117-20260611084443 HOUSTON.pdf

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Hancock County, Mississippi

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This is a Request for Proposals issued by the City of Houston, Mississippi, seeking qualified firms or individuals to provide engineering services for an infrastructure project with potential funding from HUD and the Appalachian Regional Commission. The scope of work includes preparing a preliminary cost estimate and preliminary engineering report, and, if the grant is awarded, preparing plans and specifications, distributing bid documents, assisting in bid opening and tabulation, executing construction contracts, conducting a preconstruction conference, and performing construction inspection with periodic reporting and payment request approval. Proposals must be submitted in sealed envelopes to the City Clerk at 120 East Madison Street, Post Office Box 548, Houston, Mississippi 38851, no later than 4:30 p.m. on June 30, 2026. The City will hold proposals for up to thirty days for review and investigation of qualifications before making a selection. No specific site visit or bidder's meeting is identified in the request.

Proposals will be evaluated on a 100-point scale based on qualifications (40 points), experience (40 points), and capacity for performance (20 points). The contract will be awarded on a fixed-price basis to the qualified firm or individual whose proposal receives the highest cumulative score and is determined most advantageous to the City, with price and other factors considered. The engineer will be responsible for performing all services through project closeout in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The City of Houston is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages proposals from Minority-Owned Business Enterprises and Women-Owned Business Enterprises. The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to terminate the selection process at any time.

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES

The City of Houston requests proposals from qualified firms or individuals to provide

Engineering Services for work related to an application for an infrastructure project with potential funding from: HUD - Appalachian Regional Commission Grant and/or other federal 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.

You are invited to submit a proposal, in accordance with this request to the City of Houston, City

Clerk, 120 East Madison Street, Post Office Box 548, Houston, Mississippi 38851, no later than

4:30 p.m. on June 30, 2026.

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 of Houston and approve all payment requests.

The City of Houston is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The City of Houston encourages

Minority owned Business Enterprises (MBEs) and Woman owned Business Enterprises (WBEs) to submit proposals.

All proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope and marked with the following language: “Proposal for Appalachian Reginal Commission Engineering Services.”

Proposals will be evaluated on the following factors: Qualifications, (40 points), Experience (40 points) and Capacity for Performance (20 points). To be evaluated properly, the following must be addressed in detail:

Qualifications – List of qualifications of person to be assigned to project.

Experience – Information regarding the firm’s experience and the projects previously undertaken, including the type and amount of grants awarded, the projects activities, and the status of projects.

Capacity for Performance – Identify the number and title of staff assigned to provide services.

The City of Houston will evaluate each proposal. They may hold proposals for a period of not to exceed thirty (30) days for the purpose of reviewing the content of the proposals and investigating the qualifications of the firms and assigned individuals. The City of Houston reserves the right to reject any, and/or all proposals.

Subject to grant award and the removal of all environmental conditions, the City of Houston 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 City of Houston, price and other factors considered. The contract will include the scope and extent of work and other essential requirements. An individual contract will be drawn up and executed for the awarded project and the contract will be on a fixed price basis. The City of

Houston has the authority to terminate the selection at any time.

Please publish as a legal ad in the Daily Journal on Wednesday June 10, and June 17, 2026.

Please send certified proofs of publication to:

Bonnie Childs Lisa Easley, Clerk

Three Rivers PDD City of Houston

Post Office Box 690 and Post Office Box 548

Pontotoc, Mississippi 38863 Houston, Mississippi 38851

Bill to: City of Houston

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