Opportunity
Durham Civicplus #26-1079
Durham Transportation Department Seeks CEI Professional Services for Transit and Pedestrian Projects
Posted
August 13, 2026
Respond By
September 17, 2026
Identifier
26-1079
NAICS
237310, 237990
The City of Durham Transportation Department is seeking professional Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) services to support three major transit and pedestrian infrastructure projects. - Government Buyer: - City of Durham Transportation Department, Construction Project Management Team - Contact: Eric Simpson, PE, PMP, TSSP-Bus - Projects Covered: - Access to Transit - Horton Road Pedestrian Improvements (locally funded) - Holloway Transit Emphasis Corridor and Village Transit Center Quick-Builds (federally funded) - Fayetteville Transit Emphasis Corridor (federally funded) - Services Requested: - Comprehensive CEI professional services, including: - Construction oversight and inspection - Quality assurance and documentation - Stakeholder and public coordination - Utility coordination - Schedule and risk management - Transit operations coordination - Compliance with federal requirements (Buy America, Clean Water, Davis-Bacon Acts) - Notable Requirements: - Experience with complex, urban, multimodal, and transit-intensive environments - Ability to maintain continuous transit operations during construction - Proposals must address technical approach, relevant experience, project management, and risk management - Compliance with federal clauses for federally funded projects - No specific OEMs or hardware products are named, as this is a professional services solicitation - The contract may be awarded to multiple firms, with an anticipated 24-month period of performance
Description
The City of Durham Transportation Department is seeking professional Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) services to ensure compliance with project specifications, regulatory requirements, and quality standards for the construction phase of three transportation projects. These projects include pedestrian improvements and transit emphasis corridors funded locally and federally. The selected firm(s) will provide construction oversight, quality assurance, documentation, stakeholder coordination, utility coordination, schedule and risk management, and transit operations coordination over a 24-month timeline. Proposals are due by September 17, 2026, and a pre-proposal meeting will be held via TEAMS on August 25, 2026.