TOWN OF TROUTMAN WATER SYSTEM AIA
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)
ENGINEERING SERVICES
The Town of Troutman is seeking professional engineering services for design, permit approval, bidding, construction observation and contract administration through the final certification of the project. The selected engineering firm shall fulfill the duties of the Engineer and the Resident Project Representative (RPR) as described in the General and Supplementary Conditions of the 2018 edition of the EJCDC C-700 and C-800 construction contract documents.
Qualifications must be submitted by 5:00 PM on Friday, October 28, 2022. Interested firms must respond in writing addressed to Ronald Wyatt, Town Manager, PO Box 26, 400 Eastway Drive, Troutman, NC 28166. Please limit proposals to 15 typewritten pages or less if practical and provide two
(2) copies of the proposal.
In addition to qualifications, the submittal should include unit labor rates by category including overhead and profit, travel costs, and should list reimbursable expenses not covered by overhead. Do not submit information that would yield an estimate of the total estimated fees.
The Town of Troutman reserves the right to accept a firm that is most advantageous to the Town. Selection will be made based on evaluation factors of past performance, experience with the project type and funding requirements, professional personnel, experience and availability. Awards will be made to the responsible/qualified firm whose qualifications are most advantageous to the project. Information concerning the project along with scheduling site inspections (should your firm desire) may be obtained from Ronald Wyatt at 704-528-7600. The Town encourages small, minority and female-owned businesses to submit qualifications.
General Project Description: The proposed project is to create a water system Asset Management Plan
(AMP) that includes the following:
Inventory and assess the distribution system assets
Plan for the efficient maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of the assets as needed
Creation of accurate GIS-based mapping which includes research of record drawings to obtain asset material information and age
Condition assessments to determine what infrastructure should be replaced to ensure sustainability and address long-term preservation of the water system
A capital improvements plan (CIP) that addresses system deficiencies, in particular aging infrastructure
The new map will be GIS-based so that Town personnel could access it from any web-enabled device and contain information such as location, size, age, material, and condition of each valve, hydrant, pipe segment, meter, storage tank, and booster pump station.
Published: October 12, 2022