Seattle Park District Opengov #CI026-RFQ02

Seattle seeks senior mechanical plans engineering consulting services

The City of Seattle is seeking a senior mechanical plans engineering consultant to review building mechanical and energy systems. - Government buyer: City of Seattle, Seattle Department of Construction & Inspections (SDCI). The attachment lists Denise Campbell, Accounts Payable Supervisor/Sr Accountant; no specific SDCI office is identified. - Opportunity: RFQ CI026-RFQ02 for senior-level mechanical plans engineering consulting. No OEM or consulting vendor is named as the selected provider. - Requested service: One senior mechanical plans engineer consulting service (quantity: 1) for new construction and alteration project reviews. No goods, product part numbers, or purchase quantities are specified. - Scope: Review mechanical plans, calculations, reports, energy models, and Total Building Performance (TBP) reports; analyze complex, controversial, high-impact, or unique designs; assess performance-based compliance; and advise on code interpretation and alternative materials or methods. - Key requirements: Work involves the Seattle Mechanical Code and Seattle Energy Code, communicating review findings and compliant solutions, supporting City staff, responding to public inquiries, and completing reviews within established target timelines. The consultant should help build City staff capacity to assess mechanical and energy systems. - Minimum qualifications: A bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a closely related field and at least five years of related professional experience, including two years of mechanical plans review; equivalent backgrounds may be considered. - OEMs: None identified. The requested work is professional engineering consulting, not an OEM product purchase. - Period of performance: Not specified; no duration or level of utilization is guaranteed.

Description

The City of Seattle is seeking qualifications for a Senior Mechanical Plans Engineer to review building mechanical and energy systems for new construction and alteration projects. The work includes reviewing construction plans, reports, calculations, energy modeling, and Total Building Performance reports for compliance with Seattle mechanical and energy codes, including complex and performance-based designs. The engineer will provide technical guidance on code interpretation, alternative methods, and compliance pathways, and respond to staff and public inquiries. Respondents must submit qualifications through the City’s e-Procurement Portal by November 20, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

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