6. #26-1017 - Request for Qualifications - Engineering Services for...

Location:	North Carolina
Posted:	May 15, 2026
Due:	Jun 3, 2026
Agency:	Catawba County
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	C - Architect and Engineering Services - Construction S - Utilities and Training Services
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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

ENGINEERING SERVICES

RFQ NO. 26-1017

Date of Issue: May 15, 2026

Qualifications Statement Due Date: June 3, 2026

Time: 4:00 PM ET

Issued for:

Catawba County Utilities & Engineering

Solid Waste Division

25 Government Drive Newton,

North Carolina 28658

(828) 465-8261

Issued by:

Catawba County Purchasing Manager

25 Government Drive Newton,

North Carolina 28658

(828) 465-8224

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INTRODUCTION

Catawba County (hereinafter “County”) is soliciting the submittal of qualification statements from

experienced Engineering Consulting Firms (hereinafter “Firm”) interested in providing services

for Solid Waste Air Compliance, at the Blackburn Resource Recovery Facility and the closed

Bethany Church Road Landfill. The major activities that make up in the scope of services

include, but are not limited to, monitoring, sampling, testing, reporting, permitting, and tracking

the permit processes. Eligible firms must have the ability to conduct all activities germane to

Solid Waste Air Quality Compliance including conducting Surface Methane Sweeps. Currently,

the County performs the Surface Methane Sweeps data collection in-house and provide that data

to the firm for reporting, however due to a recent partnership that task could change.

Catawba County reserves the right to reject any and all submittals. This submittal request is

neither a contractual offer nor a commitment to purchase services. The County assumes no

contractual obligation as a result of the issuance of this request, the preparation or submission of a

qualifications statement by a Firm, the evaluation of statements or final selection.

PURPOSE

This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is being issued by the County for the purpose of soliciting

Statements of Qualifications from Engineering Consulting firms for providing services including all

aspects of data collection, analysis, organization, reporting and permitting in Solid Waste Air Quality

Compliance at the Blackburn Resource Recovery Facility and the closed Bethany Church Road

Landfill for an initial term of three (3) years with the option to renew up to two (2) additional

one (1) year terms, based on performance. Firms must show recent (last 5 years) and relevant

experience in solid waste air quality compliance in North Carolina closed or active subtitle

D landfills, Title V permitting, and provide an impeccable record of satisfactory permitting

compliance.

RFQ SCHEDULE

The table below shows the intended schedule for this RFQ. Catawba County will make every

effort to adhere to this schedule.

Event

Issue RFQ

Submitted Written Questions

Provide Responses to Questions

Submit Proposals

Contract Award

Contract Effective Date

Responsibility

County

Firms

County

Firms

County

Date and Time

May 15, 2026

May 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

May 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

June 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET

TBA

Upon execution

The qualifications statement shall be submitted no later than 4:00 PM on June 3, 2026. No

submittals will be accepted after the deadline.

Once the submittals have been reviewed, the County reserves the right to shortlist Firm(s) and

request that the Firm(s) conduct a presentation and be interviewed by the selection committee.

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RFQ QUESTIONS

Written questions shall be emailed to eduncan@catawbacountync.gov by the date and time

specified above. Firms should enter “RFQ # 26-1017– Questions” as the subject for the email.

Questions received prior to the submission deadline date, the County’s response, and any additional

terms deemed necessary by the County will be posted in the form of an addendum to the Catawba

County website, https://www.catawbacountync.gov/county- services/purchasing/bid- notices/

and shall become an Addendum to this RFQ. No information, instruction or advice provided

orally or informally by any County personnel, whether made in response to a question or

otherwise in connection with this RFQ, shall be considered authoritative or binding. Firms

shall rely only on written material contained in an Addendum to this RFQ.

SUBMISSION OF QUALIFICATIONS

The qualifications statement must be submitted with one (1) original, one (1) copy and one (1)

electronic copy on flash drive. When responding to this RFQ, please follow all instructions

carefully. Please submit proposal contents according to the outline specified. Failure to follow

these instructions may be considered a non-responsive submission and may result in immediate

elimination from further consideration. The qualifications statement should be sent to the

address indicated in the table below.

Mailing address for delivery of

proposal via US Postal Service

RFQ Number: RFQ 26-1017

Catawba County Government Center

Attn: Purchasing Department

Post Office Box 389

Newton, North Carolina 28658

Office Address of delivery by any

other method (hand delivery,

overnight, or any other carrier)

RFQ Number: RFQ 26-1017

Catawba County Government Center

Attn: Purchasing Department

25 Government Drive

Newton, North Carolina 28658

IMPORTANT NOTE: All qualifications shall be physically delivered to the office address listed

above on or before the submission deadline in order to be considered timely, regardless of

the method of delivery. This is an absolute requirement. All risk of late arrival due to

unanticipated delay—whether delivered by U.S. Postal Service, courier or other delivery service is

entirely on the Firm(s). It is the sole responsibility of the Firm to have the qualifications

physically in this Office by the specified time and date of opening.

BACKGROUND

Blackburn Resource Recovery Facility

The Facility site is 567.95 acres and is located approximately 6 miles south of Hickory, along

Rocky Ford Road. The Facility has an approved Permit 1803-MSLF-1997, from the North Carolina

Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ), Division of Solid Waste Management.

Additionally, the Landfill operates under Title V Air Quality Permit No. 08533T13 issued by the

NCDEQ. The Facility is owned and operated by Catawba County, North Carolina and consists of

four landfill areas, including a closed, unlined landfill that predated Subtitle D regulations,

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designated as Unit 1; the Subtitle D Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfills, designated as MSW

Unit 2 and MSW Unit 3 Phase 1 and 2; Two (2) closed Construction and Demolition (C&D)

Landfill, designated C&D Unit 1 and C&D Landfill Unit 2. In addition, the County operates a

Treatment and Processing Area onsite that grinds green and dry wood, leaves and grass, and

manages tires and white goods. Both pre and post Subtitle D MSW Landfill Units

1, 2, and 3 have an active LFG conditioning and collection system that currently provides LFG to

a Renewal Natural Gas facility operated by a third-party company and/or to a flare. The third-party

company operates the RNG Plant under a Synthetic Minor permit #10764R00 for the following

emission sources Natural gas-fired thermal oxidizer and candlestick flare. They are also

responsible for the methane gas wellfield operations.

Bethany Church Road Landfill

The Bethany Church Road (Newton) Landfill site is approximately 163.99 acres of which

approximately 67.3 acres is Pre-Subtitle D Landfill that closed in 1990 and has an approved Permit

1801-MSWLF-1973, from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ),

Division of Solid Waste Management. The site is located approximately 2.5 miles southeast of

Newton, along Bethany Church Road. The Facility is owned and managed by Catawba County.

The landfill has an active landfill gas collection system that provides LFG to a flare.

SCOPE OF SERVICES

The Firm shall provide professional consulting services to assist with data collection and

analysis, reporting, renewing and/or modifying permits, attaining required state certifications, and

submitting all required Air Quality specific paperwork to maintain and comply with current and

future Solid Waste and Air Quality permits.

CONTENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS STATEMENT

Respondents must carefully read the information in this “Contents of Qualifications Statement”

section and submit a complete Qualifications Statement responding to each request for information.

Incomplete Qualifications Statements will be considered non-responsive and are subject to

rejection.

Qualifications shall be submitted on 8-1/2 x 11 paper, side bound with Table of Contents and

reference tabs for key sections. Please limit proposals to no more than 40 pages.

The qualification statement must be submitted with one (1) original, one (1) copy and one (1)

electronic copy on flash drive.

Qualification Statement must include all the following information:

1. Introduction – Letter of Transmittal

• Summarize in a brief and concise manner the Firm’s understanding of the scope of work

and make a positive commitment to perform the work in a professional and timely manner.

2. Qualifications of Firm

Please provide:

• General work plan that demonstrates the consultant’s complete understanding of the scope of

work.

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• Company’s recent (last 5 years) relevant experience in air quality compliance in North

Carolina closed or active pre and post subtitle D landfills, and Title V permitting.

• Previous project success for projects of same or similar scope as this project.

• Include any history of Air Quality NOD’s, NOV’s, or Consent Orders issued by local state

or federal regulators on previous projects.

• Overall qualifications of Project Managers and key personnel.

• Overall experience with:

o Developing written technical reports

o Solid Waste Air Quality regulations

o Municipal solid waste landfill design, operations, and closure.

o Title V Air permitting, monitoring, and reporting.

o Landfill gas system design and operation.

• Provide a summary of any litigation, claim(s), or contract dispute(s) filed by or against the

Firm in the past five (5) years that are related to the services that the Firm provides in the

regular course of business. The summary shall state the nature of the litigation, claim, or

contract dispute; a brief description of the case; the outcome or projected outcome; and the

monetary amount involved. If no litigation claim(s) or contract dispute(s) have been filed

by or against the Firm in the past five (5) years, please state that. List any regulatory or

license agency sanctions. If no license sanctions against the Firm, please state that.

3. Project Management and Key Personnel

Please provide:

• Firm staff resumes that show experience in North Carolina for staff assigned to this project.

• Statement of qualifications of the firm and its key personnel who will be assigned to work

with the County.

• List of personnel who will work on the project including their specific qualifications and

experience on projects of similar scope.

• List any professional training and experience, especially in relation to the type and

magnitude of work required for this particular scope ofservices.

• List any licenses or certifications related to the scope of work described in this Request for

Qualifications.

• Describe the Firm’s approach to and/or method of cost control and project scheduling.

• Current workload and percentage of availability of key personnel.

• Hourly billing rates charged by your Firm for each position type.

4. References – Past Performance and Existing Contracts

Please provide:

• List of previous and current clients for similar projects to this scope of work within the

past five (5) years. Include names and location of project, brief description and firm’s key

personnel’s involvement, name of project manager and telephone number, date and value

of project. In addition, please complete Attachment A: Reference Disclosure Form and

submit with qualifications.

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