Owners Representative Services for North Forks Wastewater Treatment Plant

The City of Liberty Hill, Texas, located in Williamson County, issued Request for Qualifications S2026-012 on April 15, 2026, seeking Owner's Representative Services for the North Forks Wastewater Treatment Facility (NFWWTF) project. The procurement requires a qualified individual, firm, corporation, or partnership to provide comprehensive professional services encompassing land planning, infrastructure phasing, funding partnerships with State and Federal agencies, construction management, and construction materials testing. The NFWWTF project involves developing a Santa Rita Upper Middlebrook Wastewater Treatment Facility with an initial capacity of 1.4 million gallons per day (MGD), expandable to approximately 4.0 MGD, utilizing a membrane bioreactor treatment system designed in multiple phases (Interim I, Interim II, and Final Phase) with an estimated total project cost of $77,974,264 across fiscal years 2025 through 2030 and beyond. Respondents must include at least one registered professional engineer or architect as Project Manager with a minimum of five years' experience in similar services. The evaluation criteria totaling 100 points include relevant qualifications and experience of the proposed project team (30 points), available resources and location (15 points), prime firm's comparable experience in the past five years (35 points), team structure and approach (15 points), and previous litigation history (5 points). Vendor questions are due by April 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM with answers posted by April 30, 2026, responses are due May 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM through the City's e-Procurement Portal at libertyhilltx.bonfirehub.com, and the City expects to award the contract in June 2026. Oral presentations may be required at a date to be determined.

Respondents must submit a completed CIQ Form, Form 1295, and a Verification Form certifying compliance with Texas Government Code provisions, including attestations that the company does not discriminate against firearm entities or firearm trade associations, does not boycott energy companies, and does not boycott Israel. Respondents are required to provide a minimum of three references from municipal and/or government agencies or comparable firms that have utilized similar services within the previous two years, with references from the City of Liberty Hill excluded from consideration; failure to submit the required reference sheet or verification form will result in automatic disqualification. The contract will be subject to federal funding specifications and procurement standards outlined in OMB Title 2, Part 200, Code of Federal Regulations, including provisions for Davis-Bacon Act compliance, prevailing wage determinations, Equal Employment Opportunity requirements, debarment and suspension certifications through the System for Award Management, and compliance with the Clean Air Act and Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Payments will be made in accordance with Texas Prompt Payment Law within thirty days of invoice receipt and service completion, and the agreement term includes provisions allowing the City to terminate for cause with thirty days' notice to cure deficiencies or terminate without cause with thirty days' prior written notice, or at the end of any fiscal year if sufficient funds are not appropriated. No specific award value or budget range for the Owner's Representative Services contract is explicitly stated in the solicitation documents, though the overall project budget is identified at $77,974,264. The City reserves the right to reject any or all responses, split awards, or make non-awards at its sole discretion.