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

Rockingham County is seeking letters of interest from qualified Engineering firms to perform professional services including preparation of engineered plans, specifications and related documents and services for the funding assistance, design, project coordination, construction management and general project oversight for numerous projects to be funded with American Rescue Plan Funding, local funds, and other related sources. The requirements for submitting a proposal are stated in this Request for Qualifications. Companies interested in submitting a proposal for providing this service may obtain detailed instructions and specifications from the Purchasing Office, Rockingham County Governmental Center, 371 NC Hwy 65, Reidsville NC 27320 (336) 342-8111 or from the issuing office described in the RFP. Rockingham County invites and encourages participations in this procurement process by minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses and business owned by disabled persons. Rockingham County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals submitted, to waive technicalities and informalities in bidding, and to accept a proposal other than the lowest submitted if such is in the best interest of the County. Minimum qualifications are required as specified in the RFP, but any additional information is accepted as well. Scope of Work Rockingham County is seeking letters of interest from qualified Engineering Firms to perform professional services for a variety of capital projects within their infrastructure system, including funding assistance, engineering design and construction oversight of water distribution, wastewater collection, water and wastewater treatment, infrastructure assessment and planning, as well as miscellaneous consulting for various infrastructure needs and related projects that may be designated. Funding may include funds from the American Rescue Plan Act and as such will be required to meet all program regulations and requirements. The Engineer will be providing the following minimum services. This list is not intended to be all-inclusive, but to generally describe the scope of services expected for construction projects. 1. Design a. Complete all design and specifications for a formal bid process. b. Obtain all permits and approvals for construction. c. Prepare bid documents and hold pre-bid conference. d. Refine cost estimates during design to confirm adherence to budget. 2. Contract Administration and Construction Inspection, as required. a. Open and verify bids. b. Conduct pre-construction conferences. c. Provide regular construction inspection of project work. d. Conduct monthly on-site progress meetings. e. Respond in a timely fashion to Requests for Information f. Process change orders. g. Review and approve pay requests from contractors. h. Perform final inspections, certifications, startups, and closeout of projects. Services may also be required for infrastructure assessment, inventory, critical asset reviews, system modeling, field inspections and assessments, mapping, planning and general needs of infrastructure planning as it may relate to ongoing and future funding. Rockingham County will expect the selected consultant to potentially be involved in securing funding for additional projects that the planning process may deem necessary during these activities. Qualification Submittal Rockingham County is seeking to engage with a firm who has experience in this type of design. Interested firms should provide five (5) hard copies and one (1) electronic copy of a package containing the following: 1. Cover letter expressing interest in providing these services. The letter should address what makes the firm/team uniquely qualified to provide these services. This should be limited to one page. 2. List of key project staff including, but not limited to the project manager, project engineers, designers, technicians, as well as subcontracting firms, including their key personnel. 3. Office Location of Project Manager who will be main point of contact. Location of office(s) where work would be performed. If work is shared between offices, estimate, and describe the split of this workload. 4. Resumes for project team members. These should be concise resumes with bullet points for specific project descriptions. Please specifically highlight the following: a. Project experience specifically related to design of similar projects to our scope of work. These should be listed beginning with the most recent projects and should include reference contact information for the most recent projects. b. Listing of previous projects performed for Municipalities including references and contact information for same. Limit projects to no more than 10 years previous. 5. List of example projects ranging throughout the listed infrastructure needs to be noted previously. 6. Project approach, specifically outlining the procedures each firm or team envisions taking to provide these services. 7. The firm should provide an explanation of their availability to execute the work and begin immediately upon selection. The County intends to review the proposals and have a firm selected within 30 to 45 days of submittal. Availability is important as the projects will require attention and a schedule for each task will be developed with the selected firm within two weeks of selection concurrent with contract negotiations. In reference to an hourly rate fee schedule and conformance with the Mini-Brooks Act (NC GS 143-64-31) and the Uniform Guidance Section (CFR 200.319), NO FEE PROPOSALS SHALL NEITHER BE SUBMITTED NOR CONSIDERED AT THE SELECTION STAGE. A standard hourly fee rate schedule for each employee classification proposed on the project team shall be submitted. Selection Criteria The considerations listed below will be utilized for the selection of the firm. Selection will be made after thorough review conducted by the Rockingham County review panel. Actual interviews may be conducted after review of the initial responses by interested firms, if the County feels it is necessary to determine the most qualified engineer. The County will provide a response to all submitting firms once a final decision is made. Selection criteria is as follows: 1. The firm's recent experience, knowledge, and familiarity with similar projects. 2. The successful experience and track record of the staff to be assigned to this project to perform the type of work required within budget with limited change orders. 3. The firm's ability to meet schedules for similar work. The firm must meet milestones for the funding for this project set by the Division of Water Infrastructure, unless otherwise amended. This project will require that the project be completed in accordance with various regulatory requirements, and it will be imperative to maintain those deadlines in order not to jeopardize funding. The selected firm will be required to provide a schedule based on details of all funding sources prior to final selection and award