On-Call Professional Engineering Services for Wastewater Collection System Impr

Norwich Public Utilities (NPU), a department of the City of Norwich, Connecticut, is soliciting statements of qualifications for on-call professional engineering, construction management, and construction inspection services for wastewater collection system improvements. Questions are due December 8, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., and statements are due December 15, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. through the City of Norwich Procurement Portal. Selected firms must meet a DBE subcontractor participation minimum of 8.0 percent (3.0 percent minority business enterprise and 5.0 percent woman business enterprise) on task orders funded by state or federal sources, specifically the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Clean Water Fund. Clean Water Fund loan-funded task orders also carry American Iron and Steel and Build America, Buy America requirements.

NPU will execute multiple on-call agreements, with a separate on-call list for each category. Category 1 covers wastewater collection system horizontal assets, including sanitary sewer replacement, rehabilitation, trunk and interceptor sewer work, new sanitary sewer mains, and sanitary sewer separation. Category 2 covers wastewater pump stations, including facility planning, civil and site design, hydraulic analysis, structural analysis and design, architectural, electrical, HVAC, plumbing and fire protection, and instrumentation and control services. Proposers must provide evidence of professional licenses and maintain workers' compensation, commercial general liability, commercial automobile liability, and professional liability insurance, with enhanced professional liability limits for projects exceeding $10 million.

The base term is three years, with two optional one-year renewals exercisable at NPU's sole discretion. Evaluation weights corporate organization at 10 percent, relevant experience and references at 50 percent, and staff qualifications at 40 percent. NPU may assign work through direct task order or through a competitive request for proposals at its discretion, but state and federally funded projects must follow the RFP process.

The primary contact is Karl Klein, City of Norwich, 100 Broadway, Norwich, Connecticut 06360, 860-823-3706, kklein@cityofnorwich.org.