RFP - Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Survey

Hamilton County Procurement Department is soliciting proposals under RFP 1026-040 for a Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Survey on behalf of the Hamilton County Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority, with proposals due November 20, 2026 at 2:29 p.m. Eastern Time. No set-aside is selected, but SRF DBE and EEP requirements apply, and the project is grant-funded through SRF financing.

The scope covers manhole inspections, CCTV inspections, and smoke testing across Red Bank Sewer Basins 1, 2, and 4, encompassing approximately 79,954 linear feet of gravity sewers from 4 to 30 inches in diameter and approximately 420 concrete and brick manholes. Mandatory qualifications include NASSCO PACP, MACP, and LACP certification and a minimum of five years' experience in sewer evaluation services. Pricing must be itemized on a unit basis, with separate CCTV rates by pipe diameter (6"-18" and 20"-36") and terrain (on-road and off-road), plus smoke testing, data delivery with QA/QC, and Level 2 manhole inspections. Payment is milestone-based, and no payments issue until the County completes its quality assurance review and approves scan quality. Required insurance includes $2,000,000 Commercial General Liability per occurrence, $1,000,000 Business Auto Liability, $1,000,000 Professional Liability, $1,000,000 Errors and Omissions, and statutory Workers' Compensation.

Evaluation is based on a 100-point scale: experience and references (25 points), solution proposed (20 points), schedule (20 points), qualifications (20 points), and cost (15 points). The County may award to a single proposer or multiple contractors at its discretion. Proposers must register with the Tennessee Department of Revenue for sales tax collection before contract execution.

Written questions are due November 10, 2026 at 1:00 p.m., with County responses issued by November 12, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. Proposals will be opened at 2:30 p.m. on November 20, 2026. Submissions require one hard copy, one additional hard copy, and a complete PDF on a single flash drive, delivered to the Procurement Department at 455 N. Highland Park Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37404.