REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
ENGINEERING SERVICES
CITY OF BELLMEAD
The City of Bellmead, Texas (City) is soliciting statements of qualifications (SOQ) for professional engineering services associated with proposed water infrastructure improvements and wastewater infrastructure improvements. The proposed project will include assistance in application preparation and documentation to Federal, State, and other possible funding sources.
Any contract or contracts awarded under this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) are expected to be funded by grants/loans from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and Clean Water State Revolving Fund. Neither the State of Texas nor any of its departments, agencies, or employees are or will be a party to this RFQ, or any resulting contract. This RFQ is issued in accordance with Section 2254 of the Texas Government Code (Professional Services Act) and Title 40 CFR Part 31 (Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments).
This procurement is subject to the Environmental Protection Agency s (EPA) fair share policy, which includes EPA-approved fair share goals for Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) & Women Business Enterprise (WBE) firms in the Construction, Supplies, Equipment, and Services procurement categories. EPA s policy requires that applicants and prime contractors make a good faith effort to award a fair share of contracts, subcontracts, and procurements to SMWBEs. Although EPA s policy does not mandate that the fair share goals be achieved, it does require applicants and prime contractors to demonstrate use of the six affirmative steps. The current fair share goals for the State of Texas are as follows:
MBE: CONSTRUCTION 24.5%; Non-Construction 24.05%; Total Combined 24.16%
WBE: CONSTRUCTION 11.34%; Non-Construction 19.36%; Total Combined 17.38%
Equal Opportunity in Employment - All qualified Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap, or national origin. Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President s Executive Order No. 11246, as amended by Executive Order 11375, and as supplemented in Department of Labor regulations 41 CFR Part 60. Small, minority, and women-owned business enterprises are encouraged to respond. The City of Bellmead is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and strives to attain the goals for Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u) as amended.
The RFQ is available from the City of Bellmead upon request, on DemandStar, or by picking up a copy at the address below during regular business hours. Three (3) copies of the SOQ Package should be submitted by 3:00 PM (Local Time), December 16, 2024 in a sealed envelope to the following address and clearly labeled accordingly:
CONFIDENTIAL: STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS ENCLOSED
ENGINEERING SERVICES
ATTENTION: KAREN EVANS, ACM
CITY OF BELLMEAD
3015 BELLMEAD DRIVE
BELLMEAD, TX. 76705
The City does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability in employment or provision of services, programs or activities. Small Minority and Women s Business Enterprises are encouraged to submit SOQs. The City is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For additional information or to receive the RFQ, please contact Karen Evans, Assistant City Manager, at (254)799-2436.
