Wastewater system program management and engineering services

The City of Palm Coast, Florida, has issued a Request for Statement of Qualifications (RFSQ-UT-26-22) seeking a highly qualified firm to provide comprehensive wastewater system program management and engineering services for Flagler County. The procurement focuses on multiple critical initiatives, including developing a wastewater management master plan, creating an effluent management plan, ensuring consent order compliance, and managing construction projects for treatment facility expansions. Specific deliverables include expanding Wastewater Treatment Facility #1 from 6.83 to 10.83 MGD, constructing a master pump station, preparing a preliminary engineering report for proposed WWTF#3, and developing an inflow and infiltration (I&I) management program. The evaluation will be conducted by a City-appointed committee using a 100-point scoring system, with points allocated as follows: 50 points for experience and technical capability, 10 points for company profile, 30 points for project understanding, and 10 points for project team qualifications. Key deadlines include a question submission deadline of December 3, 2025, at 2 p.m., and a proposal submission deadline of December 19, 2025, at 2 p.m., with proposals to be submitted electronically through the City's Procurement Portal.

The contract will be a three-year agreement with two optional one-year renewal periods, and no pricing proposal is required at the initial RFSQ stage. A local business preference policy offers qualified local vendors within Palm Coast a 5% preference (up to $20,000 maximum) if their cost is within the preference threshold. The City requires comprehensive insurance compliance, including workers' compensation ($500,000 employers' liability), commercial general liability ($2,000,000 aggregate), business auto liability ($1,000,000 combined), and professional liability ($1,000,000 minimum). Proposers must submit various required forms, including conflict of interest statements, debarment certifications, E-Verify registration affidavits, and anti-human trafficking affidavits. While specific budget ranges are not explicitly stated, the contract will involve negotiations for not-to-exceed pricing and compensation will be established through individual work orders executed before service commencement. Compensation will be structured on an as-needed basis, with the successful proposer providing a program manager and support team to oversee all aspects of the wastewater system services.