Hyde Park Regional Water Facility-Prof. Design Services

The Dutchess County Water and Wastewater Authority (DCWWA) is soliciting a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for professional design services related to the Hyde Park Regional Water Facility Capital Improvements project. The procurement seeks a qualified professional engineering firm to develop comprehensive design services for multiple facility upgrades, including superpulsator baffles and tank repairs, instrumentation and control improvements, roof and HVAC system investigations, elevated water storage tank enhancements, raw water intake investigation, and aged infrastructure pipe and pump station replacements. The selected firm will be responsible for producing an engineer's report to be submitted to the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (NYS EFC) to secure grant funding through the Water Infrastructure Improvement Award (WIIA) program. Proposal evaluation will be based on specific criteria: firm experience (25%), project staffing and experience (25%), proposed project plan (25%), previous performance (15%), location (5%), and workload with DCWWA (5%). Key dates include questions due by September 5, 2025, with responses issued by September 12, 2025, and proposals due by 2:00 PM on September 19, 2025, with anticipated board authorization on October 15, 2025, and design commencement by November 17, 2025.

The contract opportunity has established a 20% Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) participation goal, though there is no Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned business set-aside requirement. The RFQ is open to professional engineering firms with demonstrable experience in drinking water treatment plant processes, pump stations, and water main replacement. No incumbent vendors were identified as having been awarded similar contracts within the past five years. Physical bid submissions are required, with no electronic submissions accepted. The project will be located in Hyde Park, New York, within Dutchess County, and will involve a comprehensive five-phase procurement process including public solicitation, initial qualification determination, qualifications review and interviews, firm selection, and price proposal review with contract negotiation. While specific budget ranges were not explicitly detailed, the project is structured to receive funding through the NYS EFC grant program, indicating substantial potential investment in critical water infrastructure improvements.