Renovation of a water / sewer project in Fulton, Mississippi. Conceptual plans call for the renovation of a water / sewer project.

Itawamba County requests proposals from qualified firms or individuals to provide engineering services for work related to Port Infrastructure Improvements with potential funding from: the U.S. Economic Development Administration, Appalachian Regional Commission, U.S. Housing and Urban Development - Community Block Grant program, and/or other federal and/or state funding agencies. This Request for Proposal includes the preparation of a preliminary cost estimate to be used in the application and project engineering services if the project is awarded. The Engineer will be responsible for performing all engineering services through project closeout in accordance with federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and policies. The scope of work includes but is not limited the following: 1) prepare preliminary cost estimate and preliminary engineering report; and if grant is awarded 2) prepare plans and specifications, 3) distribute bid documents, 4) assist in bid opening and prepare bid tabulation, 5) assist in the execution of construction contracts, 6) hold preconstruction conference, and 7) perform construction inspection including periodic reports to the City and approve all payment requests. Itawamba County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The County encourages Minority owned Business Enterprises (MBEs) and Woman owned Business Enterprises (WBEs) to submit proposals. Itawamba County also encourages Section 3 eligible businesses to submit proposals. All proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope and marked with the following language: "Proposal for Port Improvements Engineering Services." Proposals will be evaluated on the following factors: Qualifications, (40 points), Experience (20 points), Capacity/Capability (10 points), Approach (10 points), Success (10 points), and Past Performance (10 points). To be evaluated properly, the following must be addressed in detail: Qualifications - List the professional qualifications of the firm and the individuals assigned to perform the work; Experience - Define the specialized experience and technical competence of the firm and individuals in the type of work described; Capacity and Capability - Outline the capacity and capability of the firm to perform the services; Approach - Describe the method of approach demonstrating the firms understanding of the project, risks, challenges, and strategy that will be employed to complete the project on time and under budget; Success - Explain successes on similar projects; Past Performance - Recount past performances on contracts in terms of cost control, quality, and schedule. The County reserves the right to reject any and/or all proposals. Subject to grant award and the removal of all environmental conditions, Itawamba County will award a contract with the qualified individual or firm whose proposal has the highest number of cumulative points issued by the selection committee and determined to be the most advantageous to the County, price and other factors considered. The contract will include scope and extent of work and other essential requirements. An individual contract will be executed for the awarded project and the contract will be on a fixed price basis. Itawamba County has the authority to terminate the selection at any time. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.