City of Cordele CDBG 2027 RFP

The River Valley Regional Commission is requesting proposals for engineering services on behalf of the City of Cordele for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 2027 sewer, water, or street and drainage improvements, with proposals due August 31, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. This is a Section 3 Covered Contract; Section 3 Business Concerns are encouraged to apply and receive preference consideration after all quantitative and qualitative scoring is complete.

The scope includes preliminary engineering reports meeting 2027 CDBG applicant manual guidelines, deliverable within 30 days of selection. If the grant application is funded, the engineer will perform final design, plans and specifications, permit and easement acquisition, bid and contract document preparation, construction supervision, project closeout, NPDES services, and BABA documentation management. Proposals must be submitted in triplicate to the River Valley Regional Commission office at 710 Front Avenue, Columbus, Georgia 31901.

The contract will use a direct costs plus fixed fee structure not to exceed a specified lump sum amount, with amendment execution upon grant funding confirmation. Fees must be structured as a percentage of construction costs.

Evaluation totals 100 points across six weighted criteria: CDBG experience from 2021–2026 (15 points), knowledge of similar project types including water, sewer, buildings, and street/drainage systems (20 points), demonstrated familiarity with the City of Cordele versus the broader 16-county River Valley Regional Commission region (5 points), staff qualifications measured by years of Professional Engineer licensure (15 points), completion of the CDBG Evaluation Sheet (15 points), and local government experience based on quality of past work rated on a 1–5 scale (30 points). The most responsible offeror whose proposal is deemed most advantageous will be awarded the contract.

Respondents must provide references from similar local government projects completed within the past five years, firm and principal histories with resumes, sample professional services contract, written release authorizing investigations, and state licensure documentation for qualified staff. Section 3 preference claimants must submit applicable Section 3 solicitation package forms.