Roof Replacement at County Senior Center

The City of Hickory, North Carolina Public Utilities Department is requesting qualifications for professional engineering services to replace two existing sewer pump stations with one consolidated facility, with statements of qualifications due September 17, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. This is a qualifications-based procurement under North Carolina General Statutes Article 3D; the City will rank firms on demonstrated competence and then negotiate scope and fees with the best-qualified firm without regard to cost in the selection phase.

The existing pump stations contain two 60 HP pumps serving 60,000 gallons per day average daily flow at Catawba County PIN 370418328493. Anticipated services span field investigations, utility locating, surveying, geotechnical and environmental assessments, design of gravity sewers and force mains, feasibility studies, preliminary engineering reports, specifications and contract documents, regulatory and funding agency coordination, permitting, bidding assistance, construction administration, and project closeout.

Evaluation criteria and weightings are: relevant firm and team experience with municipal water and sewer systems (25 points), key personnel qualifications and availability (20 points), understanding and approach to sewer pump station design (20 points), regulatory and permitting experience (10 points), proposed design schedule (10 points), past performance and references (10 points), and SOQ responsiveness and clarity (5 points). The selected consultant must carry Professional Liability insurance with minimum limits of $3,000,000 per claim and aggregate and Commercial General Liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence before commencing work.

Statements of Qualifications must include three bound paper copies and one searchable PDF on a USB flash drive, limited to 12 single-sided pages or 6 double-sided sheets for the SOQ body (cover letters, tables of contents, and required forms excluded from page limits). Submissions must not include fee information or project-specific designs. Written questions are due by September 4, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time; anticipated selection is October 1, 2026. The final agreement will be governed by North Carolina law with venue in Catawba County courts.