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

The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA) is seeking an engineering firm experienced with survey, design, permitting and construction services for the Northern New Hanover County Water and Sewer Main project. The project consists of constructing the new mains along three different corridors in northern New Hanover County, as shown on the attached project map. The Holly Shelter Road corridor includes a 12-inch force main and a 12-inch water main. The North College Road corridor entails a 12-inch water main, and the Blue Clay Road corridor entails a 16-inch water main. These projects were identified in the Preliminary Engineering Report - Sidbury and Greenview Area Water and Sewer Utilities, prepared by McKim & Creed and Hazen, July 2020. The selected consultant will provide engineering services generally as follows: o Complete the design and permitting in accordance with the schedule shown in this RFQ o Gather and evaluate available information provided by CFPUA and perform preliminary field investigations as needed for design o Perform survey and SUE activities and provide design drawings and easement maps. o Prepare detailed design and specifications for bidding o Obtain all necessary permits and encroachment agreements o Provide traffic control plans if required. o Provide bidding assistance. Construction based services may be award at the time of construction contract. One firm will be selected from this request for qualifications. Firms shall submit their statement of qualifications for consideration in .pdf format to bids@cfpua.org. Maximum file size for .pdf submission is 25MB. A reply will be sent to the email address submitting the statement of qualifications to confirm receipt. It is the submitting firms' responsibility to confirm that CFPUA has received statement of qualifications via email. If email reply is not received from bids@cfpua.org, please call 910-332-6472 or 910-332-6589 before deadline for submission. Submitted information shall comply with N.C.G.S. 143-64.31 through 64.34 (aka Mini Brooks Act). Firms submitting Qualifications are encouraged to carefully check them for conformance to the requirements stated herein. Qualifications that do not meet ALL of the below listed requirements, or are sent to any address other than shown above, will be disqualified. No exception will be granted. Any questions concerning this advertisement should be directed to Ben Guerrieri, Procurement Manager, Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, at bids@cfpua.org no later than 2:00PM on November 14, 2022. CFPUA will follow a qualifications-based selection process. Consultants must demonstrate their level of competence and qualification, and each sub-consultant's level of competence and qualification, with respect to the listed evaluation factors for the needed services. SOQ's will be evaluated based on the following four (4) considerations and the level of importance for each consideration. The SOQ shall be formatted consistent with the evaluation consideration. Criteria shown under each of the four (4) considerations are to be addressed in the SOQ. Consultant's may provide additional information as necessary. A more detailed scope of work and fee schedule will be negotiated with the best qualified firm. If negotiations are not successful with any selected firm, CFPUA will terminate negotiations with that firm and initiate negotiations with the next best qualified firm. The selected firms will be notified by telephone and/or email. The CFPUA reserves the right to reject any and all submissions.