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Through this Request for Qualifications (RFQ), the City of Durham (City), Department of Water Management
(DWM) is soliciting Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from interested and qualified progressive design-build
(DB) teams for the City’s PFAS Treatment and Electrical Upgrades Project at Brown Water Treatment Plant
(WTP) and Williams WTP.
Scope of the project will include, but will not necessarily be limited to:
• PFAS Treatment at Brown WTP – The PFAS treatment scope upgrades include design and construction of
a new Powdered Activated Carbon treatment system at the Brown WTP.
• Electrical Upgrades - The upgrades scope for this project will also include various electrical panels,
lighting panels, transformers, MCC’s, switchboards, VFD additions, a pump starter, and motorized
actuators at both Brown WTP and Williams WTP. The list of items to be included for replacement is
further detailed in the reference documents.
• Liquid Ammonia Storage upgrades - The scope will also include Liquid Ammonia Storage (LAS) tank
improvements at Brown and Williams WTPs, including adding a second 8,000-gallon LAS tank at Brown
WTP and replacing the existing 8,000-gallon LAS tank at Williams WTP.
For more information about this advertisement, or to request a copy of the Request for Qualifications, please
contact Owner’s Advisor Jeff Adkins at HDR by phone at 919.232.6639 or by e-mail at jeff.adkins@hdrinc.com.
Candidates that are interested in submitting a SOQ are strongly encouraged to attend a pre-submittal
conference on November 20, 2025, at 10:00 AM via Teams. To register to join, or if other assistance is required,
please contact Jeff Adkins, Owner’s Advisor, at Jeff.Adkins@hdrinc.com. Attendees should be familiar with this
RFQ. The meeting will include an overview of the project, a review of RFQ submittal requirements, and
EBOP/UBE requirements.
SOQs delivered no later than 2:00 PM on December 18, 2025, will be considered. Address the sealed envelope
as follows:
CITY OF DURHAM PFAS AND ELECTRICAL UPGRADES DESIGN-BUILD
Attn: C. Jeff Adkins, PE
Owner’s Advisor HDR
555 Fayetteville Street, Suite 900
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601
The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals in the best interest of the City.