This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Honey Grove, Texas. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The City of Honey Grove, Texas (City) requests the submission of qualification statements, which will lead to the possible award of contracts to provide Financial Advisor, Bond Counsel and Engineering services for wastewater system improvements funded through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund of the Texas Water Development Board (TWBD). The City will evaluate the qualification statements to determine which firm has the best qualifications. The consultants for Financial Advisor, Bond Council, and Engineering services is expected to negotiate an agreement for services that is acceptable to the City. If an acceptable contract cannot be negotiated, the City may formally end negotiations and begin negotiating with the next highest qualified firm. 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). These contracts are 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% The City of Honey Grove is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap or national origin. Small, minority and women-owned business enterprises are encouraged to submit qualification statements. The City of Honey Grove reserves the right to refuse and reject any or all RFQ's and to waive any or all formalities or technicalities or to accept the RFQ to be the best and most advantageous to the City, and hold the RFQ's for a period of 45 days without taking action. RFQ's submitted past the aforementioned date and time will not be accepted.