Quaker Hill-Hyde Park Interconnect-Water Main & Pump Station

The Dutchess County Water and Wastewater Authority [DCWWA], is soliciting a Request for Qualification Statement and Price Proposal [RFQ] from qualified professional engineering firms for professional design services for the Quaker Hills - Hyde Park Water Distribution Interconnection that will provide construction documents for the construction of:

• Water main(s) to interconnect the Hyde Park distribution System with the Quaker Hills distribution system
• New pump station to pump water from the Hyde Park system to the Quaker Hills system
• Minor pump station to pump water from within the Quaker Hill Water System to serve approximately thirteen (13) parcels along Guerney Drive (determined necessity during Design Phase).
• Retaining wall to support utility install and vehicular travel within a utility easement (determined necessity during Design Phase)

The installation of an at-grade finished water storage tank is anticipated during the project, but shall be procured separately from the water main, pump station and all other appurtenances.

The firm selected will produce construction documents; drawings and specifications that accurately depict the project described above and in reference documents.

The Dutchess County Water and Wastewater Authority [DCWWA/Owner] is procuring professional design services from qualified Consultants [Consultant] for the preparation of construction documents including investigation, modeling, design, regulatory approval, permits, bidding and design services during construction for the detailed scope described below.

The scope of design services as described in schedule "A" includes:

• Task 1 – Project Management
• Task 2 – Survey/Design/Permitting
• Task 3 – Bidding and Construction Procurement
• Task 4 – Design Services during Construction
• Task 5 –Commissioning/Start-up
• Task 6 – Additional Services and Reimbursable Expenses

Deliverables

Drafts for review: 2 hard copies and 1 PDF. Final: 3 hard copies, 1 PDF, 1 CAD (including external references, where applicable), and return Water GEMS model with updated hydraulic model.

The Consultant will develop construction documents for the purpose of bidding, with the approval/permitting of:

• New York State Department of Health
• New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
• New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation
• New York State Department of Transportation
• Dutchess County Department of Health
• Dutchess County Water and Wastewater Authority
• Town of Hyde Park
• Any other federal, state and local jurisdictions having authority for review and special inspections requirements

The Consultant's fee proposal shall include all direct and indirect labor costs, material costs, overhead, and profits. It is expected that the construction documents will comply with Wicks Law requirements.

The Consultant will prepare bid documents for single or multiple prime contractors bidding to include:

• General Construction contract
• Electrical Construction contract

The proposal shall be prepared in two separate parts, containing a minimum one hard copy and one electronic copy:

• Part 1 shall contain responses to Items 3.1 through 3.6 of Section 3.0 – Proposal Contents above. One original hard copy and one electronic copy of Part 1 shall be submitted.
• Part 2 shall contain the SEALED priced proposal as outlined in Item 3.8 of Section 3.0 – Proposal Contents above, separate from Part 1.

Proposals shall be received at the DCWWA's offices at 1 LaGrange Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 **no later than 4:00 PM** on due date referenced in Table 1, Schedule D. Proposals received after this time and date may not be accepted and may be rejected as non-responsive. Proposals received with unsealed price proposals will automatically be disqualified from the review of the RFQ.

Basis of evaluation

| Area of Review | % |
| --- | --- |
| 1 - Firm's Experience and management team | 25 |
| 2 - Project Staffing and experience | 25 |
| 3 - Proposed project plan | 25 |
| 4 - Previous Performance | 15 |
| 5 – Location | 5 |
| 6 - Workload of Firm with DCWWA | 5 |

The successful proposer will be required to execute an agreement with DCWWA for professional services within thirty (30) days. Proposer is advised to review the insurance requirements outlined in Article 10 of the standard service contract.