Request for Qualifications (RFQ)

The Town of Seaboard, North Carolina is requesting qualifications from engineering firms to design, prepare bid packages, and provide construction inspection services for a low-pressure residential wastewater system at 603 S. Washington Street, with responses due October 21, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

The project is funded through a Community Development Block Grant—Neighborhood Revitalization (CDBG-NR) award totaling $235,939. The Town actively encourages submissions from small and minority-owned businesses, women-owned firms, veteran-owned enterprises, historically underutilized businesses, and certified or registered Section 3 business concerns, though no explicit set-aside or participation goal is stated.

The scope of engineering services includes final design and construction bid package preparation, bid process supervision, pre-construction and final inspections, construction oversight, payment and change order review, as-built drawings certification, and operation and maintenance manual preparation. All work must comply with applicable federal CDBG program requirements and regulations. Respondents must demonstrate wastewater system design experience supported by at least five references from the past five years.

Professional engineering services fees will be negotiated with the selected firm and paid entirely from CDBG funds. The contract is contingent upon Release of Funds and Funding Conditions. No specific contract term duration is provided.

Evaluation criteria are firm qualifications and personnel competence (25 points), capability to meet time and budget requirements (20 points), current and projected workload (15 points), related CDBG project experience (20 points), and recent work history with the Town of Seaboard (20 points). Respondents must provide firm information, wastewater experience documentation, firm capacity evidence, a proposed work plan and schedule, and evidence of state and federal debarment compliance. Responses are submitted to Kristi Hampton-Deida, Town Clerk, at the Town of Seaboard, PO Box 327, 102 W. Central Street, Seaboard, NC 27876, or khampton@townofseaboardnc.org.