Wilson Park Creek Preliminary Engineering and Wilson Park Planning Services

The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (District) is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit proposals from qualified consulting firms who have experience with flood management, stream restoration, bridge/culvert design, floodplain permitting, green infrastructure, landscape architecture, public space design, stakeholder and public outreach, and park planning for Wilson Park Creek Preliminary Engineering and Wilson Park Planning Services.

The District is requesting professional services of a Consultant to perform preliminary engineering for all other recommendations for the WPC watershed outside of the WPC Reach 3 project.

To ensure that the flood storage is designed in a way that supports the objectives of the County Parks, the community, and the District's flood management, the District and County Parks are partnering to develop a comprehensive plan for Wilson Park, which is included within this RFP scope.

The general scope of services for this contract includes the following major tasks and activities:

• A. PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Project work plan, schedule, and coordination. Monthly status reports and progress meetings. QA/QC
• B. STAKEHOLDER AND PUBLIC OUTREACH: Provide assistance for a District-led stakeholder and public outreach efforts. Create artistic renderings of design concepts for outreach events.
• C. HYDROLOGIC AND HYDRAULIC ANALYSIS: Perform hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) modeling.
• D. GEOMORPHIC ASSESSMENT AND CHANNEL DESIGN PARAMETERS: Perform a reach-based fluvial geomorphic assessment of WPC. Identify ecological objectives for the proposed channel design. Define the channel design parameters.
• E. BRIDGE/CULVERT ASSESSMENT AND ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS: Review as-builts and past inspections/conditions assessments. Perform an alternatives analysis for the bridge and enclosed culvert recommendations along WPC.
• F. GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION: Conduct a preliminary geotechnical investigation for the entire project corridor with field work focused only on the proposed flood storage areas within Wilson Park.
• G. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS AND PERMITTING: Perform an Environmental Site Desktop Review, Archaeological/Historical Assessment, and Endangered Resources Review for entire project area. Assess and delineate wetlands and waterways for the entire project area. Prepare list of permits required for future construction.
• H. SURVEYING: Submit survey requests. Conduct a tree assessment survey.
• I. WILSON PARK PLANNING SERVICES: Perform a parking study and biological surveys within the park to develop baseline conditions and determine potential impact. Conduct park research and site analysis to inform the development of alternatives for the areas of Wilson Park impacted by the project. Identify green infrastructure (GI) opportunities in and around Wilson Park. Develop the Wilson Park Comprehensive Plan.
• J. PUBLIC SPACE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN: Facilitate a Public Space Design Workshop with District and stakeholders. Prepare public use and landscape concepts for select project areas outside of Wilson Park.
• K. PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING SERVICES: Consolidate the preferred alternatives selected into a full recommended design plan to advance through preliminary engineering design. Develop preliminary storm sewer plans showing potential modifications, relocations, and GI opportunities. Develop preliminary landscaping and vegetation restoration plan(s). Utilize Envision as a tool to perform a baseline project assessment and present results at a Sustainability Workshop to identify ways to enhance the sustainability of the project. Perform a project risk assessment. Prepare preliminary construction drawings and list of specifications.
• L. CONDITIONAL LETTER OF MAP REVISION: Create duplicate effective and corrected effective HEC-RAS models. Prepare a Conditional Letter of Map Revision (CLOMR) application package for all of the WPC watershed recommendations, including WPC Reach 3.
• M. PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT: Prepare draft, final draft, and final Preliminary Engineering Report that summarizes and documents all efforts completed in preceding tasks. Update construction cost estimate and prepare an annual operations and maintenance (O&M) cost estimate.

All proposals must be submitted electronically using the District's Euna Procurement portal. Late submissions will not be accepted. It is strongly recommended to start the upload process at least ONE HOUR before the submission deadline.

**Deadline for Receipt of Proposals:** December 16, 2026, at 10:00am CT.

The District's budget range for the Scope of Services outlined in Attachment A is **$2,500,000 to $3,400,000** (including all contingencies, allowances and estimated costs).

The District's standard contract is a Fixed Hourly Rate plus Expenses Not to Exceed Contract, except where the contract is for "on-call" services, if applicable.

The SBE participation goal for this contract (expressed as a percentage of the total contract dollar amount) is 20%.

Proposers should be prepared to provide proof of insurance coverage upon contract execution. The specific insurance requirements are detailed in the draft contract provided in Attachment E.

A site tour will not be conducted as part of this RFP process.

Anticipated Contract Completion: 190 weeks after NTP.