Box Culvert Repairs

Lincoln County, Georgia is requesting Statements of Qualifications from professional engineering firms to provide design, preliminary engineering, construction administration, and inspection services for water and sewer system expansion projects over a three-year contract period, with submissions due by 2:00 p.m. EST on July 2, 2026.

The scope encompasses preliminary engineering reports, final design, permitting, bidding, and construction phase services for county water system expansion and improvements, with future projects potentially including sanitary sewer collection, pumping, and treatment systems. Projects are federally funded through the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission, Community Development Block Grants (multiple tracks including Annual Competition, Immediate Threat and Danger, Disaster Recovery, Innovative, and Redevelopment), U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration, Georgia Environmental Finance Authority, and U.S. Department of Agriculture. The immediate deliverable is design and permitting support for the Box Culvert Repairs project, which includes construction of new concrete wing walls at two existing box culvert stream crossings: one on Metasville Road at Soap Creek and another on Iveytown Road near Clarks Hill Lake.

Selection follows qualifications-based procedures under the Brooks Act and 2 CFR 200. Evaluation criteria are firm history and mission statement (up to 4 points), community familiarity (up to 4 points), key personnel qualifications and license documentation (up to 3 points), proposed scope and ability (up to 4 points), experience with federally funded projects and positive references (up to 4 points), current workload capacity (1–4 points determined post-interview), errors and omissions insurance documentation (1 point if included), and litigation history (points assigned based on discussion). The top 3–4 ranked firms will be invited to participate in virtual interviews, also scored at 1–4 points.

Submissions must include one digital copy and four hard copies, sworn and notarized, directed to Mr. Roby Seymour, Community Development Director, P.O. Box 340, 107 Perryman Avenue, Lincolnton, Georgia 30817. Contact Seymour at 706-359-5523 or rseymour@lincolncountyga.gov for submission format details.