PFAS Water Treatment Facility Design

The Cherokee Metropolitan District in El Paso County, Colorado, is seeking design services for a PFAS Water Treatment Facility through a Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) procurement approach. The project aims to design a water treatment facility capable of addressing Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) contamination, with a peak flow capacity of 6,000 gallons per minute and a minimum flow of 500 gallons per minute. Deliverables will include comprehensive facility design featuring a raw water storage tank, two potable water storage tanks, a pump station, PFAS treatment system, and an operations building. The design must meet upcoming EPA Maximum Contaminant Levels and will utilize an anion exchange resin adsorption process selected for its superior performance and low life cycle costs. Proposal evaluation will be conducted using a 100-point scale, with weightings distributed as follows: design engineer profile (10%), project team (20%), experience (20%), project approach (25%), and fee/rate schedule (25%). Key procurement dates include a mandatory pre-submittal meeting on August 1, 2025, proposal submissions due by August 29, 2025, and anticipated contract award on September 16, 2025. The completed design services are expected to be finalized by March 2027.

The project will serve over 29,000 residents in the main service area, including Schriever Space Force Base, with the facility located near Ellicott, Colorado. While no specific set-aside designations or enterprise restrictions were explicitly mentioned in the documentation, proposers should be prepared to demonstrate comprehensive capabilities in water treatment facility design and PFAS mitigation technologies. The project is funded directly by the Cherokee Metropolitan District, suggesting potential opportunities for local and regional engineering and design firms with expertise in municipal water treatment infrastructure. Although a specific budget range was not disclosed, the complexity of the PFAS treatment facility and the comprehensive design requirements indicate a substantial investment in addressing critical water quality challenges. The procurement appears to be open to qualified engineering and design firms with demonstrated experience in municipal water treatment systems and PFAS mitigation technologies.