtown Connection 1 - Greenwood Avenue: Phase 1 quick-build improvements, Wall Street to Second Street, and storm water management study at Bend Parkway undercrossing to address flooding issues. Additional transportation, storm water, water, or other system elements not specified above, generally within the area of the listed improvements, and that are identified as needing improvement through the design phase of the Project or as otherwise identified by the City. The Project is funded by several Capital Improvement Programs, existing and proposed, with a total identified budget of $23.5M. Any additional elements will be added through negotiation between the City and the selected contractor. This project will be constructed using a Progressive Design-Build alternative procurement process and is exempt from competitive bidding under Oregon Revised Statutes 279C.335. Proposals may also be submitted to the City, via mail, or in person. Please contact the Issuing Officer no later than two (2) business days prior to the proposal due date to make arrangements ahead of time for an in-person submission. Hard copies will not be accepted unless the Proposer has made arrangements ahead of time. If a hard copy of the Proposal is submitted without prior coordination with the Issuing Officer, the Proposal will be returned (unopened) to the Proposer without consideration. This project is subject to the provisions of ORS 279C.800 through 279C.870 regarding payment of prevailing wages. Design Builders responding to this RFP do so solely at their own expense, and the City is not responsible for any potential proposer's expenses associated with the RFP. The City of Bend reserves the right to: 1) reject any or all proposals not in compliance with public solicitation procedures and requirements and other applicable law, 2) reject any or all proposals in whole or in part or cancel the RFP when the cancellation or rejection is in the best interest of the City, 3) select Contractor on the basis of the proposals or to conduct interviews with the highest qualified proposers after scoring, 4) seek clarifications of any or all proposals, and 5) to select the proposal which appears to be in the best interest of the City