GJ27-2 MRWSSD Signal Hill Water Treatment Plant Optimization Contractor Prequalification

Mountain Regional Water Special Service District (MRWSSD) is soliciting Statements of Qualifications for prequalification as General Contractors and Electrical Contractors on the Signal Hill Water Treatment Plant Optimization Project, with SOQs due August 14, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. MST and questions due August 7, 2026. This is a prequalification gateway; pre-qualified contractors will advance to competitive bidding with a pre-bid meeting and site visit on September 23, 2026 and bid opening anticipated for October 16, 2026.

General Contractors must demonstrate successful completion of at least three municipal water or wastewater treatment projects within the past ten years, each with minimum value of $30 million and at least 40% self-performed work, with specific experience in maintaining plant operations during construction, membrane filtration systems, chemical feed systems, and GAC or media filters. General Contractors must hold bonding capacity of at least $100 million and maintain a current E-100 license in good standing from the State of Utah. Proposed Project Managers must have minimum ten years of construction experience, including cold weather work, with at least five years in the Project Manager role on three municipal water or wastewater treatment projects. Proposed Superintendents must have minimum ten years of construction experience with at least five years in the Superintendent role on three similar projects with cumulative value of at least $50 million, demonstrated cold weather construction experience, and at least two projects in areas with consistent winter snow and freezing temperatures. Electrical Contractors must demonstrate completion of at least three comparable municipal water or wastewater treatment projects in the past ten years, hold a current E-100 license, and designate a Project Manager and Superintendent meeting equivalent experience standards.

The project scope includes raw water piping reroute, pumped flash mix system, vertical flocculators, membrane feed pumps, membrane filtration skid replacement, GAC building extension, solids handling improvements, and a new chemical building. A temporary membrane filtration system will maintain potable water production during construction. Prequalification scoring requires a minimum 70 points on a 100-point scale: general qualifications (10 points), relevant experience and performance (55 points), project team qualifications (25 points), and financial condition (10 points). SOQs must be submitted electronically in searchable PDF format via Utah Public Procurement Place (U3P). Pre-qualified contractors will be notified by August 21, 2026, with contract award and notice to proceed anticipated in November 2026.