Town of Prattsburgh RFQ for Engineering Services

The Town of Prattsburgh, New York is requesting qualifications for professional engineering services to design repairs and develop bid documents for stormwater infrastructure damaged during Tropical Storm Debbie in August 2024, with responses due October 5, 2026 by noon. Set-aside goals apply: 10% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business, 10% Minority-Owned Business Enterprise, 10% Women-Owned Business Enterprise, and 10% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise.

The scope spans three primary locations — Pressler Road Stream Culvert (6-foot diameter, 30-foot boiler pipe culvert with retaining wall and headwall damage), Lyons Hollow Road Embankment Failure (180-foot long, 6-foot tall embankment threatening road stability), and Dillenbeck Road Culvert (5-foot diameter, 35-foot boiler pipe culvert requiring replacement with compromised headwalls) — plus potential additional work throughout the Town. Services include onsite inspections, regulatory analysis and permit applications, preliminary design development, final plans and specifications, permit acquisition, erosion control planning, contractor oversight, and project administration. Respondents must hold New York professional engineering licensure at submission and demonstrate a minimum of five years of staff expertise in municipal and civil engineering with documented experience in watersheds, hydrology, siltation, waterflow management, cost estimating, and FEMA-funded projects including procurement protocols and project management procedures.

The engagement is funded through FEMA Public Assistance under Presidential Disaster Declaration FEMA-4825-DR, making all work subject to extensive federal compliance requirements including Davis-Bacon Act, Drug-Free Workplace Act, Equal Employment Opportunity provisions, and Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment. The selected engineer must begin work within 30 business days of contract approval. Evaluation allocates 20 points for completeness and clarity, 30 points for depth of experience and references, 30 points for approach and methodology, and 20 points for fee structure, with up to 10 bonus points for prior cooperation with New York State and FEMA. The Town Board meets October 19, 2026 for likely selection approval.