If consultant services are to be funded with federal aid, the LPA must follow INDOT’s consultant selection processes. This page contains the necessary links and templates to complete the selection process.
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LPA Consultant Selection Toolkit
This document is a toolkit for Local Public Agencies (LPA) to use to understand the Request for Proposals (RFP) process. Most of the processes are the same between the LPA Consultant Selection for Standard LPA projects and Countywide Bridge Inspections. Where the processes or contact persons are different, it will be noted.
DBE Goal Request Form & DBE Goal Met E-mail
Request the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Goal from INDOT’s Equal Opportunity Division (EOD). Once you click inside the DBE Goal Request Form, you will be guided through obtaining the DBE Goal / DBE Goal Met.
Requests for Proposal
Create and advertise a Request for Proposals (RFP) on INDOT's Web Site.
- Request for Proposal - Standard Template
- Request for Proposal - Two Step Template
- Request for Proposal - Bridge Inspection Template
The LPA can advertise one RFP for the Preliminary Engineering (PE), Right-of-Way (R/W) Engineering, R/W Services or R/W Acquisition phases.
Federal Highway requires that the Construction Inspection phase be advertised separate from any other phase. This means INDOT cannot accept an RFP for all phases. The Construction Inspection Phase must be advertised separately.
LPA Consultant Selection Rating Sheet
Rating the consultant on several categories with scoring criteria is completed on the LPA Consultant Selection Rating Sheet that was included in the advertised RFP.
- LPA Consultant Selection Rating Sheet for Bridge Inspection
- LPA Consultant Selection Rating Sheet for Standard and Two Step RFP Template
LPA Consultant Selection Scoring Tabulation Sheet
Scoring must be calculated and submitted on the version of the LPA Consultant Selection Scoring Tabulation Sheet that was included in the advertised RFP.
- LPA Consultant Selection Scoring Tabulation Sheet (Optional form totaling by rank)
- LPA Consultant Selection Scoring Tabulation Sheet (Scores ranked by sum of score totals)
LPA Selection Review Checklist
The ERC will submit this checklist with all required documentation to INDOT to obtain INDOT’s review of the consultant and scoring.
LPA Consultant Contracts
- LPA Bridge Inspection Contract Timeline - Use this tool to calculate each step of the INDOT/LPA contract process.
- LPA Consultant Boilerplate Contract
- LPA Subconsultant Acknowledgment
- LPA Consultant Contract for County Bridge Inspections - Effective 9/12/2024
LPA Consultant Contract Review Checklist
The ERC will submit this checklist with all required documentation to INDOT to obtain INDOT’s review of the consultant contract.
- LPA Consultant Contract Review Checklist
- LPA Consultant Contract Review Checklist for Bridge Inspections
Forms & Tools
- Engineer Assignment Letter for Construction Inspection - Submit to district PM for CI wo to have the District Construction Engineer approve the Project Engineer/Supervisor (PEMS) prior to the scheduled letting date.
- LPA Professional Services Assignment Letter
- List of Prequalified Consultants
Related Webpages
- Consultants/Pre-Construction General Information
- Consultants/Pre-Construction Proposals & Contracts
- INDOT's Equity Initiative Services
For questions, please contact: LPAQuestions@indot.in.gov