8-EXHIBIT E - Hourly Rate Schedule.xlsx

This is an Hourly Rate Schedule exhibit for an architectural and engineering services Request for Qualifications (RFQ #2026-02) issued by the Town of Fairfield, Connecticut, in partnership with the Fairfield Water Pollution Control Authority. The schedule establishes billable hourly rates for multiple professional classifications including Senior Architect/Senior Project Manager, Associate Architect/Project Manager, Project Architect/Engineer, Senior Planner/Landscape Architect, Associate Planner/Landscape Architect, Planner/Landscape Architect, Drafter/Designer/Technician, Clerical/Admin/Accounting, and various engineering disciplines (Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Engineers), as well as Interior Designer, Sustainability Coordinator, and Cost Estimator positions. The RFQ solicits qualified consulting engineering firms to provide comprehensive design and engineering services for the Mill River Pump Station Force Main Rehabilitation project, with submissions required by July 31, 2025. The project involves designing the rehabilitation of dual 14-inch ductile iron sewer pipes installed in 1980, spanning approximately 700 feet under the Mill River, with a project timeline estimated at eight months from the Notice to Proceed. The evaluation criteria include specialized experience (30 points), team qualifications (25 points), past performance (20 points), regulatory knowledge (15 points), and innovation suggestions (10 points), with the goal of pre-qualifying one to four firms.

The procurement is funded by the Fairfield Water Pollution Control Authority and the Town of Fairfield, with potential partial funding from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Clean Water Fund program. Respondents must maintain professional liability insurance meeting specified minimums including $1,000,000 in General Liability, $1,000,000 in Automobile Liability, $2,000,000 in Umbrella/Excess Liability, statutory Workers Compensation, $1,000,000 in Cyber Liability, and $1,000,000 in Professional/Errors & Omissions coverage. The rate schedule provided in Exhibit E establishes the basis for compensation of professional personnel assigned to the project; however, no specific total project budget range is disclosed in the solicitation documents. Firms must disclose up to four subcontractors and demonstrate capabilities in FEMA AE flood zone infrastructure, regulatory permitting with agencies including the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE), and EJCDC contract execution.