The City of Ashland (City) is seeking Proposals for professional engineering consulting services for Project 2021-12 Flow Augmentation Water Quality Trading Plan for Excess Thermal Load. This project will facilitate regulatory compliance with Excess Thermal Load (ETL) water quality provisions in the City's new National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit, which regulates discharges from the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) to receiving waters in Bear Creek and Ashland Creek. The consulting team will provide all applicable studies, analysis, modeling, and reporting leading to, and including, the development of a water quality trading plan pursuant to applicable Oregon Water Quality Trading rules in OAR 340-039. The Plan will provide a strategy for ETL reduction at the WWTP outfall in Bear Creek via controlled releases of stored cold water from Reeder Reservoir. This project will include the following phases:
Phase 1: Feasibility/Limitations Study
Phase 2: Thermal Benefit Analysis
Phase 3: Water Quality Trading Plan Development Last Date for Request for changes/Protest for Specifications/Questions - 4/11/22 All Proposals shall be submitted as set forth in Section 7 - Instructions to Proposers. The City is not responsible for Proposals submitted in any manner, format, or to any delivery point other than as required by this RFP. Proposals shall be limited to eight (8) pages. Consultant selection will be based upon weighed criteria as set forth in this Request for Proposals and will include criteria including, but not limited to, similar project experiences, general experience, staffing availability, schedule, and response time. The City of Ashland reserves the right to cancel this procurement or reject any and all Proposals in accordance with ORS 279B.100. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.
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