RFSQ - Professional Architectural and/or Engineering Services for South Mayde Creek Bypass Channel and Stormwater Detention Basin for the Harris County Flood Control District

Harris County Flood Control District is requesting Statements of Qualifications from professional architectural and engineering firms for design, permitting, and construction-phase services on the South Mayde Creek Bypass Channel and Stormwater Detention Basin project (RFSQ due June 15, 2026, with a non-mandatory pre-submission conference on June 1, 2026). This is a federally funded project subject to BABA (Build America, Buy America) compliance, Davis-Bacon wage requirements where applicable, Section 3 Act requirements for HUD-funded work exceeding $200,000, and M/WBE utilization goals; specific M/WBE goal percentage is not stated in the solicitation documents provided.

The scope encompasses comprehensive hydrologic and hydraulic analysis, final engineering design with construction plans and specifications at 50% design, bid-ready, and final phases, topographic surveying and property boundary establishment, geotechnical investigations, environmental compliance documentation under NEPA and Clean Water Act (including U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Section 404 and 408 coordination), utility coordination, and full construction-phase support including a Resident Project Representative at an estimated average of twenty hours per week. The project is located in Harris County Precinct 4 within Addicks Reservoir and USACE property, extending from Greenhouse Road to Barker Cypress Road with two sedimentation basins upstream of Greenhouse Road. Firms must be licensed professional engineering firms currently registered in Texas with Errors and Omissions insurance and may use subcontractors with Harris County approval.

Evaluation criteria are firm experience and qualifications (30%), firm capacity and resources (30%), organization and project methodology (25%), and estimated schedule to complete (15%). Price is not an evaluation factor; final award follows qualifications review and is subject to negotiation of fair and reasonable rates. Harris County may conduct interviews with up to three shortlisted firms. The project completion timeline is anticipated at three years and six months. Statements of Qualifications must be limited to 20 pages and are due June 15, 2026, by 2:00 p.m. to the Harris County Purchasing Agent at 1111 Fannin Street, 12th Floor, Houston, Texas 77002. Written questions are due June 2, 2026, by 12:00 p.m. CST. Harris County minimum wage policy of $21.65 per hour applies to services contracts valued at $50,000 or more per year. Performance and payment bonds will be required based on contract value thresholds under Texas Government Code. All subcontractors and suppliers must comply with federal procurement standards under 2 CFR 200.