The Department of Water Resources (DWR), Division of Planning (DOP), Project Services Office (PSO), Project Management and Communications Section, invites qualified firms to submit a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ). The services to be provided will engineering expertise in support of project and program management (PPM), excluding the functions of the Division of Engineering (DOE) and Division of Operations and Maintenance (O&M), for DWRs project delivery, project management, planning, design, and construction projects and programs. Estimated Contract Value: $1,000,000 - $5,000,000 *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document. Questions must be submitted in writing via email by 2:00 PM on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, to James Tedeschi at james.tedeschi@water.ca.gov Answers regarding general RFQ questions will be provided via information letter/addendum on Monday, July 22, 2024. Government Code 14838.1 mandates that Department contracts financed with proceeds from Proposition 1E, "Disaster Preparedness and Flood Protection Act of 2006" and Proposition 84, "California Safe Drinking Water, Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006" establish a 25 percent Small Business participation 25% goal. DWR has determined that services outlined within this solicitation include opportunities for Prime Firm - Small Business partnerships. This goal is achieved through contract awards made directly to the Small Business community or through subcontracted partnerships between Prime firms and California certified small businesses. DWR strongly encourages Prime Firms to partner with California certified Small Businesses in response to this solicitation. Firms that include California certified small businesses as an initial team member, or those which are added subsequent to contract execution through the amendment or task order process, are required to identify the Small Business firm status of each firm as appropriate and will be required to report expenditures made to these business concerns. This will allow DWR to track, tabulate and report overall expenditures made in the Small Business sector as required by the Department of General Services. The estimated length of the term for this agreement is October 3, 2024 through October 3, 2027 (three years) with the option of up to two one-year amendments (see Exhibit E, Multiple Years Option(s), paragraph 18). DWR reserves the right to cancel or modify this RFQ up to the date and time the SOQ is due and to waive immaterial deviations with any of the SOQs. Additionally, DWR is not responsible for any preparation costs incurred by firms submitting an SOQ. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.
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