Union County, North Carolina, through Union County Water, is seeking SOQs from qualified
respondents for design, development & implementation of asset management across the UCW
organization and assets on an 'as needed' basis as outlined in this solicitation. As a Request for
Qualifications (RFQ), responding respondents are not required to submit price information nor
work product with submittal packages. Compliance with N.C.G.S. 143-64.31 is required. Union County (UC) reserves the right to reject any or all submittals, to waive technicalities and
to make such selection deemed in its best interest. With limited response, Union County
reserves the right to extend the solicitation opening date as appropriate in order to assure a
competitive procurement process.
Union County reserves the right to award to multiple respondents.
A North Carolina Engineering License may be required for this solicitation.
Respondents are required to comply with the non-collusion requirements set forth in the
Solicitation Documents.
Union County encourages good faith effort outreach to Minority Businesses (HUB Certified) and
Small Businesses. Submittal questions will be due on or before 2:00 PM EST on April 3, 2024. The primary
purpose is to provide participating Respondents with the opportunity to ask questions, in
writing, related to the RFQ. Addenda will be issued prior to due date to answer applicable
questions.
Submit questions by e-mail to Corey Brooks at corey.brooks@unioncountync.gov by the
deadline shown above. The email should identify the RFQ number and project title. All
questions and answers may be posted as addenda on website PURPOSE
Pursuant to G.S. 143-64.31, the Union County Department of Water hereby requests
qualified consultants to submit a SOQ for Professional Services to design, develop, and
implement Asset Management across the UCW organization and assets. The overall goal
is to develop a partnership with selected consultant(s) to maximize the investment we
have made in our people, data and systems, and water/sewer infrastructure to continue
our efforts in the development of an asset management program that assists UCW in
making better and informed decisions and to manage risk in a more strategic and
systematic way.
Union County reserves the right to negotiate with one or more parties and is not obligated
to enter into any contract with any respondent on any terms or conditions. Union County
reserves the right to seek professional services through a separate RFQ for any project,
whether identified or unidentified within the 2016 Master Plan or CIP documents, at its
discretion. It is the intent of Union County to select the best qualified respondent(s) on
the basis of demonstrated competence and qualifications in one or more areas of
experience identified herein and to engage the services of such respondent(s) on an
individual project basis for a period of three (3) years. The selected respondent(s) shall
provide work on an as-needed basis upon assignment, by way of task order, from Union
County. The selection is not a guarantee that any minimum amount of water and
wastewater asset management services will be assigned to any specific respondent and
Union County reserves the right to re-institute the selection process at any time.
Note: This is a Request for Qualification (RFQ). Respondents are not required to submit
project specific scope information or price. Do not submit price information nor work
product with your submittal package. Each submittal package will be reviewed based on
qualification criteria listed in this RFQ. In accordance with NC G.S. 143-64.31, the County
will negotiate a contract with the best qualified respondent(s) based on the evaluation
criteria outlined in this RFQ.
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