Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) RFP 23-173-Q Hydraulic Modeling Services

The Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) has issued Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 23-173-Q for on-call miscellaneous hydraulic modeling services using their Infowater Model, targeting engineering consulting firms in Lane County and the City of Eugene, Oregon. The procurement seeks firms to perform comprehensive water distribution system hydraulic modeling tasks, including model calibration refinement, updating models with current GIS data, main break and improvement modeling, providing alternative and optimization analyses for capital projects, and modeling emergency conditions. Proposers must meet minimum qualifications related to years in business, professional licensure, and demonstrated past performance. The RFP requires proposals to be submitted by October 4, 2023, at 2:00 PM PT, with written notification of evaluation results expected by October 16, 2023. Evaluation will be based on scored criteria outlined in Section 5 of the RFP, though specific point allocations were not detailed in the available documents.

The contract is anticipated to span approximately five years, commencing on January 1, 2024, with an estimated total budget of $150,000 for the entire contract period. No specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises were explicitly mentioned in the procurement documents. The Notice of Intent to Award indicates HDR Engineering, Inc. of Portland, Oregon, as the intended recipient of the contract. The RFP does not specify prior incumbent vendors or mandate specific integration requirements with existing infrastructure. While the total budget is estimated at $150,000, individual task orders and specific pricing structures were not comprehensively detailed in the available documentation. The procurement appears open to qualified engineering consulting firms with demonstrable expertise in hydraulic modeling and water distribution system analysis.