RFQ - Land Surveying—Easements & Rights of Way & Other Sites as Needed

Location:	North Carolina
Posted:	Jan 8, 2026
Due:	Feb 5, 2026
Agency:	State Government of North Carolina
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	37 - Agricultural Machinery and Equipment
Solicitation No:	345-01-08-2026
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Request for Qualifications

Consulting Services

Land Surveying—Easements & Rights of Way & Other Sites as Needed

Cape Fear Public Utility Authority

Wilmington, North Carolina

January 8, 2026

GENERAL INFORMATION

Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA) requests statements of qualifications from firms

with licensed surveyors experienced in land surveying. Two firms will be selected from this

request for qualifications.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

Scope of work is expected to include:

From time to time, CFPUA needs various easements and rights of way and other CFPUA owned

property surveyed and staked. Work could include deed research, setting horizontal and vertical

control, field surveying, and field establishing boundaries and topography. Other related

services may be needed.

It is estimated that up to 350,000 square feet of easement and/or right of way will be included

with this contract.

Additional services for other CFPUA sites might be needed as well, such as establishing

boundaries for well sites and water tank sites.

The Term of the agreement shall be for two years upon execution of agreement or utilization of

contract amount, whichever occurs first. An extension to the agreement Term may be granted

within limits of the Executive Director authority as necessary to complete project work in

progress. It is anticipated that up to $50,000 shall be allocated per contract per year.

SUBMISSION OF QUALIFICATION STATEMENT/PROPOSAL

Firms are invited to submit a Qualifications Statement to the CFPUA by no later than 2:00 PM

on February 5, 2026. Qualifications received after this deadline will not be considered.

CFPUA will address questions regarding the RFQ until 2:00 PM on January 22, 2026.

Questions submitted after this deadline will not addressed. Questions concerning this

advertisement should be directed to Ben Guerrieri, Procurement Manager, Cape Fear Public

Utility Authority, at bids@cfpua.org.

SOQ’s shall be limited to fifteen (15)-pages or less, excluding cover page, tabs, resumes

and appendices.

Firms shall submit their statement of qualifications for consideration in .pdf format to

bids@cfpua.org. Maximum file size for .pdf submission is 25MB. A reply will be sent to the

email address submitting the statement of qualifications to confirm receipt. It is the

submitting firms’ responsibility to confirm that CFPUA has received statement of

qualifications via email. If email reply is not received from bids@cfpua.org, please call

910-332-6472 or 910-332-6651 before deadline for submission.

Submitted information shall comply with N.C.G.S. 143-64.31 through 64.34 (aka Mini

Brooks Act).

EVALUATION

Firms submitting Proposals to perform the Surveying Services will be evaluated based upon the

firm’s experience, proposed personnel experience, personnel knowledge and familiarity in

surveying in the typical scope of work as defined in the General and Description of Services

sections of this Request for Qualification, by demonstration with previous project experience and

references.

CFPUA projects are generally contained within New Hanover County, North Carolina. Firms

submitting Proposals shall demonstrate their experience, knowledge and familiarity in City of

Wilmington and North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) specifications and

requirements.

REQUIREMENTS

CFPUA will follow a qualifications-based selection process. Consultants must demonstrate their

level of competence and qualification with respect to the listed evaluation factors stated below

for the needed services.

Qualification Statement shall include:

1. Firm name, address, telephone number, fax number, email address, and contact person(s).

2. Year in which the firm was established and any former names under which the firm

operated.

3. Educational background and professional registrations of key consultant personnel.

4. Qualifications and experience of personnel who would be providing surveying services

for the project(s) by providing:

a. A list of surveying projects demonstrating experience/understanding of similar

work of the same complexity and magnitude

i. a summary of the work,

ii. the owner of the project, and

iii. the name, number and email of a reference for the project.

5. Individual within the firm’s organization who will have direct charge of the work,

6. The ability of the firm to work effectively with CFPUA staff.

7. Whether the firm has adequate knowledge of local conditions.

The following criteria will be deemed necessary for selection:

• The firm must meet the following insurance requirements. Workers Compensation

may be waived if firm has no employees.

• General Liability $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate. Authority must

be additional insured and endorsement required.

• Workers Compensation $500,000/$500,000/$500,000. Waiver of Subrogation

against the Authority and endorsement required.

• Auto Liability Insurance $1,000,000 per occurrence combined single limits

applicable to claims due to bodily injury and/or property damage. Authority must

be additional insured and endorsement required.

• Professional Liability not less than $2,000,000 per loss.

• Any firm wishing to be considered must be properly registered with the Office of the

Secretary of State.

NOTIFICATION

The selected firms will be notified by telephone and/or email.

The CFPUA reserves the right to reject any and all submissions.

This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

Solicitation Number:	345-01-08-2026
Project Title:	RFQ - Land Surveying—Easements & Rights of Way & Other Sites as Needed
Description:	Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA) requests statements of qualifications from firms with licensed surveyors experienced in land surveying.
Opening Date:	2/5/2026 2:00 PM
Posted Date:	1/9/2026
Status:	Open
Department:	CAPE FEAR PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY


Solicitation Number * 345-01-08-2026	Department CAPE FEAR PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY	Status Reason Open
Opening Date 2026-02-05T14:00:00.0000000	Posted Date * 2026-01-08T18:20:31.0000000Z	Commodity Code Professional engineering services
Mandatory Conference/Site Visit — —	Special Instructions No pre-submittal conference to be held	Solicitation Type * Select RFP IFB RFI
Owner Teresa McPherson
Description Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA) requests statements of qualifications from firms with licensed surveyors experienced in land surveying.

Attachments Surveying RFQ Easements 2026.pdf (222.47 KB)