Water transmission main inspection and assessment program engineering services

The City of Phoenix, operating in Maricopa County, Arizona, is seeking qualifications for Water Transmission Main Inspection and Assessment Program Engineering Services through a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process. The procurement targets a qualified consultant team to provide comprehensive engineering services for the City's water transmission main system, which comprises approximately 140 miles of prestressed concrete cylinder pipe (PCCP) and over 230 miles of additional transmission mains in various materials with diameters ranging from 16 to 108 inches. Primary deliverables and services include assessments, field inspections, minor design work, and possible construction administration support, with inspections anticipated primarily during the low water demand season from November to May. The five-year contract will require the selected consultant to utilize the City's ASP web-based project management database (UNIFIER) for tracking and reporting. Evaluation of submissions will be based on assessment and inspection experience (200 points), design and construction administration experience (100 points), key personnel qualifications (150 points for assessment/inspection and 100 points for design/CA&I), project understanding and approach (300 points), staffing information (150 points), and reference checks (21 points), for a total of 1,021 evaluation points. Statements of Qualifications must be submitted electronically through the City's Procurement Portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/phoenix by 12:00 pm Phoenix time on Friday, May 15, 2026, with a maximum submission limit of 12 pages in PDF format with 10-point minimum font size. A pre-submittal meeting is scheduled for 1:00 pm on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 200 W. Washington Street, Floor 8 East Conference Room, or via Microsoft Teams, and selection notification is expected in June 2026 with a scope meeting anticipated in early July 2026.

The RFQ does not indicate specific set-asides or restrictions limiting responses to particular organization types, though Small Business Enterprise (SBE) subcontractors and suppliers will be identified and tracked as part of the subcontracting process if a design-build approach is utilized. No incumbent vendor information is disclosed in the available documentation, and prior City of Phoenix project experience is not required for consideration. Reference checks are a required evaluation component, with consultants required to submit up to three reference evaluations from agencies or entities for which they have recently provided similar services, submitted directly to soq.referencechecks@phoenix.gov by the May 15, 2026 deadline; failure to submit references will negatively impact proposal evaluation. Each reference check is scored on a 7-point scale across seven performance categories including business relationship quality, team consistency, problem-solving proactivity, schedule and budget compliance, quality of work, innovation and efficiency recommendations, and willingness to contract again. No specific award value, budget range, or pricing information is disclosed in the available documentation for this qualifications-based selection procurement.