This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Bennettsville, South Carolina. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The City of Bennettsville seeks to identify a licensed engineer to provide a full range of engineering services to support the implementation of the Wastewater Treatment Plant Evaluation and Capital Improvements Plan including expansion. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time. The proposed project will identify the wastewater assets that are in need of repair or replacement. These repairs will be prioritized to assist the city with budgeting. Making the needed repairs can prevent catastrophic failure of equipment which could result in much higher costs to the City as well as potential health issues depending on the failure. The proposed project would provide the city of Bennettsville with a roadmap for improvements that are needed for their WWTP to operate efficiently as well as providing resiliency. The documentation will also assist the city with pursuing grant funding that may be needed for City staff to determine if a rate increase may be warranted to ensure adequate funding of the WWTP. This is a qualifications-based selection. Award of the contract will be given to the most responsible, responsive, and most highly qualified engineering firm based on the factors outlined in Section 5, SELECTION CRITERIA. Cost is NOT a factor in the ranking of firms to provide services herein. DO NOT include any reference to consultant costs in the RFQ response. Any RFQ response with any discussion of cost will be disqualified. Contract fees will be negotiated after selection based on the project scope. The general scope of the work is outlined below. All questions and/or requests for clarification regarding this RFQ should be provided in writing to Angela Sellers no later than December 31, 2024, at 5:00 pm. All questions submitted and their answers will be posted on the City of Bennettsville website as an addendum to this RFQ prior to the RFQ deadline. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. Firms are advised that this evaluation and selection process is a competition and not simply a prequalification. It is the intent of the City of Bennettsville to award the contract to a single Firm. The City of Bennettsville reserves the right to reject any and all submissions or any parts thereof and to waive any irregularities or minor informalities in any submission or in the procurement process and to make a contract award in the best interest of The City of Bennettsville. Any submissions that do not conform to the essential requirements of the RFQ shall be rejected. The City of Bennettsville reserves the right to waive informalities and minor irregularities in submittals and reserves the sole right to determine what constitutes informalities and minor irregularities. The City of Bennettsville also reserves the right to accept or reject any or all submissions received in response to this RFQ. The City of Bennettsville is not obligated to enter into any contract on the basis of any submittal in response to this RFQ. The City of Bennettsville reserves the right to request additional information from any firm submitting under this RFQ if such information is necessary to clarify the submission. The City of Bennettsville may cancel this RFQ in whole or in part at any time if it is determined to be in the best interest of the City of Bennettsville. The City of Bennettsville may reject any or all submissions in whole or in part if it is determined to be in the best interest of the City of Bennettsville.