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This is a Request for Proposals Advertisement issued by the City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities, for professional engineering services related to the WWTF Upgrades - General Program 6 project (CIP # 650360-100004). The City is seeking proposals for general engineering services to be provided on an as-needed basis to the Division of Water Reclamation, Treatment Engineering section. These services will support the management and maintenance of multiple critical water reclamation and wastewater facilities operating on a 24/7 basis, including two large interconnected municipal water reclamation plants, a biosolids composting facility, the Sewer Maintenance Operations Center, and various remote telemetry sites comprising fourteen sanitary pump stations, sixteen storm pump stations, nine biofilter sites, four stream gauge sites, six floodwall gate houses, and thirty flow meter sites. The proposal deadline is 7/24/26 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time, with the final deadline for submitting questions set for 7/7/26. Proposals must be submitted exclusively through the Bonfire platform at https://columbus.bonfirehub.com/login; hard copies and emails will not be accepted. No pre-proposal meeting will be held; however, the selected consultant will be required to attend a scope meeting anticipated approximately three weeks after the proposal due date, with provisions for designating an alternate attendee if the project manager is unavailable.

The RFP advertisement does not specify pricing terms, contract duration, renewal options, set-asides, incumbent contractor information, or funding sources. All proposal documents, reference materials, and addenda will be available for download on the Bonfire platform following the RFP advertisement. Firms must meet minimum requirements stated in the RFP to be considered for contract award. Questions and responses will be posted as addenda on Bonfire and the City's Vendor Services website. Prospective bidders without existing Bonfire accounts must register prior to proposal submission, with no registration or submission fees required.