The City of Lenoir (City) is requesting Statements of Qualifications from engineering firms to evaluate their professional civil engineering qualifications in accomplishing the subject project in accordance with this Request for Qualifications (RFQ). The City has received ARPA funding to upgrade and improve the water distribution system in the Finley Area of the City. One requirement of the funding program is to request qualifications for engineering services for which ARPA funds will be used. The water system in the Finley Area of the City of Lenoir experiences low static and residual pressures. The Finley Tank supplies water to Lenoir's downtown area and areas south of the City along the US HWY 321 corridor. This ground-level storage tank is located in a densely populated area where many residences are positioned at an elevation that is at or near the same elevation as the base of the tank. Consequently, when water pressures are already marginal under true "static" conditions, any increase in demand causes a proportional reduction in system pressure. A large portion of the water system near the Finley Tank experiences these lower system / static pressures. Further, the West End area experiences low residual pressures under fire flow events due to pipe sizes and higher elevations. The project will generally include a 150,000 gallon elevated water tank, a duplex booster pump station, l5,500 linear feet of water lines and water line replacements, 180 water service reconnections, 23 fire hydrants, and all related appurtenances. Proposed piping would connect the existing ground level Finley Tank to a proposed booster station and elevated tank that serves the new pressure zone. Two (2) pumps, piping, valves, gauges, and controls would be enclosed in a booster pump station structure with a standby generator. A separate 12-inch water main would route water from the tank to the piping network for the new pressure zone. Each Statement of Qualifications shall follow the topic outline shown in Sections 2.1 to 2.4. The overall submittal is limited to fifteen (15) 8.5 x 11 written pages, including the cover letter, with a font size no smaller than 11 pt. Failure to comply with these requirements will result in disqualification of the submittal. Mr. Radford Thomas, Public Services Director, is the City's contact for further information. Please note that any request for information or contact with elected officials of the City of Lenoir regarding this Request for Qualifications will result in disqualification. Any request for clarification of the Request for Qualifications shall be directed by email only to rlthomas@ci.lenoir.nc.us. The respondent shall provide an organization chart indicating its proposed team organization, key staffing, assigned project roles, and company affiliation. A written narrative shall accompany this chart briefly describing each team member's role, professional certifications, years of experience, background (educational & professional), and qualifications for the work. The respondent shall provide a list of relevant experience in the planning, design, permitting, bidding, construction administration, and construction observation of wastewater infrastructure projects of a similar nature. A reference shall accompany each project listing client contact information (name, title, and phone number) along with a project description. The City reserves the right to waive any and all informalities in the selection process and also reserves to the right not to award the project. It is the City's intent to award one contract for these services. The City reserves the right to accept a firm that is most advantageous to the City. Selection will be made based on evaluation factors of past performance and experience with municipal public utilities systems, experience with similar projects, and professional personnel. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time
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