Storm Drainage Services

The City of Waco has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ 2025-051) seeking a consulting engineering firm to provide comprehensive storm drainage services across multiple municipal jurisdictions, with a specific focus on Loving County, Texas. The procurement targets professional engineering services for storm drain analysis, design, construction oversight, and related water management tasks that must comply with Federal, State, and Municipal standards. Key deliverables will include technical assessments, comprehensive drainage design plans, construction management, and ongoing technical support for storm water infrastructure projects. The solicitation requires interested engineering firms to submit detailed qualification packages demonstrating their technical expertise, previous municipal infrastructure experience, and capacity to execute complex drainage engineering projects. The procurement timeline indicates a proposal submission deadline of September 9, 2025, with the initial RFQ posted on July 7, 2025. Prospective respondents are encouraged to review the attached documentation, including the 25MB qualification package, a 246KB addendum, and a 710KB document containing Zoom meeting information for potential bidders.

While specific set-aside designations are not explicitly detailed in the provided documentation, municipal engineering procurements typically encourage participation from small, minority-owned, women-owned, and disadvantaged business enterprises. The RFQ appears focused on selecting a highly qualified engineering firm with demonstrated capabilities in municipal infrastructure design and construction management, suggesting potential preferences for firms with proven track records in urban drainage systems. No specific incumbent vendors or existing contractors are mentioned in the available materials. The procurement does not specify a precise award value or budget range, which is common in qualification-based selection processes where pricing is typically negotiated after initial technical qualifications are evaluated. Interested firms should carefully review the attached qualification package to understand the full scope of requirements, technical expectations, and submission protocols for this storm drainage services procurement opportunity.