Description
Chatham County is soliciting Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from qualified consulting firms to provide engineering design services for the Old River Road Widening Project. The project will be jointly funded by Chatham County and Effingham County on a 50/50 cost-sharing basis. The selected consultant will provide all professional engineering, environmental, surveying, permitting, utility coordination, public involvement, and project management services necessary to develop the project through final construction plans and right-of-way acquisition documents. The project consists of widening approximately three miles of Old River Road from a two-lane rural roadway to a four-lane divided facility. The key services include roadway reconstruction, additional pavement structure, drainage improvements, safety and operational enhancements, access management, intersection improvements, traffic control features, utility coordination, bike shoulders, and associated multimodal accommodations.
• The project will be administered jointly by Chatham County and Effingham County.
• The project will require close coordination with GDOT, utility owners, regulatory agencies, local stakeholders, and the public throughout project development.
• The selected consultant shall have the capability to provide right-of-way acquisition services, if authorized by Chatham County and Effingham County.
• The project will be a multiphase, project-specific contract.
• The consultant must be prequalified by GDOT in the area classes listed in the RFQ.
• The project will include a pre-qualification conference, and the deadline for submission of Statements of Qualifications is August 14, 2026.