This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Bozeman, Montana. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

City of Bozeman (City) is requesting proposals from qualified engineering consulting firms to perform a condition assessment on the City's existing twenty-three pressure reducing valves (PRV) throughout the distribution system, then design, bid, and oversee mechanical and structural upgrades to the PRVs in order to improve operational safety, ease, and efficiency as well as reduce the likelihood of failure. The City of Bozeman is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Discrimination in the performance of any agreement awarded under this RFP on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, or actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or disability is prohibited. This prohibition shall apply to the hiring and treatment of the awarded entity's employees and to all subcontracts. As such, each entity submitting under this notice shall include a provision wherein the submitting entity, or entities, affirms in writing it will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, or because of actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or disability and which also recognizes the eventual contract will contain a provision prohibiting discrimination as described above and that this prohibition on discrimination shall apply to the hiring and treatment of the submitting entity's employees and to all subcontracts. Failure to comply with these non-discrimination and equal pay provisions is cause for the City to disqualify the firm from selection. Any administrative questions regarding RFP transmittal procedures or noticing materials shall be directed to: Mike Maas, City Clerk, (406) 582-2321, mmaas@bozeman.net. Any and all questions or clarifications relating to the RFP scope of services, submittal contents, evaluation criteria, or selection procedures shall be directed solely and exclusively in writing to: Griffin Nielsen, Water Resource Engineer, gnielsen@bozeman.net. The respondent, and any of its associating parties, shall not contact other City staff in the preparation of its response to this RFP. Emailed questions or clarifications will be accepted until Monday, November 14th, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. MST after which time the questions will be compiled, anonymized and provided with a posted response on the City's RFP webpage. Further questions will not be entertained after the question period has elapsed. The City reserves the right to amend or modify any element of this RFP by issuance of an addendum at any time prior to the given submittal deadline. Any addenda that may be issued for this RFP will be individually noticed on the City's RFP webpage. It is the respondent's responsibility to determine if any addenda have been issued. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.