A Request for Qualifications and Proposals has been issued for engineering services for a NYS EFC Engineering Planning Grant study The Town of Williamson was recently awarded a 2022 NYS EFC Engineering Planning Grant to develop a Preliminary Engineering Report for the Town's Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Improvement Study. In general, this project will comprehensively evaluate the entire treatment plant, including solids handling to make a recommendation on a capital improvements project. The Town is seeking Statements of Qualifications from qualified engineering consultants to assist the Town in the study. The Town will select a firm and negotiate an engineering services contract to prepare a Preliminary Engineering Report for WWTP Improvements study. If your firm is interested in assisting the Town with said report, please provide the following information: Scope of Services:
1. Describe your firm's experience in providing Preliminary Engineering Reports for sewer system infrastructure needs with various municipalities.
2. Describe the organization and management effort within the firm.
3. Identify the person you propose to prepare the Preliminary Engineering Report and include the resume of said individual(s).
4. Describe the specific engineering services that your firm will provide to assist the Town in the study Process.
5. Describe your knowledge of EFC Engineering Report requirements. The selection of the engineering consultant will be based on the qualifications of the firm and the staff team to be assigned to the Town for this study. The following criteria will be utilized in evaluating the credentials of each firm responding to this request: successful performance in providing engineering services for similar projects; the extent of experience attained by the person proposed to prepare the Preliminary Engineering Report and other staff persons proposed to be assigned; familiarity with the rules to regulations of the NYS EFC Engineering Planning Grant program; technical resources available with the firm to carry out the assignment; and, the availability of these resources to the Town of Williamson. The Town will negotiate a fee for services with the preferred firm. If an agreement cannot be reached, the Town will meet with the firm rated second and will attempt to negotiate a mutually acceptable fee for the scope of services to be provided. The relative weight of each criterion to be used by the Town in evaluating proposals will be as follows: 1. Successful experience on similar projects (past performance) 20
2. Technical capability and financial resources 15
(Qualifications of personnel and financial stability to respondent organization)
3. Availability of staff resources (commitment of personnel) 10
4. Experience working with the Town 10
5. NYS EFC EPG experience 5 Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises are encouraged to submit Statements of Qualifications for engineering services. The Town reserves the right to conduct or waive interviews at its discretion depending upon the experience and qualifications received from each consultant. In addition, the Town may choose at its sole discretion to solicit separate qualifications and designate another consultant for any of the individual projects undertaken. No contact regarding this solicitation with any Town employee or its representatives will be allowed during the solicitation. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.
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