Bid Notice-Sidestream Treatment Improvements.pdf

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICA-

TIONS (RFQ)

SIDESTREAM TREATMENT IM-

PROVEMENTS

LRWRA #7240900

Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority (LRWRA) Little Rock, Arkansas

This solicitation is for a General Contractor/Construction Manager-at-Risk (“GCCM”) to provide pre-construction services during the design process of a Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority (“LRWRA”) project associated with the improvements to solids handling and sidestream treat-ment at the Fourche Creek Water Reclamation Facility (FCWRF). The Contractor shall be familiar with the GCCM delivery method, as this project will be delivered through a GCCM process. The GCCM will provide the services for the proj-ect in a two (2) phase approach, preconstruction and construction.

Responders should demonstrate their experience with providing GCCM services.

Requests and inquiries from minority and women owned en-terprises (MBE/WBE) are encour-aged. Request for Qualifications (RFQ) packages will be available from Little Rock Water Reclama-tion Authority, 11 Clearwater Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204. Interested firms are in-vited to secure RFQ packages by contacting Kira Wise, phone 501- 688-1427 or email kira.wise@lrwra.com. Contacting by email is preferred so that the RFQ package can be sent elec-tronically.

The RFQ package includes de-scriptions of services required, an outline for presentation of qualifi-cations, and the method of selec-tion. Firms desiring consideration must submit their response to the RFQ to Kira Wise, Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority, 11 Clearwater Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, no later than 10:00 a.m. on November 10, 2026.

All inquiries and questions should be addressed to Kira Wise, Project Engineer, by email at kira.wise@lrwra.com.

The selection process will con-form to the state law defining pro-curement of professional services, A.C.A. 19-11-801.

Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority encourages participation of small business enterprises and veteran-owned businesses in the procurement of goods, services, professional services, and con-struction services. It is further re-quested that whenever possible, businesses seek qualified small and/or veteran-owned businesses to partner with them.

Any party to a resultant con-tract shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, age, religion, national origin, dis-ability, marital status, sexual ori-entation, gender identity, genetic information, political opinions or affiliation, military status, or any other status protected by applica-ble law.

Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority reserves the right to re-ject any or all submittals, to waive any informality or irregularity in the submittals received, and to accept a submittal which is deemed to be in the best interest of Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority.

Communications regarding this solicitation shall only be directed to the person designated herein.

LRWRA has an absolute prohibi-tion against any communication or contact (“Cone of Silence”) with any other LRWRA personnel, LRWRA consultant, or LRWRC re-garding this solicitation. The pro-hibition begins with this publication of the RFQ; remains in place through the solicitation and award process, and ends only after LRWRA has executed a con-tract with the successful respon-der. The prohibition is suspended only when the designated LRWRA person initiates or consents to a meeting or communication to clarify the solicitation or for other solicitation-related action. A viola-tion of the cone of silence may re-sult in the disqualification of the offender’s RFQ submission.

This publication was paid for by the Engineering Department of Little Rock Water Reclamation Au-thority.

Amount paid: $251.20.

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