Request for Qualifications for OPM for Home Farm Water Treatment Plant

TOWN OF SHREWSBURY

Request for Qualifications

for

Owner’s Project Manager (OPM)

Home Farm Water Treatment Plant

The Town of Shrewsbury, acting through its Town Manager, is seeking a qualified Owner’s Project Manager (OPM) for a drinking water treatment facility project that includes the construction of a 6.0 million gallon per day PFAS water treatment plant to be constructed at the site of the Town’s existing Home Farm Water Treatment Plant.

The Town previously assigned a Town employee as the OPM but that employee is no longer with the Town for reasons unrelated to this project. The Town has already procured the services of Tata & Howard engineers for Construction Administrative and Resident Project Representative Services.  The Town has contracted with R.H. White Construction Co., Inc. for the construction of the project with an anticipated start date in late Fall/early Winter 2025 and a completion date in June 2027.

The Town only seeks an OPM for the construction and post-construction phases and work shall begin immediately. The OPM duties shall include, but are not limited to, review of the time schedule, review of change orders and payment requisitions prepared by the Design Engineer, attendance at meetings, providing general advice to the Town and assisting in project evaluation including, but not limited to, written evaluation of the performance of the contractors and subcontractors after project closeout.

Applicants must include a person who is registered by Massachusetts as an architect or professional engineer and who has at least five years of experience in the construction and supervision of construction of water treatment facilities, or a person, if not registered as an architect or professional engineer, who has at least seven years of experience in the construction and supervision of construction of water treatment facilities and buildings.

Fees will be negotiated with the successful applicant.

The Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Instructions shall be available online at https://shrewsburyma.gov/bids and also in the Town Manager’s Office at 100 Maple Avenue in Shrewsbury (phone: 508-841-8508).

Sealed Qualification Proposals submitted in accordance with the RFQ Instructions will be received in the Office of the Town Manager, 100 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury, MA 01545 until 11:00 AM on November 24, 2025. Qualification Proposals must be sealed and marked “Town of Shrewsbury OPM-Home Farm Water Treatment Plant” with the Applicant’s name and address clearly noted.

TOWN OF SHREWSBURY

Kevin J. Mizikar

Town Manager