RFP 26-55-03 Bartow County Water On-Demand Engineering Services

Bartow County Water Department is requesting proposals for on-demand engineering services to support capital improvement and master plan initiatives under RFP 26-55-03, with sealed proposals due August 20, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at the Commissioner's Office, 135 West Cherokee Avenue, Suite 251, Cartersville, Georgia 30120.

The scope spans water treatment, water reclamation, distribution and conveyance systems, utility-wide strategic planning, and related environmental and engineering studies. The service area encompasses approximately 65,000 residents, over 27,000 active customer accounts, 15 storage tanks, booster pump systems, over 900 miles of water distribution pipelines, and 250 miles of wastewater collection pipelines. Awardees must hold Georgia professional engineering licenses.

This is a five-year Master Services Contract with work assigned through task orders on an as-needed basis, with planned start January 1, 2027. Bartow County actively encourages participation of small, local, minority, and women-owned businesses as subcontractors. The County reserves the right to negotiate costs with any and all firms and to negotiate parity in costs among selected firms.

Evaluation will be based on company experience (40 points), project team (40 points), project references (20 points), and presentations by short-listed firms (50 points). Short-listed firms must provide a detailed billing rate schedule showing hourly rates by employee classification, expense categories, and subcontractor rates. Insurance requirements include automobile liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit, commercial general liability with $1,000,000 per occurrence and general aggregate limits, and professional liability coverage of at least $1,000,000.

Questions are due August 6, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. A short-list of firms will be notified on or before September 11, 2026, followed by presentations on September 30, 2026. All contractors and subcontractors must comply with Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act of 2006 requirements and maintain E-Verify participation throughout the contract period. Proposals must include one original, four bound copies, and one Flash Drive submission, with a separate sealed envelope containing the Billing Rate Schedule.