Water and Sewer Infrastructure Improvements I-24 Industrial Site

The City of Manchester is soliciting statements of qualifications from engineering firms to provide professional engineering and technical services for water and wastewater infrastructure design at the I-24 Industrial Site, with qualifications due August 26, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. local time.

The scope encompasses design of approximately 3.7 miles of new potable water main, 4 miles of parallel water main loops, 1.5 miles of on-site water lines, a new 300,000-gallon water storage tank with fire suppression capability, a water booster pumping station, a wastewater pumping station, 4 miles of sanitary sewer force main to the existing treatment facility, and upgrades to the wastewater treatment plant. The site is an approximately 1,800-acre undeveloped industrial area on the north side of Interstate 24 between Exits 111 and 110 in Manchester, Claiborne County, Tennessee.

Statements of Qualifications must be submitted in five copies. Respondents are explicitly prohibited from submitting information regarding hourly rates, estimated level of effort, or fee estimates with their qualifications. The selection committee will evaluate submissions based on compliance with general requirements including a cover letter, Title VI compliance statement, proof of engineering and surveying licenses, firm history, and organizational charts. Firms must provide up to five key team member resumes and document expertise through up to five reference projects completed within the last ten years of similar scope and complexity, including project names, locations, scope descriptions, and client contact information.

Written questions must be submitted by email to the Purchasing Agent by 12:00 p.m. on August 19, 2026. Following written notice of intent to award, the selected firm will be requested to submit a detailed scope and fee proposal for negotiation prior to execution of a Professional Services Agreement. No contract value, budget amount, or set-aside is specified in the RFQ.