RFP #2022-42 Engineering Services for the Hydraulic Model Updates

Clackamas County Water Environment Services (WES) is seeking engineering services for a comprehensive hydraulic model update project through RFP #2022-42. The procurement focuses on updating an existing sanitary sewer collection system hydraulic model, with two major model update and calibration efforts scheduled for 2022/2023 and 2027/2028, supplemented by up to five annual model refinements and forecasting. Key project objectives include reviewing existing modeling software, updating the model to reflect system changes, recalibrating the model using recent flow metering data, incorporating completed capacity improvement projects, and reevaluating rainfall derived infiltration and inflow (RDI/I) rate predictions. Proposal evaluation will emphasize the project manager's qualifications, modeling team expertise, overall qualifications, and project understanding. The Request for Proposals was issued on April 11, 2022, with proposals due by 2:00 PM Pacific Time on May 10, 2022. The contract term will extend from the effective date through June 30, 2028, and will require detailed technical submissions following specific formatting instructions outlined in the RFP.

The RFP does not explicitly mention specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged business enterprises. Jacobs Engineers, Inc. has been identified as the apparent successful proposer in the Notice of Intent to Award document. The project involves working with existing hydraulic modeling infrastructure, requiring integration and updates to current systems. No specific budget range or award value was explicitly stated in the provided documents. The county has established a seven-calendar day protest period for unsuccessful proposers, and the contract will not be finalized until a contract with terms and conditions acceptable to Clackamas County is executed. If the apparent successful proposer fails to negotiate and execute a contract, the county may award the contract to the next highest-ranked proposer or withdraw the RFP entirely. The procurement is being conducted on behalf of Clackamas County and the City of Oregon City, indicating a collaborative inter-jurisdictional approach to the hydraulic modeling project.