ROWTP Wellfield Expansion, SAHMW Funded
Closed State & local contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- RSQ 26-041
- State
- Florida
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdictions
- NIGP codes
- 91842 Engineering Consulting
- 92515 Chemical Processing And Storage/Engineering
- 92517 Civil Engineering
- 92535 Environmental Engineering
- 92536 Engineering Services (Not Otherwise Classified)
- 92570 Municipal Engineering
- 92588 Structural Engineering
- 92595 Utilities (Gas, Steam, Electric)/Engineering
- 92596 Waste Water Treatment Engineering
- 92597 Water Supply, Treatment, And Distribution/Engineering
- UNSPSC codes
- 81102501 Mine permitting service
- 81000000 Engineering and Research and Technology Based Services
- 81100000 Professional engineering services
- 81101529 Acoustic engineering
- 81101531 Sanitation engineering service
- 81101606 Marine engineering
- 81102702 Process control system design and engineering service
- 81101800 Chemical engineering
- 81101801 Plastics engineering
- 81101500 Civil engineering
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- 81101505 Structural engineering
- 81101501 Well engineering
- 81101802 Chemical process engineering service
- 81101607 Textile engineering service
- 81103406 Conceptual Studies and Pre-Front-end engineering design services
- 81101508 Architectural engineering
- 81101527 Wastewater engineering
- 81101528 Stormwater engineering
- Point of contact
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- Cathy Scott cscott@fortmyers.gov (239) 321-7235
Opportunity details come from procurement.opengov.com. Updated .
About this opportunity
The City of Fort Myers is seeking a qualified design-build team through a Request for Statement of Qualifications (RSQ 26-041) to provide comprehensive design, permitting, and construction services for the ROWTP Wellfield Expansion project, funded through the State Appropriations for Homes and Major Water (SAHMW) program. The procurement encompasses siting, design, and construction of potable water wells; raw water transmission mains; fiber optic communication networks; and rehabilitation of existing water infrastructure assets to expand potable water supply wellfield capacity. The design-builder must develop a detailed project execution plan addressing implementation without negative impact to existing facility operations, comply with regulatory requirements from the City of Fort Myers, South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), and Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), and coordinate with the Construction Manager at Risk overseeing concurrent Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant improvements. Key deliverables include engineering, design, survey, technical specifications, permitting, inspection, and complete project construction resulting in a functional and operable system integrating new wells with existing assets through a resource management protocol. Evaluation criteria consist of qualifications of the design-build team (15 points), collaborative delivery approach (20 points), builder's past performance on similar infrastructure projects (35 points), and designer's past performance (30 points). Required qualifications include Florida business licenses, minimum three consecutive years in business, workers' compensation insurance, commercial general liability of $1,000,000 minimum, commercial automobile liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit, professional liability of $1,000,000 minimum, and builder's risk insurance, along with performance and payment bonds equal to 100 percent of the contract price. Submissions must be received electronically through the OpenGov portal by July 8, 2026, at 2:00 PM, with a question submission deadline of June 1, 2026, at 2:00 PM, a Selection Committee meeting scheduled for July 8, 2026, at 2:00 PM via Microsoft Teams, and a proposed City Council approval date of July 20, 2026.
The procurement does not specify set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises; however, the solicitation requires all applicants to submit E-Verify affidavits, drug-free workplace certifications, non-collusion affidavits, and various compliance certifications demonstrating federal, state, and local law compliance. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the solicitation documents, though the design-builder must coordinate with the existing Construction Manager at Risk for the ROWTP improvements project and integrate with current water supply infrastructure and operations. The contract will be awarded to the highest-ranked design-builder based on qualifications and subsequent negotiations, with all required documents to be executed within 15 calendar days of receiving the Notice of Award and submissions remaining valid for 180 calendar days from the solicitation opening date. While specific contract award values or budget ranges are not provided in the solicitation documents, the contract pricing structure will be established through a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) comprised of Design-Build Fees and Cost of Work to be negotiated and finalized through amendments following design completion at 30 percent and 90 percent phases, with monthly progress payments made at 95 percent of verified work completed and 5 percent retained until project completion.
Opportunity text
The City of Fort Myers is seeking a qualified and responsible progressive design-build team to provide design, permitting, and construction services for expanding the capacity of the potable water supply wellfield. The project includes, but is not limited to, siting, design, and construction of potable water wells, raw water transmission main, and fiber optic communication network. In addition to construction, rehabilitation of existing assets shall be performed. A resource management protocol shall be developed integrating the use of new wells with existing wells. All expansion improvements shall comply with necessary regulatory and code requirements, including but not limited to City of Fort Myers Building and Utilities Departments, SFWMD, and FDEP. The design-build team will develop a plan and schedule for implementation that optimizes budget, existing resources, seasonal demands, and material delivery.
The project includes coordination with the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) for the Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant (ROWTP) improvements projects, which is responsible for increasing raw water treatment capacity and ability.
The project will include tasks and activities such as, but not limited to, engineering, design, survey, technical specifications, permitting, inspection and funding support necessary to construct the wellfield expansion. The design-builder is required to comply with all other construction methods for this work, including those to minimize noise, dust, and other impacts to surrounding residential neighborhoods. The design and construction services rendered by the design-builder shall result in a complete, functional, and operable project. The project includes the following main elements:
- Provide a detailed project execution plan indicating how the process expansion will occur without negative impact to existing facility operations. The plan should include a detailed schedule and address roles and responsibility for major construction activities and should be critical path based. The plan shall also evaluate the number of wells to be constructed and the timing of when each well needs to be online.
- Groundwater and solute transport modeling of the regional UFA.
- Production well construction (min. 16-inch dia.) into flowing artesian Upper Floridan aquifer (UFA). The number of wells will be developed as part of the execution plan.
- Production well appurtenance design and construction.
- Raw water main modeling, design, and construction.
- Fiber optic network design and PLC integration with existing assets.
- Develop and submit all necessary permitting.
- Provide Systems Integration including all SCADA upgrades to interface with all necessary instrumentation and controls equipment and electrical circuits and conduits.
- Furnish and install all required equipment.
- Remove, transport, salvage, and/or legally dispose of construction and demolition materials.
- Furnish and place suitable material for pipe bedding and backfill, as required.
- Furnish all materials, equipment, records, supplies, and labor necessary for cleaning, testing, certifying, commissioning, and placing assets into service.
- Commissioning activities will include manufacturer start up and training, verification that equipment functions as intended when energized/called into service, provide operation and maintenance information, and provide any necessary coordination and technical support.
- Provide all other appurtenant and miscellaneous items and work for complete and fully functional operation.
The scope of services shall include all professional engineering services, labor, supervision, quality control, project controls, safety programs, materials, tools, equipment, services, methods and procedures necessary or convenient for the design-builder to fulfill all duties and obligations imposed by the contract documents, which can be reasonably assumed as necessary to fulfill the intent of the contract documents and to provide a complete, functional, and satisfactory project.
The design-builder shall have a responsible and qualified project team that consists of, but not limited to, the following key disciplines and job titles:
- Design Build Project Manager
- Design Manager
- Facilities Engineering
- Hydrogeology
- Pre-Construction Manager
- Construction Manager
- Superintendent
- Commissioning Manager
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