Aldis Hill Water Storage Tank (Steel) Rehabilitation Preselection

The City of St. Albans, Vermont is soliciting qualifications from tank rehabilitation contractors through a preselection request for proposals (RFP) for the Aldis Hill Water Storage Tank (Steel) Rehabilitation project. This procurement seeks to pre-select a qualified contractor capable of rehabilitating a steel water storage tank for the municipal water system. Key requirements include that all proposers must register via email with the project engineer, Aldrich + Elliott, PC (Nathan Pion, PE at npion@aeengineers.com), prior to submitting qualifications, as unregistered contractors will not be considered. Interested parties must submit registration information including company name, contact name, phone number, email address, and mailing address. The RFP was posted on February 19, 2026, with a deadline for submitting written questions by March 5, 2026, to allow for engineer responses by March 6, 2026. All preselection submittals must be received by email to npion@aeengineers.com with the subject line "St. Albans Aldis Hill Water Storage Tank Rehabilitation Prequalification RFP" no later than 1:00 PM EST on March 12, 2026.

The procurement documents provided do not contain information regarding set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, specific qualification restrictions, incumbent vendors, or budget ranges and award values for this preselection opportunity. The focus of this RFP is on contractor prequalification rather than final contract award, which suggests that selected contractors will be invited to submit proposals in a subsequent phase. Interested contractors should note that all communications and questions must be submitted in writing to the engineer to ensure proper management of information and equal distribution of responses to all prospective bidders. No incumbent vendors or current contractor information was identified in the available documentation. The actual contract value, project scope details, and specific technical requirements for the tank rehabilitation work were not accessible in the provided materials.