Pump Station Engineering On Call Services

The Urban Flood Safety & Water Quality District in Portland, Oregon is issuing a Request for Proposals for on-call pump station engineering services to be awarded to up to two qualified vendors through a task-order basis contract. The procurement seeks comprehensive engineering support encompassing planning and preliminary engineering, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation/controls design services, construction phase support, operations and maintenance assistance, environmental and regulatory compliance, and programmatic support for stormwater pump stations and associated infrastructure. Deliverables include analysis, inspection, sampling, cost estimation, drafting, and development review support services. Qualified vendors must demonstrate firm qualifications and experience (25 points), specialized pump station services experience (30 points), clear understanding of the requested services and technical approach (30 points), and demonstrated commitment to community outreach and environmental sustainability (15 points); potential interviews carry an additional 100-point evaluation component. The proposal deadline is June 3, 2026 at 2:00 P.M. PST with electronic submission through OregonBuys; questions and protests must be submitted by May 20, 2026, with solicitation addenda issued by May 27, 2026. Interviews are scheduled for June 16-18, 2026, with a Notice of Intent to Award on June 18, 2026 and Board approval anticipated July 16, 2026.

The contract does not identify specific set-asides or restrictions limiting vendor eligibility based on disadvantaged enterprise status or organizational type. Contractor compensation will be based on actual hourly rates inclusive of overhead and profit, with subconsultant and expense markups capped at 5% each, and the cumulative total of all task orders across both awarded vendors will not exceed $400,000 over the five-year initial contract term with options to renew for up to three additional years. Each individual task order will include a not-to-exceed project budget within the overall cap. Contractors must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including $1,000,000 commercial general liability per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, workers' compensation in compliance with Oregon law, and $1,000,000 professional liability per claim. The procurement requires full compliance with Oregon Public Contracting Code requirements, including nondiscrimination provisions, tax compliance warranties, prevailing wage requirements, and workers' compensation obligations, with no pre-qualification requirement or pre-proposal conference scheduled.