Galvanized Main Replacement Phase 2

The City of Raleigh, North Carolina, acting through its Water Department, is requesting qualifications for professional engineering services for the Galvanized Main Replacement Phase 2 project, with qualifications packages due September 18, 2026, and a mandatory pre-submittal conference on August 26, 2026.

This is a Mini-Brooks Act procurement under North Carolina General Statutes Section 143-64.31, meaning qualifications alone determine selection and price is prohibited from the evaluation. The scope encompasses final design, geotechnical evaluation, subsurface utility exploration, permitting, bid phase services, traffic control planning, easement plat preparation, construction administration, and as-built surveys for the replacement of approximately 15,320 linear feet of small-diameter galvanized water mains throughout the Raleigh Water service area, including portions of Wake Forest, Wendell, and Zebulon.

Evaluation is weighted as follows: format and length compliance (5%), corporate background and experience (10%), project understanding (15%), project approach (30%), and team firm experience and qualifications (40%). The contract term runs from execution through project completion, with a targeted design and permitting timeline of nine months.

Offerors must carry professional liability insurance of no less than $1 million per claim, commercial general liability of $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate, and automobile liability of $1 million combined single limit. All intellectual property, documents, and deliverables become sole property of the City. The contractor must comply with E-Verify, Iran Divestment Act certification, and Israel divestment act certification requirements.

Written questions are due August 28, 2026, at 5:00 PM, with City responses anticipated by September 2. The City reserves the right to terminate with thirty days' written notice. Standard payment terms are NET 30 days from invoice.