Graham Hill Water Treatment Plant Facility Improvements Project –Environmental Services during Construction
Closed State & local contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- RFQ No. WT-0294
- State
- California
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdictions
- NIGP codes
- 90903 Administration Of Contracts: Summary Of Work, Quality Control, Project Closeout, Etc.
- 912 Construction Services, General, Including Maintenance And Repair Services)
- 958 Management And Operation Services
- 95826 Construction Management Services
- 95877 Project Management Services
- 95896 Waste Management Services
- 95897 Wildlife/Fish Management Services (Including Endangered Species And Wildlife Census)
- 968 Public Works And Related Services
- 96892 Water Supply Plant Operating And Monitoring System Services (Including Water Resources Development And Water Quality Management Services)
- 96896 Water And Wastewater Treatment Services
- UNSPSC codes
- 80161510 Serious accident prevention and management services
- 70170000 Water resources development and oversight
- 81141900 Manufacturing technology research and development services
- 80171701 Reputation management service
- 70101600 Fisheries oversight
- 70171605 Water rights advisory services
- 70171505 River basin development
- 70171503 Ground or surface water surveying
- 70171507 Surface water development
- 83101507 Desalination services
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- 83101506 Water treatment services
- 70140000 Crop production and management and protection
- 80100000 Management advisory services
- 81140000 Manufacturing technologies
- 80101607 Project impact assessment
- 80171702 Brand promotion and management service
- 80172103 Change management communication and advisory service
- 81103101 Pilot plant/demo unit experimental installation
- 81141901 Product research and development service
- 81141902 Application or technology research and development service
- 70171500 Water resource development service
- 70171501 Water quality assessment services
- 70171502 Water resources planning services
- 70171506 Ground or surface water modeling services
- 70171601 Water quality management
- 70171603 Floodplain management
- 83101503 Water quality control management
- 83101504 Water distribution management
- 83101505 Water policy advisory services
- 83101509 Service water
- 76121700 Liquid waste treatment
- 78100000 Mail and cargo transport
- 81101513 Building construction management
- 80172104 Issues management and mitigation advisory service
- 70161500 Fauna
- 70171600 Water quality management services
- 83101501 Supply of water
- 12165200 Water treatment
- 70100000 Fisheries and aquaculture
- 70160000 Wildlife and flora
- 70120000 Livestock services
- 85150000 Food and nutrition services
- 80171700 Reputation and brand management services
- 81103100 Technology research and development service
- 80101606 Project monitoring and evaluation
- 70171606 Water resource recovery services
- 70171504 Water resources mapping services
- 83101508 Town water
- 83101502 Water resource management
- Point of contact
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- Katy Fitzgerald kfitzgerald@santacruzca.gov (831) 420-5200
Opportunity details come from procurement.opengov.com. Updated .
About this opportunity
The City of Santa Cruz Water Department is conducting a two-step procurement process to solicit Statements of Qualifications (SoQs) from environmental consulting firms to provide specialized Environmental Services During Construction for the Graham Hill Water Treatment Plant (GHWTP) Facility Improvements Project, a $100 million+ progressive design-build initiative. This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) seeks to pre-qualify three to four environmental consulting firms that will subsequently partner with pre-qualified construction management firms to submit joint proposals in Step 2. The scope of services encompasses a multi-disciplinary team including qualified biologists, ISA Certified Arborists, archaeologists, paleontologists, and environmental monitors to provide project management, environmental compliance monitoring, worker environmental training, and specialized biological, cultural, and paleontological resource oversight during the four-year construction period anticipated to run from the first quarter of 2027 through 2030. Key deliverables and objectives include stormwater pollution prevention plan implementation, Mount Hermon June Beetle monitoring, nesting bird and bat surveys, tree protection oversight, and paleontological monitoring during construction. Statements of Qualifications must be submitted electronically through the City's eProcurement portal no later than 4:00 p.m. on May 14, 2026, with short-listed respondents to be notified by May 22, 2026, and the anticipated contract commencement in fall 2026. Consultant insurance requirements include Commercial General Liability ($2 million per occurrence), Professional Liability ($2 million per occurrence), Automobile Liability ($1 million), and Workers' Compensation coverage at statutory limits.
The procurement process requires that selected consultants comply with federal and state requirements including prevailing wage standards, equal employment opportunity regulations, and Davis-Bacon wage requirements applicable to projects funded through United States Environmental Protection Agency Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) low-interest loans and California Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) loans. The RFQ document does not specify set-aside designations or restrictions limiting participation by disadvantaged enterprises or minority-owned businesses, suggesting the opportunity is open to all qualified consultants meeting the technical and insurance requirements. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the solicitation materials. There is no separate fee schedule or pricing component during the SoQ pre-qualification phase; all pricing will be addressed during the subsequent Step 2 RFP process, with specific award values to be determined at that stage. The project's funding sources include WIFIA low-interest loans, California Drinking Water SRF loans, and City capital improvement budgets, providing substantial financial backing for the selected environmental services contract.
Opportunity text
The City of Santa Cruz Water Department (SCWD) is soliciting Statements of Qualifications (SoQs) from consultants, individuals or firms (Consultant) who provide specialized Environmental Services for Construction to support the Graham Hill Water Treatment Plant (GHWTP) Facility Improvements Project (FIP) (Project). The purpose of this pre-qualification is to short-list firms that can provide environmental compliance and construction monitoring for the GHWTP FIP - a $100 million+ construction value, progressive design-build project on an active water treatment plant - including project management, worker environmental training, and specialized biological, arborist, cultural, and paleontological resource oversight. Sought qualifications include a multi-disciplinary team of qualified biologists, qualified monitors, ISA Certified Arborists, archaeologists, and paleontologists.
SCWD is using this RFQ to pre-qualify three to four Environmental Consultants for a subsequent "Construction Management and Environmental Services for Construction" Request for Proposals (RFP). Only Consultants pre-qualified under this RFQ, in partnership with pre-qualified Construction Management firms, will be eligible to submit proposals on the upcoming integrated RFP. The SCWD's ultimate intent is to enter into a single contract for Construction Management and Environmental Services During Construction. The two-step solicitation process involves the following:
· Step 1 (Pre-Qualification): This RFQ pre-qualifies firms for Environmental Services During Construction. A separate RFQ process is being conducted to pre-qualify firms for Construction Management (CM) Services.
· Step 2 (RFP): Following SoQ evaluation, an RFP will be issued for "Construction Management and Environmental Services During Construction" under a single contract. Only short-listed Environmental firms and short-listed CM firms from Step 1 are eligible for Step 2. These firms must partner to submit a joint proposal for the upcoming RFP.
A detailed outline of potential services that will be performed by the Consultant under the Environmental Scope is given in Section 4 Preliminary Scope of Services.
The purpose of soliciting Environmental Services During Construction is to augment City staff implementing this project. The ultimate contract will include at least two Service Orders as described in Section 4. Although the schedule for the project is not finalized, it is anticipated that construction would start the first quarter of 2027 for a 4-year duration.
The Proposer shall furnish all tools, equipment, materials, tax, apparatus, facilities, labor, transportation, supervision, and management, not specifically provided by the City, to complete work described in this RFQ.
For more information about SCWD'S current and upcoming CIP projects, please visit SCWD's website: https://www.santacruzca.gov/Government/City-Departments/Water-Department/Capital-Investment-Program.
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