Specifications (41).pdf

SPECIFICATIONS

SCOPE

Harris County is seeking multiple professional architectural and/or engineering firms with the experience, capabilities, and qualified available staff to provide design services for the development and implementation of various drainage projects.

PRE-SUBMITTAL CONFERENCE

A pre-submittal conference will be held Monday, September 14, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. CST via Microsoft Teams.

Attendance is not mandatory; however, all vendor(s) are encouraged to attend in order to have a better understanding of the requirements of this Request for Qualifications (RFQ).

Join the meeting now Meeting ID: 247 403 324 640 834 Passcode: fD26Yf24

Or call in (audio only) +1 281-985-1862,, 239230678# United States, Aldine Phone conference ID: 239 230 678#

Persons with disabilities requiring special accommodations should contact the Office of the Purchasing Agent at

(713) 274-4400 at least two (2) days prior to the conference.

It is the responsibility of each vendor to examine the entire RFQ package, seek clarification in writing, and review their submittal for accuracy before submitting. Questions relating to this RFQ must be submitted in writing online within Bonfire at https://harriscountytx.bonfirehub.com. The deadline for submission of questions relating to this RFQ is listed on the Events Schedule within Bonfire. All questions submitted in writing prior to the deadline will be compiled and answered in writing. A copy of all questions and answers will be released as a Public Notice to all firms through Bonfire. The County will not be bound by any information conveyed verbally.

M/WBEs Harris County is committed to fostering meaningful engagement with prime contractors and subcontractors that reflect the diverse business community within the County. We are dedicated to ensuring that Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBEs) are afforded fair and equitable opportunities to participate in the County’s procurement process per the County’s M/WBE Policy. As this is a Request for Qualifications (RFQ), the County's focus at this stage is exclusively on evaluating the expertise and qualifications of potential vendors. Upon the development of the project scope, Harris County will carefully review and assess each project to determine the appropriate M/WBE participation goals accordingly.

OPTIONS

Harris County may consider four (4) one-year renewal options, renewable one (1) year at a time, based upon the same terms, conditions and pricing as the original year. Renewal is subject to approval by Harris County Commissioners Court. Once renewal options are exhausted, the contract must be rebid. Harris County reserves the right to rebid at any time as is in its best interest and is not automatically bound to renew.

CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES (FORM 1295)

Texas law requires all parties who enter into any contract with the County which must be approved by its

Supplemental Professional Architectural and/or Engineering Services to Provide Design Services for the Development and Implementation of Various Drainage Projects for Harris

County Office of the County Engineer https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/247403324640834?p=i1UNUG74VkAVyxCxXW https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/247403324640834?p=i1UNUG74VkAVyxCxXW https://harriscountytx.bonfirehub.com/

Commissioners Court to disclose all interested parties. Form 1295 must be completed in its entirety at the following website: https://prd.tecprd.ethicsefile.com/TECCertInt/pages/login/certLogin.jsf prior to submitting your response. Failure to do so may result in disqualification of your response. A copy of form 1295 must be returned with your response.

DESCRIPTION

Harris County is seeking Statement of Qualifications from qualified firms (hereafter referred to as “Respondent”) to provide engineering design services and construction administration services for various infrastructure projects for the Office of the County Engineer (OCE). The projects will include professional services for drainage projects in Harris County. All Respondents proposing to provide engineering services to the County shall have an established staff or team capable of providing the services indicated in the Scope of Work.

Harris County intends to authorize negotiations with multiple firms and contracts will be awarded once a project is initiated by OCE and after successful negotiation with the firm.

General services expected from the qualified firm(s) are as follows:

The scope of work shall include engineering study, design services and construction phase services for projects focused on drainage. The firm(s) must be registered with the State of Texas, be able to provide fully licensed personnel to provide engineering services, and capable of providing services including but not limited to design of the project including sealing plans, assisting with writing specifications, estimates for bidding purposes, bid documents, submittal review and requests for information (RFI) review.

The services shall, at the sole discretion of Harris County, include but in no way be limited to, any and all of the following:

o Prepare planning studies for infrastructure projects.

o Perform preliminary engineering, design services, and construction phase services for infrastructure construction projects.

o Coordinate, prepare, conduct and verify topographic and Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) surveys.

o Develop and present alignment and schematic options.

o Identify utility conflicts and assist in coordinating utility relocations.

o Review Federal and State environmental requirements and complete necessary environmental documents.

o Conduct geotechnical analysis and provide necessary report(s).

o Conduct hydraulic and hydrology analysis, drainage impact reports, and provide drainage design for designated projects.

o Conduct traffic studies and prepare construction traffic control plans for designated projects.

o Design traffic signals and prepare documents for purchase and installation for designated projects.

o Perform structural design and prepare construction plans as required.

o Provide topographic surveys for project design, boundary surveys and property descriptions (metes and bounds) include a survey map for property acquisition.

o Provide landscape design and associated plans.

o Prepare construction cost estimates.

o Prepare documents for project advertisement and project procurement (bidding) including evaluation and recommendations for project award for construction contractors.

o Provide technical support for public meetings including exhibits, presentations, meeting summaries, and meeting attendance.

Offerors shall submit Statement of Qualifications referencing the hypothetical project listed below. The project is https://prd.tecprd.ethicsefile.com/TECCertInt/pages/login/certLogin.jsf hypothetical, but Offeror should prepare their qualification submittal as if they were proposing to work on this specific project.

Project Name Pine Trails Subdivision Drainage Improvements Project Limit All Sections of Pine Trails Subdivision. See Exhibit 1 below for reference.

Project Estimated Budget $50,000,000 General Project Scope Pine Trails Subdivision is located in Northeast Harris County in Greens Bayou watershed. The project area has experienced structural flooding during recent flood events. The storm sewer system is insufficient to convey runoff from a 2-year storm event. The goal of the project is to improve the existing storm drainage system and alleviate flooding in the neighborhood. The subdivision consists of an enclosed storm sewer system which drains to Sulphur Gully (Harris County Flood Control District Channel P109-00-00) to the west and Big Gulch (Harris County Flood Control District Channel P107-00-00) to the east.

The project scope includes drainage study, preparing preliminary engineering report, design, and development of construction plans, bid documents and bid phase and construction phase services.

Exhibit 1