This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Moran, Texas. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The City of Moran, Texas is seeking to enter into an engineering services contract with a state-registered engineering fi rm. The City of Moran is in the process of applying for funding through the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). Interested firms may submit RFP/SFQ according to the following criteria The City of Moran reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals for any reason deemed to be in the best interest of the City. I. Scope of Work - The engineering contract will encompass all project-related engineering services for the City of Moran, including but not limited to the following: Preparation of an Engineering Feasibility Report and, if required an Environmental Information Document in accordance with requirements of the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) Preliminary and final design plans and specifications Preparation of the bid packet and construction documents Construction phase engineering and inspections (interim and final) Other special services as may be required II. Statement of Qualifications - The City, is seeking to contract with a competent engineering firm, registered to practice in the State of Texas, which has had experience in the following areas: Experience with water supply projects Experience with TWDB-funded construction projects Projects located in this region of the state Projects incorporating design and construction of water distribution and treatment projects As such, please provide within your proposal a list of past projects with contact information, as well as resumes of all engineers who will or may be assigned to this project, if you are awarded the engineering services contract. III. Evaluation Criteria - The proposals received will be evaluated and ranked according to the following criteria: Criteria Maximum Points Experience 25 Past Work Performance 25 Capacity to Perform 15 Familiarity with this Project 25 Affirmative Action 10 Total 100 The City of Moran reserves the right to negotiate with any and all engineers or firms that submit proposals, as per the Texas Professional Services Act. Qualified SBE, MBE and WBE firms are encouraged to submit proposals in response to this invitation. The City of Moran affords Affirmative Action to qualified small, minority and women-owned businesses. Please note that the successful respondent is required to make a "good faith effort" toward affording opportunity for qualified SBE, MBE, and WBE participation and submit, if required, supporting documentation to the TWDB. A. This contract is contingent upon release of funds from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB). B. Any contract or contracts awarded under this Invitation to Bid (IFB) or Request for Qualifications (RFQ) are expected to be funded in part by a loan from the TWDB. Neither the State of Texas nor any of its departments, agencies, or employees are or will be a party to this IFB, RFQ, or any resulting contract. C. This contract is subject to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) "fair share policy", which includes EPA approved "fair share goals" for Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women Business Enterprise (WBE) firms in the Construction, Supplies, Equipment, and Services procurement categories. EPA's policy requires that applicants and prime contractors make a good faith effort to award a fair share of contracts, subcontracts, and procurements to SMWBE's. Although EPA's policy does not mandate that the fair share goals be achieved, it does require applicants and prime contractors to demonstrate use of the six affirmative steps. The current fair share goals for the State of Texas are as follows: MBE WBE Construction 34.8% 6.7% Supplies 9.7% 5.2% Equipment 2.2% 4.1% Services 16.1% 21.3% Equal Opportunity in Employment - all qualified Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap of national origin. Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President's Executive Order No. 11246, as amended by Executive Order 11375, and as supplemented in Department of labor regulations 41 CFR, Part 60. The City is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Small, minority and women-owned firms are encouraged to submit proposals. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time