Water Resources Engineering On-Call Services

The Urban Flood Safety & Water Quality District in Portland, Oregon is soliciting written proposals for on-call water resources engineering services under a task-order structure, with questions and solicitation protests due November 6, 2026 and proposals due December 3, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. PST through OregonBuys. The District intends to award up to two on-call price agreements.

Scope covers planning, analysis, design, inspections, sampling, cost estimation, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, field surveys, condition assessments, development reviews, engineering drawings and specifications, construction support, and environmental permitting for water resources projects. Some projects are funded in part by the Special Public Works Fund - Levee Grant Fund, administered by the Oregon Infrastructure Finance Authority and funded by the Oregon State Lottery. Contractors must comply with nondiscrimination, tax, and Oregon Public Contracting Code requirements, and prevailing wage applies where applicable. Required insurance includes $1 million general liability, $1 million commercial auto liability, workers' compensation under Oregon law, $5 million umbrella liability, and $1 million professional liability.

A combined total compensation cap of $600,000 applies to both awarded agreements, with individual task orders carrying not-to-exceed budgets. The term is five years with options to renew for up to three additional years. Hourly rates must include overhead and profit with no additional markup, while subconsultant and expense markups are each limited to 5 percent. Invoices must itemize services, hourly rates by job classification, and pre-approved expenses.

Evaluation addresses firm qualifications and key personnel, relevant experience with similar projects, understanding of the requested services and capacity to handle multiple concurrent projects, and community outreach and environmental sustainability commitment. Proposals are limited to 12 pages.

Addenda are due by November 13, 2026. Initial evaluations are scheduled for December 7–11, 2026, with interviews potentially held December 14–18, 2026. The Notice of Intent to Award is anticipated December 18, 2026, Board approval is scheduled for January 21, 2027, and contract kickoff is set for January 25, 2027.