Engineering Services

Location:	Connecticut
Posted:	Jun 11, 2026
Due:	Jul 24, 2026
Agency:	Granby town
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	C - Architect and Engineering Services - Construction R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
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Bid Title:	Engineering Services
Category:	RFP/RFQ
Status:	Open

Description:

The Town of Granby requests proposals from State of Connecticut Licensed Professional Engineers to provide the following:

1) Engineering services in support of the planning, design, and construction of a replacement athletic/running track and adjacent baseball and softball fields at the high school/middle school complex

2) On-call Engineering services including, but not limited to, the construction of a year-round bathroom at Salmon Brook Park, the construction of pickleball courts at Salmon Brook Park, the assessment and administration of a sewer pump maintenance project, and other civil engineering tasks associated with a municipality and its capital infrastructure.

The term of the assignment will be five years of task-order, project work. The Town will have sole discretion as to which projects, if any, will be assigned to the Engineering firm.

Publication Date/Time:

6/11/2026 12:00 AM

Closing Date/Time:

7/24/2026 11:59 AM

Addendum Date/Time:

07/06/2026

Contact Person:

Mike Walsh, mwalsh@granby-ct.gov

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Town of Granby

15 North Granby Road

Granby, CT 06035

Request for Proposals

Professional Engineering Services

June 11, 2026

Proposals Due July 24, 2026

Prepared by:

Town of Granby

15 North Granby Road

Granby, CT 06035

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I. Intent and Description of Services Needed

The Town of Granby requests proposals from State of Connecticut Licensed Professional

Engineers to provide the following:

1) Engineering services in support of the planning, design, and construction of a replacement

athletic/running track and adjacent baseball and softball fields at the high school/middle

school complex

2) On-call Engineering services including, but not limited to, the construction of a year-round

bathroom at Salmon Brook Park, the construction of pickleball courts at Salmon Brook

Park, the assessment and administration of a sewer pump maintenance project, and other

civil engineering tasks associated with a municipality and its capital infrastructure.

The term of the assignment will be five years of task-order, project work. The Town will have sole

discretion as to which projects, if any, will be assigned to the Engineering firm.

II. Proposal Content

The proposal should include the following:

a. Name, address, phone number, and email address of the person submitting the proposal.

b. Narrative outlining the following:

a. List of personnel, with qualifications, that are proposed to conduct the work.

b. Description of relevant experience with similar projects which demonstrates the

ability to perform and complete the work described in ‘Description of Services

Needed’ above.

c. List of at least three (3) references related to similar projects. Please provide

names and telephone numbers of contact persons for each reference.

c. Identify what the respondent will expect the Town to supply, if anything.

d. The proposed fee schedule (see attached ‘Cost Proposal’ form in Appendix A for

completion).

e. Any information to allow the Town to apply the Proposal Evaluation Criteria below.

III. Evaluation

Proposal Evaluation Criteria shall include:

a. Relevant experience.

b. Demonstration of understanding of services to be provided.

c. Capacity to complete services in required timeframe.

d. Cost proposal.

The Town will evaluate and consider all responsive proposals received. It should be noted that the

contract resulting from this RFP will be awarded to the respondent whose proposal is determined

to be in the best interest of the Town. Therefore, the proposal offering the lowest cost may not

necessarily be the proposal that is selected for award.

IV. Process

All firms wishing to be considered for this appointment shall submit three (3) written responses

based on the requirements set forth in this RFP document. The RFP document is available on the

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Town’s website at www.granby-ct.gov under Bid Opportunities, RFP/RFQ (hereafter referred to

as the Town’s website). Proposals will be received until 12:00 PM July 24, 2026 in the Town

Manager’s Office, 15 North Granby Road, Granby CT 06035. All proposals must be clearly

marked on the outside of the envelope with: Professional Engineering Services RFP. An electronic

submission must also be provided, either on a flash drive and sent with the written responses or

sent via email to Mike Walsh, Town Manager, MWalsh@Granby-ct.gov.

Any addenda will be posted on the Town’s website by July 6, 2026. All respondents are

responsible for checking the Town’s website for the presence and content of all addenda.

Proposals received by the Town will be reviewed for completeness and clarity. They will be

evaluated in accordance with the Proposal Evaluation Criteria above and the firm(s) to be

interviewed, if any, will be determined. The Town may also wish to conduct a second interview

prior to making a final award. A decision on an award is anticipated within a month of receipt of

the proposals.

V. General Requirements

Reservation of Rights

The Town reserves the right to waive informalities or to reject any or all proposals when such

action is deemed to be in the best interests of the Town. The Town reserves the right to delete such

items as it deems necessary from these proposals. Respondents are directed to be certain that they

understand the terms and conditions as specified in this RFP. All exceptions of the respondent to

the terms and specifications of this RFP shall be made in writing and submitted in full with the

proposal. For all other terms and specifications, submission of a proposal constitutes acceptance

by the respondent. It will be expected that all remaining terms and conditions expressed herein are

acceptable and shall govern any resulting contract. The Town reserves the sole right to reject

proposals that contain exceptions which are unacceptable. In order to provide the requested

services to the Town, the respondent must be able to demonstrate the expertise and flexibility

necessary to successfully complete this work. Services shall only be provided after written

authorization is received from the Town. The Town reserves the right to utilize some, all or none

of the various services identified in this RFP. All services performed shall be completed to the

satisfaction of the Town Manager. The Town reserves the right to terminate any agreement upon

ten (10) calendar days’ written notice of failure by the respondent to provide service to the

satisfaction of the Town Manager. The Town shall not be responsible for any expenses incurred in

preparing and submitting a response to this Request for Proposals. The Town further reserves the

right to request information from individual respondents and to negotiate fees and/or other terms

and conditions.

Nondiscrimination

The firm shall agree and warrant that it will not discriminate of permit discrimination against any

person or group of persons on the grounds of sex, race, color, religion, age, marital status, ancestry,

national origin, past history of mental health disorder, mental disability, physical disability, or

other basis in any manner prohibited by the laws of the United States, the State of Connecticut, or

the Town of Granby.

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Insurance Requirements

The awarded Respondent shall be responsible for maintaining insurance coverage in force for the

duration of the contract of the kinds and amounts listed below, with an insurance company with an

AM Best Rating of A-,VIII or better, licensed to write such insurance in the State of Connecticut

and acceptable to the Town of Granby.

The insurer shall provide the Town of Granby with Certificates of Insurance, on a form acceptable

to the Town, signed by an authorized representative of the insurance company prior to the

commencement of performance of this contract describing the coverage and providing that the

insurer shall give the Town of Granby written notice of at least thirty (30) days in advance of any

termination, expiration, or any and all changes in coverage.

Such insurance or renewals or replacements thereof shall remain in force during the Respondent’s

responsibility under this contract.

The Respondent, at the Respondent’s own cost and expense, shall procure and maintain all

insurances required and shall include the Town of Granby as an Additional Insured on all such

insurance, except Workers’ Compensation coverage. The Certificate of Insurance shall evidence

all required insurances, including Additional Insured and Waivers of Subrogation. The

Respondent shall also provide its policy endorsement indicating the Town of Granby as an

additional insured.

1. Workers' Compensation Insurance. The awarded Respondent shall carry workers'

compensation insurance in accordance with the requirements of the laws of the State of

Connecticut, and employer's liability limits of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00)

coverage for each accident, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) coverage for each

employee by disease, Five Hundred Thousand ($500,000.00) policy limit coverage for disease.

2. Commercial General Liability. With respect to all operations which awarded respondent

performs, it shall carry Commercial General Liability insurance providing for a total limit of One

Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) coverage per occurrence for each site or project for all damages

arising out of bodily injury, personal injury, property damage, products/completed operations, and

contractual liability coverage for the indemnification obligations arising under this

Agreement. Each annual aggregate limit shall not be less than Three Million Dollars

($3,000,000.00). The limit may be provided through a combination of primary and umbrella/excess

liability policies acceptable to The Town of Granby. Blanket Contractual Liability for liability

assumed under this Agreement.

3. Automobile Liability. With respect to each owned, non-owned, or hired vehicles, the awarded

Respondent shall carry Automobile Liability insurance providing One Million Dollars

($1,000,000.00).

4. Excess Liability Coverage. With respect to the coverage provided by the awarded

Respondent for this Project, excess liability insurance will be provided in an amount not less than

One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per occurrence and annual aggregate basis.

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5. Professional Liability. One Million Dollars ($ 1,000,000.00) coverage per occurrence for each

site or project for all damages arising out of bodily injury, personal injury, and property damage.

6. Deductibles and Self-Insured Retentions: Any deductible or self-insured retention must be

declared to and approved by the Town of Granby. All deductibles or self-insured retentions are the

sole responsibility of the awarded Respondent to pay and/or to indemnify.

7. Errors and Omissions Insurance. The awarded Respondent shall provide and maintain Errors

and Omissions Insurance with minimum limits of $2,000,000 per occurrence/annual

aggregate. The policy shall not have a deductible greater than $50,000.00.

The Town of Granby shall be named as “Additional Insured.” Coverage is to be provided on a

primary, noncontributory basis. Waiver of subrogation in favor of the Town of Granby is required

on all applicable policies, including workers’ compensation. If any policy is written on a “Claims

Made” basis, the policy must be continually renewed for a minimum of two (2) years from the

completion date of the Contract. If the policy is replaced and/or the retroactive date is changed,

then the expiring policy must be endorsed to extend the reporting period for claims for the policy

in effect during the Contract for two (2) years from the completion date.

Defense, Hold Harmless and Indemnification

The successful proposer agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to defend, indemnify, and

hold harmless the Town, its employees, officers, officials, agents, volunteers and independent

contractors, including any of the foregoing sued as individuals (collectively, the “Town

Indemnified Parties”), from and against all proceedings, suits, actions, claims, damages, injuries,

awards, judgments, losses and expenses, including attorney’s fees, arising out of or relating,

directly or indirectly, to the successful proposer’s malfeasance, misconduct, negligence or failure

to meet its obligations under the RFP or the Contract. The successful proposer’s obligations under

this section shall not be limited in any way by any limitation on the amount or type of the successful

proposer’s insurance. Nothing in this section shall obligate the successful proposer to indemnify

the Town Indemnified Parties against liability for damage arising out of bodily injury to persons

or damage to property caused by or resulting from the sole negligence of the Town Indemnified

Parties. In any and all claims against the Town Indemnified Parties made or brought by any

employee of the successful proposer, or anyone directly or indirectly employed or contracted with

by the successful proposer, or anyone for whose acts or omissions the successful proposer is or

may be liable, the successful proposer’s obligations under this section shall not be limited by any

limitation on the amount and type of damages, compensation or benefits payable by the successful

proposer under workers’ compensation acts, disability benefit acts, or other employee benefits acts.

The successful proposer shall also be required to pay any and all attorney’s fees incurred by the

Town Indemnified Parties in enforcing any of the successful proposer’s obligations under this

section, which obligations shall survive the termination or expiration of this RFP and the Contract.

As a municipal agency of the State of Connecticut, the Town will NOT defend, indemnify, or hold

harmless the successful proposer.

These insurance requirements are not meant to be construed as a limitation of liability. The parties

agree that the amounts of insurance under this Agreement do not, in any way, limit the Respondent’s

liability to the Town of Granby by virtue of this promise to indemnify and hold the Town of Granby

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