24-D-00020 Citywide Watershed Master Planning Program

The City of Tampa seeks Professional Engineering services for the implementation of a citywide watershed master planning program.The City of Tampa completed the Stormwater Program Basin Gap Analysis in June of 2023. A link to that report is attached to this solicitation. It is the City’s intent to move forward with the report recommendations to update existing basin studies and fill in the necessary gaps in the program citywide.Tasks include, but are not limited to, Hydrologic & Hydraulic (H&H) modeling of stormwater basins within the City limits and associated Geographic Information Systems (GIS) work. Duties shall include, but are not limited to, creating new models for previously unstudied basins, creating limited detailed models at the City’s discretion for basins free of significant flooding threats, and updating and converting existing models to the latest ICPR4 modeling software program, as directed by the City.Tasks will also include identifying future Capital Improvement Projects deemed viable for potential future bond issuance and completing constructability/feasibility analyses for those projects. The final product shall address all necessary elements of Activity 452.b. Watershed Master Plan as identified in the Community Rating System (CRS) Coordinator’s Manual as the City seeks to improve its current Class 5 rating.Given the size of the program, the City may select multiple firms for the delivery of its objectives and products stated herewith. Firms with experience in providing similar basin studies are preferred. The City, under its own discretion, may designate one of the firms to serve as an Owner’s Representative overseeing the coordination, scheduling, and production of the studies, while also directing some of the work on an as-needed basis.The contract work is expected to be performed over an eighteen-month (18 month) period with a total program budget of $5 million, funded by the Stormwater Engineering Division. The selected firm(s) will obtain and implement as necessary Geotechnical investigations, surveying, Subsurface Utility Engineering, H&H analysis, and other related services as needed for final acceptance by the City. Study data and any additional material may be found at and at: www.tampagov.net/contract-administration/programs/architectural-engineering-construction-and-related-rfqs Questions may be directed to Jim Greiner, P.E., Contract Administration, City of Tampa, +1 (555) 000-0000, or E-Mail contact@example.gov A pre-submission conference will be conducted at 3 PM March 11, 2024, in the City Council Chambers, third floor Old City Hall, 315 E. Kennedy Blvd. Tampa, FL 33602. Attendance is not required. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, persons with disabilities needing a reasonable accommodation to participate in this public hearing or meeting should contact the City of Tampa’s ADA Coordinator at least 48 hours prior to the proceeding. The ADA Coordinator may be contacted via phone at +1 (555) 000-0000, email at contact@example.gov, or by submitting an ADA - Accommodations Request form available online at tampagov.net/ADARequest. Firms desiring to provide these services to the City must submit a single electronic file in searchable PDF format, Smaller than 10MB, that includes the attached RFQ Transmittal Memorandum completed as appropriate, a Letter of Interest addressed to Brad L, Baird, P.E., Chairman, and referring to this RFQ by number, together with a Statement of Qualifications and any supplemental material allowing evaluation for further consideration (short-listing) based upon the following criteria/point system: Successful Comparable Project Experience, (20 pts); Successful public relations experience, (10pts); Successful Comparable Urban Stormwater Project Experience, (35pts); Workload and Availability (5 pts); Past Performance/Low amount of City Work (5 pts); Standard Form 330 (5 pts)(Submit any confidential financial info in a separate PDF.); “Ban-The-Box”(5pts); Planned WMBE/SLBE Solicitation & Utilization, Form MBD 10 & 20 (20 pts). The PDF file must be E-Mailed to contact@example.gov BEFORE 2 P.M., April 4, 2024. As a courtesy, the City will endeavor to provide an email acknowledgement usually sent within a few days after submission receipt (submissions received on the day of the deadline may not be acknowledged before the deadline or at all). It is Firm’s responsibility to confirm its submission (PDF file) has been received.