Live Work Play Professional Services

The Town of Elizabethtown, North Carolina is seeking professional engineering services related to an Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant program for the Live Work Play Industrial Park project. The requested services include the design, permitting, and construction administration of a proposed sanitary sewer system. Key tasks involve verifying utility locations, securing regulatory permits, preparing construction plans and specifications, managing the bidding process, providing construction field representation, and preparing as-built drawings. Qualification statements are due by May 31, 2024, and the final contract will be negotiated with the selected firm in accordance with the Federal "Brooks Act" and the North Carolina "Mini-Brooks Act". The evaluation criteria include the technical/design approach, work management plan, firm experience, customer service, and the experience of the proposed project team.

The selected firm must comply with various EDA contract provisions, such as nondiscrimination, Section 3 compliance, and restrictions on lobbying and key personnel substitutions. No set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond are mentioned. The RFQ does not provide any information about incumbent vendors, current contractors, or existing infrastructure or technology that requires integration. The RFQ also does not specify any possible award values or budget ranges.