PRE-BID SCHEDULED: PFAS Treatment at Water Treatment Plant

The City of St. Peters, Missouri is requesting qualifications from professional engineering firms for conceptual design of PFAS treatment at its Water Treatment Plant or Well Field, with qualifications due August 25, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. local time and a pre-bid meeting scheduled prior to the deadline.

The scope requires evaluation of treatment technologies, preliminary design, and an engineering report with cost estimates to reduce PFAS concentrations in finished drinking water to meet future EPA regulations. The City operates a groundwater treatment facility with a design capacity of 6 million gallons per day using lime softening as the primary treatment process. The selected engineer must deliver a Treatment Technology Assessment and Draft Report by January 19, 2027, followed by a Preliminary Design Report due 90 days after City approval of the draft. The engineer must maintain comprehensive insurance including General Liability ($1 million each occurrence / $2 million aggregate), Business Automobile Liability ($1 million), Umbrella/Excess Liability ($1 million), and Professional Errors and Omissions Insurance ($2 million per claim / $2 million annual aggregate), and must comply with federal work authorization requirements including E-Verify.

The City has allocated $100,000 for the project. Compensation will be determined on a lump-sum basis with a guaranteed maximum limit negotiated during contract execution. The anticipated award date is October 12, 2026, with a project startup meeting on October 23, 2026. Evaluation criteria include technical qualifications, project understanding, relevant experience with similar projects, qualifications of the proposed project team, and quality assurance capabilities. All intellectual property, drawings, specifications, and documents prepared by the engineer shall be owned by the City. Written questions are due August 18, 2026 before noon.