The City intends to contract with one qualified firm to provide engineering services to support the Water Treatment Facility (WTF) Filter Expansion Project. The City's WTF is located at 4139 Haywood Road, Mills River, NC and has a current permitted capacity of 12 million gallons per day (MGD). The project generally consists of installation of one additional dual-media filter and associated piping, instrumentation, and appurtenances, which will increase the WTF's capacity to 15 MGD. The concrete basin for the additional dual-media filter has already been constructed, but the basin is currently empty. An environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for the plant expansion has already been completed. The engineering services related to the project generally consists of the following; however, the scope may be refined after further inspection, testing, and evaluation of existing conditions:
o Inspection, assessment, and evaluation of the existing concrete filter basin.
o Review of previous dual-media filter construction plans and the development of detailed construction plans and technical specifications including but not limited to civil, mechanical, electrical, and structural designs.
o Permitting.
o Bidding and construction phase support. Direct all inquiries concerning this RFQ to: Adam Steurer, PE Utilities Engineer City of Hendersonville asteurer@hvlnc.gov This project is being funded locally and is subject to the North Carolina Mini-Brooks Act found at North Carolina General Statutes, Chapter 143,Article 3D. Firms should familiarize themselves with the requirements of these applicable laws. SPECIAL NOTE: Responding firms should be licensed to practice engineering by the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors and have at least one staff member currently licensed as a Professional Engineer in the State of North Carolina. It is the practice of the City to provide historically underutilized businesses an equal opportunity to participate in all aspects of its contracting and procurement programs and to prohibit discrimination against persons or businesses in pursuit of these opportunities. The City is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Questions regarding this request should be directed to Adam Steurer (email only) and will be accepted until September 29, 2022. Answers to questions will be posted in an addendum on the City website. The City reserves the right to select and enter into an Agreement with firm, in the City's opinion, is best qualified to support the project. The City will compensate the firm for services provided on a time and materials basis in accordance with an agreed upon rate schedule. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.
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