Red Pine Dam - Rehabilitation

The Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities (SLCDPU) is issuing a Request for Proposals to procure professional engineering services for the Red Pine Dam Rehabilitation project located in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah. The scope of work encompasses condition assessment, literature review, preliminary and final engineering design services, bidding services, and construction administration services to address identified dam safety deficiencies including seepage issues, deteriorated concrete core, missing upstream control gate, and inadequate spillway capacity. Deliverables include engineering designs, technical reports, compliance evaluations, geotechnical data analysis, and asset management recommendations, with work divided into eight tasks progressing from initial activities and project management through 30%, 60%, 90%, and final design phases, permitting, and optional construction services and post-construction services. Qualified firms must demonstrate expertise with similar dam rehabilitation projects, with selection criteria weighted as follows: consultant qualifications and experience (30%), project approach and identification of design challenges (30%), responsiveness and availability to SLCDPU staff (30%), and overall quality of the RFP response (10%). Technical proposals, limited to five pages in 12-point Times New Roman font, along with separate resumes and itemized cost proposals in U.S. dollars, must be submitted electronically through the Utah Public Procurement Place (U3P) by 2:00 PM on Friday, March 27, 2026. The selection timeline includes short-listing notification by April 3, 2026, possible interviews during the week of April 5, 2026, contract negotiation during the week of April 12, 2026, and approval to award by Thursday, April 30, 2026, with a project kickoff meeting and site visit scheduled for June 2026, pre-design completion targeted for September 2026, and design completion for April 2027.

The RFP does not identify any set-aside designations or restrictions limiting participation to specific categories of organizations such as disadvantaged enterprises, minority-owned businesses, or other protected classes. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are referenced in the available documentation. The consultant must comply with Salt Lake City's Professional Services Agreement terms and maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including professional liability insurance of $2,000,000 per occurrence with $2,000,000 annual aggregate, commercial general liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence, commercial automobile liability of $1,000,000, and workers' compensation insurance. All work products, including drawings, specifications, reports, and computations, become the sole property of Salt Lake City upon delivery. The contract term extends through May 31, 2027, with compensation structured on an actual hours-worked and authorized-expenses basis as specified in the fee schedule. SLCDPU anticipates securing project funding through a High Hazard Potential Dams (HHPD) grant from the Department of Homeland Security, though the specific award value or budget range is not disclosed in the available documentation.