Site work for a water / sewer project in Rowland, North Carolina. Conceptual plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

Qualifications will be reviewed by a selection committee and a recommendation will be forwarded to the Board of Commissioners for consideration within 45 days following selection. After considering factors outlined in Section E, the engineering firm(s) will be selected based on qualifications most advantageous to the County, subject to negotiation of fair and reasonable compensation. The Engineer will be notified by mail of the County's selection. The Town of Rowland experienced severe stormwater flooding during Hurricane Matthew. Robeson County, as subrecipient of North Carolina Office of Recovery & Resiliency (NCORR), is seeking professional engineering services to address potential future flooding within and outside the town's municipal limits, specifically along East Mill Street and its drainage area into the Bracey Swamp channel to its intersection with the CSX Railroad south of the town. Drainage improvements will be designed to convey stormwater during future 50-100-year storm events. Robeson County and the Town of Rowland anticipates that design of improvements will include, but not be limited to the following: o Topographical Survey of project area(s); o Right-of-way surveys to ascertain potential easements necessary gain access to areas to be addressed; o Hydrologic and Hydraulic Analysis of the project area(s); o Design Report that includes the following components: (1) Problem Definition; (2) Existing Conditions; (3) Project Description[; (4) Preliminary Drawings/Site Plan; (5) Estimate of Total Project Costs broken out by services and construction costs; (6) Project Schedule; (7) Preliminary Engineering Analysis (e.g. hydrocad modeling, constructability, etc.); (8) Alternatives to the project that address the problem; and (9) Summary. o Upon selection and approval of recommendations, prepare 60%, 90%, and 100% Contract Documents (plans and specifications and probable construction costs) for use as the basis for advertising the construction project for bid; and o Prepare and Submit any and all required permits. Robeson County reserves the right to modify the Scope of Work. To avoid duplication of efforts, unless other specified by Robeson County in writing, the selected A/E firm will not conduct environmental review activities. It is assumed that NCORR will serve as the lead agency for the purposes of the National Environmental Protection Act. The project is expected to commence within thirty (30) days of contract award and completed within three (3) months. A final schedule will be further developed after selection of the Engineer.