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Bid Title

REQUEST FOR SOQ-Engineering Division

Issuing Agency

City of Lima

Location

Ohio

Published Date

Jan 2, 2026

Closing Date

Jan 30, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

Bid Title:	REQUEST FOR SOQ-Engineering Division
Category:	Purchasing
Status:	Open

Publication Date/Time: 1/2/2026 12:00 AM Closing Date/Time: 1/30/2026 5:00 PM Submittal Information: SOQ to be submitted to the Engineering Office prior to 5:00PM January 30, 2026 Contact Person: David Louth david.louth@limaohio.gov 419-998-5567 Business Hours: 8-5 Qualifications: GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS: a) A brief history and location of the firm b) The category from below, if providing a separate statement or a list of categories from below if providing a combined statement. c) Education, licensing and experience/expertise of current staff available for projects d) Examples of work, including types of projects completed in the past, with references e) Any previous work performed for the City of Lima f) Current O.D.O.T. pre-qualification status, if applicable g) Current O.D.O.T. Consultant Evaluation System (CES) scores, if applicable h) Proof of liability insurance Related Documents: QBS Annual Request for Consultants 2026

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Engineering Division - Request for General Statement of Qualifications

(Ohio Revised Code Sections 153.65 - 153.73)

City of Lima, Ohio

Response Due Date: 1/30/2026

The request for Pre-qualified Consultants includes Professional Services in the areas of Architecture,

Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Public Right-of-Way Acquisition and Surveying. Services may

include public infrastructure planning, design, project management and project construction.

In order to obtain and maintain pre-qualified status, firms must submit updated general qualifications

to the City of Lima. These general qualifications are to be submitted between January 5th and January

30th of each calendar year. On February 1st of each year, our files will be updated and all general

qualifications dated prior to January 5th of that same year will be discarded. As other firms become

aware of this policy or existing firms changes, general qualification statements may be accepted or

updated at any time from any firm. It is the consultant’s responsibility to maintain pre-qualified status;

General Qualifications Requirements

As a minimum, the general qualification statement must contain the following information:

a) A brief history and location of the firm

b) The category from below, if providing a separate statement or a list of categories from below

if providing a combined statement.

c) Education, licensing and experience/expertise of current staff available for projects

d) Examples of work, including types of projects completed in the past, with references

e) Any previous work performed for the City of Lima

f) Current O.D.O.T. pre-qualification status, if applicable

g) Current O.D.O.T. Consultant Evaluation System (CES) scores, if applicable

h) Proof of liability insurance

Any statement of general qualifications that does not contain all of this information may be deemed

not pre-qualified at the discretion of the City of Lima.

All statements of general qualifications are required to be a maximum of fifteen (15) pages in length

(not including Proof of Insurance). If submitting separate statements, the maximum of fifteen (15)

pages in length applies per statement.

Firms may submit a combined statement or separate statements for each category below:

1) Transportation Infrastructure

2) Building Infrastructure

3) Parks and Recreational Infrastructure

4) Site Development and NPDES Storm Water General Permit Compliance

5) Professional Surveying and GIS Services

6) Public Right-of-way Acquisition and/or Appraisal Review Services

Firms interested in being considered for Pre-Qualification status should respond by submitting printed

qualifications to the address below. A digital PDF copy must also be included with submission.

Ian Kohli, P.E., P.S.

City Engineer

50 Town Square

Lima, OH 45801

Advertisement dates: January 2nd , 2026; Auditor’s webpage

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 541330Engineering Services

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