A PDF of the RFQ can be found under "Documents" 25-403REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONSPRODUCTION ENGINEERING SERVICESPUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 of PEND OREILLE COUNTY Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County (the District), is issuing a Request for Qualification (RFQ) for a consultant or firm to provide production engineering services.Purpose & Scope Selected consultant or firm will provide production engineering services as directed by the District. Scope of services to include, but not be limited to the following: The consultant will provide engineering services for task order requests as related to the District’s production facilities. Requests for electrical and mechanical troubleshooting, engineering analysis, hydraulics, oil, fluids, mechanical and electrical improvement, and all other aspects of a hydroelectric plant and related work.Additional tasks may be assigned for production system design and additional on-site training in the future. Respondents must be professionally licensed in the State of Washington. Required QualificationsThe consulting company must have been in business for more than ten (10) years.The consulting company must have at least one (1) senior engineer on staff (not a subconsultant) with strong background in hydroelectric power plants. Preferred engineering disciplines for engineering staff are electrical and electronics engineers, mechanical engineers, and hydroelectric engineers.The senior engineer shall be licensed as a Professional Engineer in Washington State and shall stamp all engineering drawings and documents for the project. Experience with hydroelectric power as evidenced by at least three (3) project summaries.Experience in developing design and construction drawings.Experience in developing procurement specifications.Experience with hydroelectric machine design and set up.Experience with adapting and modifying unique and obsolete equipment. Experience with electrical and electronic troubleshooting. Experience with analyzing machine performance and losses.Experience with hydraulic and governor systems used in power plants.Experience with programming and troubleshooting protective relaying equipment used on hydroelectric generators, generator step-up-units, and generation substations.Experience with equipment controls, especially Programable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA).Experience with industrial forensic investigative practices.Experience with standard plant safety practices including Lock-Out/Tag-Out. Statement of Qualification (SOQ) Requirementa minimum, the consultant’s response must include the following:Provide an introduction of the consulting company and senior engineering services the consultant provides. Include information on office locations and number of engineers on staff. Include a brief history of the company including years in business.Provide résumés for at least one (1) engineer meeting the Required Qualifications documented above. Identify the offices where these engineers are located.Provide résumés of additional key support personnel and office locations.Provide project summaries and references for three (3) hydroelectric power utility projects or standards completed in the last three (3) years. Project summaries must list the year of each project, a relevant and brief description, and the approximate consultant dollar cost. References must include a customer contact name, title, email, and phone number.Provide additional information as necessary to show the Required Qualifications can be provided by the consultant.Identify consultant’s availability or scheduled workload to be available for this project. Provide a description of the company’s quality assurance/quality control plan. Pricing/rates are to be excludedfrom the RFQ, as this is a qualifications-based selection process that does not look at pricing/rates. Insurance RequirementsThe respondent to whom this is awarded to shall maintain at its own expense, and provide copies to the District upon demand the following insurance policies, with the District named as an additional insured:Commercial General Liability Insurance on an occurrence basis with single limit of not less than $1,000,000 and $2,000,000 annual aggregate; andProfessional Liability Insurance on an occurrence basis with single limit of not less than $1,000,000 and $2,000,000 annual aggregate; andAutomobile liability insurance on an occurrence basis of not less than $1,000,000 combined single limit or equivalent for both injury and property damages as a result of any one occurrence, including coverage for owned, hired, and non-owned automobiles. RFQ SubmittalsQualifications must be submitted using ProcureWare, the Districts online contracting portal, at popud.procureware.com no later than September 24, 2025 at 2:00pm PST. Submittals received after the above date and time for any reason will not be considered. Questions related to this RFQ must be submitted by way of ProcureWare no later than September 18, 2025 at 2:00pm PST. Responses to these questions will be made available to all registered respondents via ProcureWare. Evaluation of the RFQThe District will evaluate each submittal for completeness to the RFQ. Submittals that do not meet the minimum requirements will not be considered. The District reserves the right to reject all submittals and modify or withdraw the RFQ. The District will award the contract to the most qualified respondent based upon the factors identified below. The District will engage the respondent with the highest scoring response to discuss a service agreement. Should the District fail to secure an agreement with the selected entity, the District may elect to pursue an agreement with the next highest scoring entity. Respondents will be evaluated based on the following:Length of experience working with hydroelectric utilities.Qualifications of the individual(s) to be assigned to the project.Demonstrated knowledge of Pend Oreille Hydroelectric projects. Expertise in performing similar projects.References/Past ProjectsAvailability for this project/meeting the timelineQuality assurance/quality control plan. The District reserves the right to cancel this RFQ at any time, or issue amendments or corrections. The District reserves the right to award this contract, or to not award this contract. Women’s, minority, and small business enterprises are encouraged to apply. The District is an equal opportunity employer.
