Plan Development for Flood Resilience Using Salt Marsh Rehabilitation and Green Infrastructure

The City of Norwalk, Connecticut is soliciting proposals from qualified consulting environmental engineering firms to develop comprehensive plans for flood resilience through salt marsh rehabilitation and green infrastructure implementation. This federally funded project, supported by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's National Coastal Resilience Fund, focuses on approximately five acres in the Village Creek Estuary area of South Norwalk and requires the development of 80% engineering design plans addressing salt marsh habitat rehabilitation, green infrastructure implementation, and stormwater management to reduce roadway flooding. Key deliverables include site assessment and modeling, community engagement materials and public walkthrough documentation, minimum three proposed conceptual design options, preliminary design plans at 30% completion, and final 80% engineering design plans. The project timeline spans approximately 18 months with critical milestones including steering committee formation, consultant selection during months 2-3, summary of findings and conceptual designs by months 3-8, preliminary design plans by months 9-13, and final engineering design plans by month 18. Evaluation criteria consist of relevant project experience and team member qualifications (35%), project approach and understanding (35%), overall impression of proposal organization and clarity (10%), and cost proposal (20%). Proposals must be submitted electronically through the City's BONFIRE portal no later than June 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM, with questions due by May 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM directed to Carleen Megaro, Buyer at cmegaro@norwalkct.gov.

No specific set-aside designations or restrictions targeting disadvantaged enterprises are mentioned in the procurement documents. Selected consultants must maintain professional liability insurance of not less than $1,000,000 per claim and in the aggregate, along with commercial general liability coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 annual aggregate, and must achieve SAM registration and federal compliance certifications due to the project's federal funding source. Compensation will be provided on a lump sum basis with reimbursable expenses itemized separately, submitted through monthly invoices in a format determined by the City, and hourly rates for each firm involved must be included in cost proposals. The City reserves the right to terminate the contract at any time with 15 days' notice, and proposals remain valid for 90 days from the submission deadline. No RFP deposit or performance and payment bonds are required, and no mandatory walkthrough is scheduled. The selected consultant will execute a formal written contract prepared by the City's Law Department and must comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including provisions related to equal employment opportunity and discrimination prohibitions, as well as all 2 CFR Part 200 compliance obligations.