RFQ 1-01 request for qualifications to provide engineering services and grant management services

The City of Pembroke, Georgia is requesting qualifications from one or more engineering firms and one grant management firm to provide engineering and grant administration services for water and wastewater system resiliency projects, with Statements of Qualifications due July 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST. The primary project is Drinking Water Project No. 33 — Camelia Drive Elevated Water Tank, a $3.779 million initiative funded in part by Georgia Environmental Finance Authority Hurricane Helene Resilience Funding.

The scope includes design and oversight of a new 0.4 million-gallon elevated water storage tank and transmission main replacement to increase capacity, create system redundancy, and improve resilience against growth, power outages, and future hurricanes. Engineering firms must demonstrate experience in successful design and oversight of municipal water system construction. Grant administration consultants must demonstrate compliance with state and federal grant regulations. The final scope of services will be negotiated with selected awardee(s) prior to contract execution.

The Selection Committee will evaluate qualifications on firm stability (10%), relevant project experience and qualifications (35%), past performance including references and quality of leadership (35%), and apparent suitability for the project including special qualifications, workload capacity, office proximity, non-discrimination policies, and W/MBE inclusion history (20%). A Restriction of Communication applies from RFQ issue through selection announcement, prohibiting proposers from communicating with Selection Committee members or City officials except through submitted questions.

Questions are due July 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST. Finalist notifications will issue July 31, 2026, with Selection Committee interviews scheduled for the week of August 10–14. All responses must be submitted as a single PDF file to clerk@pembronega.net or mailed to the City of Pembroke. The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and is not obligated to award a contract.