On-Call Professional Services: Water, Wastewater and Utility Management

The City of Durham has issued a Notice of Intent to Award for solicitation 1903, seeking on-call professional services for water, wastewater, and utility management within North Carolina. This procurement, categorized under NAICS code 561320, is designed to establish a pool of qualified firms to provide engineering designs, studies, reports, and construction support on an as-needed basis through individual task orders. The City intends to award contracts to multiple firms, including AECOM Technical Services of North Carolina, Brown & Caldwell, CDM Smith, CJS Conveyance, CriTek Engineering Group, Dewberry Engineers, Fountainworks, Freese and Nichols, Hazen and Sawyer, HDR Engineering, Highfill Infrastructure Engineering, Kimley-Horn and Associates, McKim & Creed, Pennoni Associates, Schnabel Engineering South, and The Wooten Company. The selection process was based on determining the most advantageous proposal, suggesting a trade-off evaluation of technical merit and qualifications. While the notice was issued on September 12, 2024, with a response deadline of September 21, 2024, the City has instructed all intended awardees not to proceed with any work until formal contracts are issued. Additionally, the procurement is subject to a seven-business-day protest window in accordance with City Policy FP113. Specific contract values, periods of performance, and detailed technical specifications were not provided in the preliminary award notice.