Engineering Services for Sanitary Sewer Master Plan Update RFQ 06152026.pdf

RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES (ReWa) and METROPOLITAN SEWER SUBDISTRICT (MetroConnects)

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

FOR

ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR

SANITARY SEWER MASTER PLAN UPDATE

1.0 General Information

Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) and MetroConnects (MetroConnects) are soliciting Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from eligible engineering firms (Firms) to provide engineering services for a Sanitary Sewer Master Plan Update project (Project).

1.1 General

ReWa is a special purpose district created in 1925 in Greenville, South Carolina. Our mission is to enhance our community’s quality of life by transforming wastewater into renewable resources through responsible and innovative solutions. ReWa provides wastewater treatment services to a general population of over 500,000 in Greenville County and portions of Spartanburg, Laurens, Pickens, and Anderson Counties. ReWa owns and maintains 430 miles of gravity sewer and force main, 87 pump stations, and 9 Water Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRF).

MetroConnects is a special purpose district created in 1969 in Greenville, South Carolina. MetroConnects is a subdistrict to ReWa and provides sanitary sewer collection services within Greenville County.

MetroConnects provides service to a population of over 330,000. MetroConnects owns and maintains over 1,500 miles of gravity sewer and 26 pump stations.

ReWa wants its previous sanitary sewer master plan to be updated, coordinated with MetroConnects, and reflect current conditions. A standardized methodology will be established through workshops with ReWa, MetroConnects, and key stakeholders to develop future development scenarios, flow projections for each scenario, and master planning assumptions. The existing hydraulic model of the ReWa sanitary sewer trunk system will be revised to incorporate the updated wastewater flow projections and any known changes to the hydraulic network and will be applied to define potential capacity restrictions under each future wastewater flow projection and recommend system improvements to resolve these restrictions.

ReWa and MetroConnects are also seeking assistance with basin planning for its service area, including evaluation of service area needs for growth planning. Work efforts may include evaluating growth and new service impacts, master planning efforts, sewer service studies, and data incorporation from ReWa’s Wet Weather Capacity Assurance program (upsizing of trunk/treatment, flow reduction, and/or flow rerouting). ReWa’s service boundary encompasses all of Greenville County, while MetroConnects is a large portion of Greenville County.

1.2 Scope

ReWa and MetroConnects will contract with the selected Firm to provide the scope of services for the Project. The scope of work will be finalized with the selected Firm during contract negotiation but is expected to include the following tasks:

Task 1: Flow Data Analysis The purpose of this task is to accomplish three primary project goals:

• Delineate the existing and potential future sewered areas within Greenville County. This study will not include ReWa’s service area outside of Greenville County. ReWa reserves the option to include additional service area studies as part of a separate phase of work under this contract.

• Define existing wastewater flows within Greenville County at the level of accuracy necessary to support master planning.

• Develop wastewater flow factors representative of anticipated wastewater generation by major land use categories for future base wastewater flow projections.

Task 2: Develop Future Wastewater Flow Projections The selected Firm will develop future base wastewater flow projections for the 5-year (near-term), 10-year (mid-term), 20-year (long-term), and buildout scenarios. Hydraulic deficiencies (Task 3) and capital project needs (Task 4) will be developed for the near-, mid-, and long-term scenarios, while the buildout scenario will be used to check the sensitivity of the recommended facility sizes under the other scenarios.

Task 3: Hydraulic Capacity Evaluation

Task 3.1: Hydraulic Model Update The selected Firm will update ReWa’s existing hydraulic wastewater model in the following manner (within Greenville County):

o Incorporate recent improvement projects that have been completed since the initial model development by utilizing more recent GIS or drawings as available.

o Create and incorporate the needed MetroConnects sewer system into the model as necessary to review capacities and requirements for each scenario. MetroConnects does not have a model but actively utilizes a Utility Network with survey grade accuracy.

MetroConnects also has each of its customers historic water usage and billing information within the Utility Network.

Task 4: Improvement Alternatives Analysis

Task 4.1: Planning Level Improvement Alternatives The hydraulic model will be used to evaluate planning level improvement alternatives. The improvements will specifically address the potential increased flows from development identified in Tasks 1 and 2. Improvements may consist of increases in system capacity (upsizing), EQ basins, flow diversion, or a combination of the three. Up to three improvement alternatives will be evaluated based on the 20-year planning scenario. Previously recommended capital improvement projects will be included as an alternative if supported by the hydraulic capacity evaluation.

2.0 Statements of Qualifications

SOQs shall follow the formatting requirements and include the content specified in this section.

2.1 Introduction

Include a cover letter not exceeding two pages signed by an authorized representative of the Firm followed by a table of contents.

2.2 Firm Information

Include at a minimum:

• Office Location(s) and designate location(s) that will be involved with the study

• Business Structure (Corporation, Joint Venture, Partnership)

• History of the Firm, including number of years in business, present ownership and key management individuals. Describe any anticipated or existing changes in overall corporate management ownership.

• Describe and explain the nature of any litigation, major disputes, contract defaults, and liens in the last 10 years

• Total number of staff at Firm

• Current and projected workloads of the Firm

• Financial Statement – This statement will be an audited report with comments not older than one (1) year. If the most current report has not yet been audited, the previous audited report with comment shall accompany the most recent financial statement. The Financial Statement (included in the Appendix) is not included in overall page count. ReWa requires financial information to adequately gauge firm’s financial stability for a long-term contract. If you would like for the Financial Statement to remain confidential and not eligible to disclosure upon solicitation completion under the Freedom of Information Act, please mark this subsection as “Confidential”.

2.3 Management and Team Location

Eligible engineering firms are businesses that have a qualified project manager and substantial project support team located within reasonable proximity of ReWa and MetroConnects to provide prompt support to ReWa and MetroConnects staff for the Project and to help foster the business environment in the Greenville area.

The project manager is preferred to be located within and do most of his or her work in an office of the Firm located within a 150-mile radius of ReWa and MetroConnects’ Administration Buildings.

2.4 Firm Experience and Qualifications

Describe the Firm’s experience performing sanitary sewer master planning, hydraulic modeling, basin planning, and capital improvement programming for public sector utility clients. In addition, the Firm’s experience with stakeholder coordination and collaborative project delivery should be highlighted.

Summarize at least five recent projects of similar scope and size, clearly demonstrating the Firm’s ability to meet schedule and budget requirements. Describe project aspects that demonstrate the Firm’s knowledge of wastewater collection system planning, hydraulic modeling, and master planning. Include the following information at a minimum for each project:

• Project name, location, and delivery method

• Owner’s name with contact information for the Owner’s project representative (phone number and email address)

• General description of the project

• Date awarded and date completed or date of anticipated completion

• Original and final contract price for both construction and engineering services

• Firm’s role on the project and specific work performed by the Firm

• Contributions of the Firm’s teaming partners and subconsultants

• Key team members from the Firm and any Local Firms or subconsultants who worked on the project and are proposed for this Project

• Any additional data demonstrating the Firm’s ability to meet the Owner’s schedule and budget requirements

2.5 Project Team and Resources

The project team must consist of members with demonstrated experience performing sanitary sewer master planning, hydraulic modeling, and capital improvement programming. The project team must be led by a project manager who is professionally licensed in the State of South Carolina.

Include the following information in the SOQ:

• An organizational chart identifying project team members, their proposed roles and anticipated time commitment for this Project, and their office locations (include both Firm staff and any Local Firms or subconsultants). The project manager listed will be responsible to completely manage the study. Any change in project team members will need approval from ReWa and MetroConnects.

• Professional bio for the project manager demonstrating experience managing projects of similar size, scope, and complexity

• A summary of the proposed contributions of any Local Firms

• Current and projected availability for the project team members

• Any specialized equipment or training that Firm proposes to use for this Project

Include resumes for all team members from the Firm and any Local Firms or subconsultants in an appendix to the SOQ. Resumes should identify the team member’s name and title, technical skills, relevant project experience, relevant training and/or certifications, and years of experience.

2.6 Project Approach

Describe the Firm’s approach to the scope of services in this Request for Qualifications (RFQ), including a list of key stakeholders the firm recommends ReWa and Metroconnects should engage for coordination.

Firms are asked to highlight how their approach will cost-effectively address ReWa and MetroConnects’ objectives, including:

• Phasing,

• Reliability,

• Innovation,

• Ease of operation and maintenance, and

• Constructability.

2.7 Schedule and Deliverables

ReWa and MetroConnects anticipates a maximum duration of twelve months for services from contract execution. The Firm should include a proposed schedule in this RFQ. The schedule should identify the anticipated meetings, milestones, and deliverables for the Project according to the proposed project approach. A deliverable that evaluates the overall project schedule and budget against the information provided in Section 1 of this solicitation is required as an interim deliverable to support overall CIP budgeting.

2.8 Previous Work with ReWa and MetroConnects

List previous work awarded and/or completed with ReWa and MetroConnects in the past five years including the project name, date awarded, date completed (if applicable), and contract value.

2.9 Firm References

The Firm must submit Owner References for at least three of the projects identified in Section 2.4. The Firm must complete the information in the upper section of the form and submit it to the Owner to complete. The Owner will complete the rating in the lower section of the form and submit the completed form directly to ReWa. Completed references must be submitted to ReWa prior to the SOQ due date.

The Firm must also provide contact information for up to five additional client references that ReWa may contact. ReWa may also independently contact any of the Owner’s representatives for previous projects the Firm presents in their SOQ.

3.0 Insurance Requirements

Upon award, ReWa and MetroConnects shall be named as additional insured for its interest on all policies of insurance except Worker’s Compensation as regards ongoing operations, products and completed operations and this shall be noted on the face of the Certificate of Insurance.

Certificates for all such policies shall be provided by the Firms’ insurance agent or broker to ReWa and MetroConnects within 15 (fifteen) working days from the date of award. Engineering firms will provide Owner a minimum of 30 (thirty) days advance notice in the event of the insurance policies or insurance policy is canceled. Sub-consultants/Team Members approved by Owner to perform work on this project are subject to all of the requirements in this section.

Firms agree to maintain and keep in force during the life of this Agreement, with a company or companies authorized to do business in South Carolina for the following insurance policies:

Coverage Limit / Notes

Worker's Compensation State of South Carolina Statutory

Employers Liability $500k/$500k

Automobile Liability $1,000,000 Per Accident - Combined Single Limit. Coverage shall include bodily injury and property damage and cover all vehicles including owned, non-owned and hired.

Commercial General Liability $1,000,000 Per Occurrence (Including products and completed operations liability)

Umbrella Liability $1,000,000

Errors and Omissions Liability $2,000,000

Cyber $1,000,000

Crime $500,000

4.0 Evaluation Criteria

Each qualifications package will be evaluated based on the criteria listed below:

• experience of professional personnel to be assigned to the project; 20%

• past performance with client; 20%

• creativity and insight related to the project; 20%

• demonstrated ability to meet time and budget requirements; 15%

• related experience on similar projects; 15%

• locality; and 5%

• current and projected workloads of the firm; 5%

5.0 Submittals

All submittals shall be provided in 8.5” x 11” format with all standard text no smaller than 11 point with the exception of the project schedule which may be submitted in 11” x 17” format with all standard text no smaller than 11 point. Each vendor shall submit SOQs with the overall page count not exceeding twenty-five (25) pages except for exemptions listed below.

The cover letter and table of contents are not included in the overall page count. The SOQ Appendix shall include the firm’s most recent audited financial statement and key staff resumes, both of which are not included in the overall page count, however key staff resumes are limited to three (3) pages per staff member. Charts, photos, and exhibits may also be uploaded with the SOQ.

To be considered, electronic packages will need to be uploaded into ReWa’s PlanetBids site link:

https://rewaonline.org/for-business-and-industry/vendors #591 Engineering Services for Sanitary Sewer Master Plan Update RFQ

6.0 Due Dates and Inquiries

SOQs will be received no later than July 21, 2026, at 2:00 PM local time on ReWa’s PlanetBids site. The link is above.

Questions should be posted on PlanetBids no later than July 14, 2026, at 5:00 PM local time. Questions regarding PlanetBids should be directed to Stephanie Selman at 864-299-4000 ext. 274 or via e-mail at stephanies@re-wa.org. No other staff members at ReWa or MetroConnects are to be contacted regarding this solicitation. Written responses to all inquiries will be posted on ReWa’s PlanetBids portal by Addendum. ReWa or MetroConnects will not be responsible for, or bound by, any oral instructions made by an employee(s) of ReWa regarding this solicitation.

7.0 Terms and Conditions

All aspects of this solicitation shall be governed by the Procurement Code adopted by ReWa. Interviews with a shortlisted group of Proposers are anticipated. The highest ranked firm shall be expected to sign a Contract for Professional Services. ReWa reserves the right to amend such Contract as mutually agreed by the parties.

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INSTRUCTIONS TO RESPONDENTS

1. All aspects of this solicitation shall be governed by the Procurement Code adopted by ReWa.

2. Response amendments thereto or withdrawal requests received after the time advertised for opening will be void regardless of when they were mailed.

3. Attach complete specifications for and permitted substitutions offered, or when amplification is desirable or necessary.

4. If specifications or descriptive papers are submitted with the response, enter respondents name thereon.

5. If applicable, unit prices shall govern over extended prices, and written out prices shall govern over numeric prices, unless otherwise stated in notice.

6. Responses must be based upon payment 30 EOM. Discounts for payment in less than thirty (30) days will not be considered in making award.

7. In case of Respondent’s default ReWa reserves the right to purchase any or all items/services in default on open market, charging Respondent with any excessive costs.

8. The right is reserved to reject any response in which the delivery time indicated is considered sufficient to delay the operation for which the goods/services are intended.

In compliance with solicitation, and subject to all conditions, thereof, the undersigned offers and agrees to, if this response is accepted.

Below listed Addenda (if applicable) is hereby acknowledged:

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REFERENCE QUESTIONNAIRE

ReWa RFQ 591 – Engineering Services for Sanitary Sewer Master Plan Update

Instructions: Consultants will complete the top section of the reference questionnaire and supply this form to their Reference to complete.

Past Performance Survey of (Name of Company):

Individuals who worked on this project:

Referenced Project:

Referenced Project Description:

Date/Years of Project Activity:

Reference Name:

Reference Phone:

Reference Email:

Instructions: References will complete the following section about the Consultant(s) and return this form directly to ReWa. Please email the completed survey to Stephanie Selman, StephanieS@re-wa.org.

Thank you for your time and effort in assisting ReWa in this important endeavor.

ReWa is collecting past performance information on consultants and their key personnel. The information will be used to assist ReWa in the selection of consultants to perform various projects. The firm/individuals listed above have listed you as a client for which they have previously performed work on the identified project. We would appreciate you taking the time to complete this survey.

Rate each of the criteria on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 representing that you were very satisfied (and would hire the firm/individuals again) and 1 representing that you were very unsatisfied (and would never hire the firm/individuals again). Please rate each of the criteria to the best of your knowledge. If you do not have sufficient knowledge in a particular area, please leave it blank.

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RATING

1 Ability to meet customer expectations (1-10)

2 Ability to maintain project schedule (completed on time or early) (1-10)

3 Ability to manage project costs (minimal change orders) (1-10)

4 Ability to identify and minimize the users risk (1-10)

5 Ability to increase value (1-10)

6 Coordination of activities and documentation (1-10)

7 Accessibility and communication (1-10)

8 Leadership ability (minimize the need of Owner direction) (1-10)

9 Your comfort level in hiring the firm/individual again based on performance (1-10)

10 Overall customer satisfaction (1-10)

Signature of person completing this questionnaire: