Bailey Waters

Bailey Waters serves as a Senior Project Engineer with the City of Lawrence’s MSO - CMED, where they play a pivotal role in overseeing the technical evaluation and procurement of engineering services critical to the city’s infrastructure resilience. Responsible for translating capital improvement priorities into actionable contract requirements, Waters leads the acquisition process for transportation, stormwater, and sanitary sewer system upgrades, ensuring technical compliance and long-term operational reliability. Their work bridges engineering design with public procurement, making them a central figure in securing specialized expertise to modernize aging infrastructure while adhering to municipal standards and federal funding mandates. Waters collaborates closely with civil engineering firms, geotechnical consultants, and infrastructure design specialists to deliver complex public works projects. While no single contractor dominates their portfolio, they consistently engage firms with demonstrated experience in municipal infrastructure rehabilitation, hydraulic modeling, and ADA-compliant roadway design. Their working relationships are characterized by technical rigor and performance-based contract management, favoring vendors with proven track records in phased, multi-year infrastructure programs and subsurface utility engineering. Waters’ procurement activities reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of acquisitions conducted without set-aside designations. This approach prioritizes technical capability and value over socioeconomic classifications, aligning with the agency’s mission to secure the highest quality engineering services regardless of vendor size or certification status. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, qualified small firms are welcome to compete on an equal footing based on technical merit and past performance. The agency’s procurement focus is entirely centered on NAICS 541330—Engineering Services—encompassing civil, structural, and environmental engineering disciplines. Waters routinely procures services including pavement condition assessments, stormwater system design, sanitary sewer rehabilitation planning, hydraulic analysis, and construction observation. Their technical domain expertise lies in infrastructure lifecycle management, with deep familiarity in ASTM and AASHTO standards, GIS-based asset inventory systems, and federally compliant design-bid-build delivery methods.