Upground Reservoirs R1 & R3

1.1 Scope: The City of Columbus, Department of Water and Power is receiving proposals until June 13, 2025, at 1:00 PM eastern time for professional engineering services of the Division of Water’s Upground Reservoirs R1 & R3 Engineering Services, C.I.P. No. 691504-100001 The purpose of this contract is to provide general engineering services for the design and construction of two new upground reservoirs, designated R1 and R3, along with associated raw water lines, potential improvements to the existing pump station and intake structure, other appurtenant project features necessary for the operation and maintenance of the facilities, also other work as may be necessary to complete the contract, in accordance with the drawings, technical specifications, special provisions, and City of Columbus Construction and Material specifications set forth in this Request For Proposals (RFP). The term of the contract will be from the date work is authorized to begin in the Notice To Proceed issued for this contract until the work has been completed and accepted by the City. All questions concerning this project are to be sent to contact@example.gov. The last day to submit questions will be June 4, 2025, phone calls will not be accepted. Responses will be posted on Bonfire at www.bonfire.com as an addendum. Notice of published addenda will be posted on the City’s Vendor Services web site. A pre-proposal meeting will not be held. 1.2 Classification: All Request For Proposal documents, except secure information, (Request For Proposal, technical specifications, plans, and future addenda) will be available for review and download on Bonfire at www.bonfire.com after the RFP is published. Secure information will be made available for viewing by appointment at the Division of Water, Water Supply Group - Technical Support Section, 910 Dublin Road, 2nd Floor. Given the secure nature of the documents, no copies or photography of these documents will be provided or permitted. To request an appointment to view secure information, offerors shall send an email to contact@example.gov and the City will provide a date and time for the appointment. The disclosure of this secure information is done in accordance with R.C. 149.433(D), which does not constitute public disclosure under the Ohio Public Records Act. Firms must meet the mandatory requirements stated in the RFP for a proposal to be considered for contract award. 1.3 Bid Express: If you do not have an account with Bonfire and you would like to review project information or submit a proposal, you will need to register for an account. Go to www.bonfire.com in order to sign up. 1.4 City of Columbus MBE/WBE Program: This project is subject to the requirements of the City’s MBE/WBE Program. The MBE/WBE goal assigned to this project is 15.0%. A certified MBE/WBE offeror's proposal may include a request for an incentive credit equal to five (5) percent of the offeror's final evaluation score to be applied to the MBE/WBE offeror's final score. The Office of Diversity and Inclusion shall review the request, and approve its application if the offeror is a certified MBE/WBE at the time the RFPs are due. The contract(s) will be awarded based upon the scoring rank of the remaining according to the evaluation criteria specified in the RFP. If an incentive credit were approved, it shall also be applied in this division.