Wastewater treatment plant improvements design, engineering services during construction phase, construction oversight.

The Village of Fort Sumner, New Mexico, is soliciting engineering services for wastewater treatment plant improvements—design work, construction-phase engineering, and construction oversight—under a sole-source procurement, with proposals due August 29, 2026.

The Village intends to award the contract to Bohannan Huston, Inc. (BHI) without competitive bidding. BHI has served as Engineer of Record since the project's inception in 2020 and produced all preliminary engineering reports, design plans, specifications, technical analyses, and supporting documentation. The Village justifies sole-source treatment on the grounds that engaging a different firm would require extensive review and verification of existing proprietary engineering documents, recreation of project knowledge, and re-evaluation of prior design decisions—resulting in substantial duplication of costs and unacceptable project delays. The Village asserts that BHI's institutional knowledge, proprietary design methodologies, and technical expertise specific to the Village's wastewater treatment system make it the only responsible source capable of continuing services without significant additional expense or compromise to construction schedules and regulatory compliance.

The contract term runs from July 22, 2026, to July 30, 2027, with no renewal options. The prospective contract amount is $114,014.38 plus an estimated $7,926.13 in tax, totaling approximately $122,000.