The City of Honey Grove, Texas is seeking qualifications for professional services with a State-registered engineer for a project under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB). Contract will be awarded contingent upon receipt of TWDB funding. SCOPE OF WORK: The engineering contract will encompass all project related engineering services, including but not limited to the following: 1. Preparation of design documents for the project; 2. Assistance in preparation of the Environmental Information Document; 3. Assistance to the City and City's consultants in preparation of the TWDB loan application; 4. Preparation of bid packages and assistance with project bidding; 5. Construction observation, construction administration, and contract coordination with TWDB; and, Preparation of permits as necessary for project. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Project consists of the design, development and construction of wastewater system improvements located in the City of Honey Grove, Texas. STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS: We are seeking to contract with a competent engineering firm, registered to practice in the State of Texas that has had experience in the following areas: 1. Design of public wastewater systems; 2. Federally funded construction projects (TWDB CWSRF); 3. Design/Construction phase engineering services for wastewater systems; 4. Projects located in this general region of the state. Please provide within your qualifications a list of past clients, local governments, as well as resumes of all employees who will or may be assigned to provide assistance for this project if your firm is awarded an engineering services contract. The number of pages on your response to RFQ shall not exceed 15 pages excluding the cover page. This contract is contingent upon release of funds from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB). Any contract or contracts awarded under this 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 party to this RFQ, or any resulting contract. RFQ's are issued in accordance with Section 2254 of the Texas Government Code (Professional Services Act). This contract is subject to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program, which includes EPA approved fair share goals for Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) firms. EPA rules require that applicants and prime contractors make a good faith effort to award a fair share of contracts, subcontracts, and procurements to M/WBEs through the demonstration of the six affirmative steps. For more details of the DBE program please visit website. The current fair share goals for the State of Texas are as follows: CATEGORY MBE WBE CONSTRUCTION 19.44% 9.17% EQUIPMENT 16.28% 11.45% SERVICES 20.41% 13.66% SUPPLIES 25.34% 8.82% Equal Opportunity in Employment -- All qualified Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap, or 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. Small, minority and women-owned business enterprises are encouraged to submit qualification statements. SELECTION CRITERIA: City shall use the following selection criteria and point system to evaluate and score each proposal. Criteria Points Firm experience in local wastewater Improvements & TWDB projects 20 Project team experience 15 Work performance demonstrating work product is of high quality, meeting both budget and schedules 15 Project understanding and approach 20 Familiarity and previous project experience with the City 20 References 10 Total 100.
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