2026 Water and Sewer Unspecified Engineering Services

Evaluation
Criteria

Points

Description

Response Format and Page Limits

Submission Reminders

Team Experience

and Qualifications

30 pts

1) Respondent shall provide an organizational chart identifying:

• All proposed key team members to include Respondent’s personnel, as well key Subconsultants who will work on the project

o Key team members should include, at a minimum, the Project Manager, Cost Estimator, Quality Assurance and Quality Control Reviewer, and all Design Team Leads.

• Percentage of time each key team member will be committed to the Project, as well as their role

One (1) page limit.

• Ensure Subconsultants identified match those listed on the Good Faith Effort Plan

• Ensure key personnel identified are included in the org chart

1) Provide resumes for the following key personnel only (including Subconsultants as necessary): Project Manager, Cost Estimator, Quality Assurance and Quality Control Reviewer, Design Team Leader(s). Resumes for Design Team Leader(s) are limited to no more than three (3) regardless of the number of Design Team Leads. The Project Manager’s resume should be included first. Team members’ resumes should include the following:

• Name, title, education

• Description of professional qualifications (to include licenses, certifications, and associations)

• Brief overview of professional experience

• Identify three (3) projects and provide a detailed description of capabilities and project experience and role in project relevant to the Scope of Services requested within this RFQ.

• List of all active projects the team member is currently assigned to for the duration of the Project, to include the phase and percentage of time allocated to each of the other projects.

Six (6)

page limit.

• Key personnel resumes should not include an exhaustive list of projects, but rather on select projects only that are relevant to the scope of services within this RFQ to include their role

1) Using the Subconsultant Table within the Evaluation Criteria form, describe your firm’s most relevant experience, as well as the Respondent’s Subconsultant’s role in performing work as it relates to the Scope of Services identified within this RFQ.

Use Table Provided.

No

additional narrative is required

• Use experience relevant and similar to the scope

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Similar Past Projects

and Performance

30 pts

1) Complete the Project Table provided within the Evaluation Criteria forms identifying five (5) relevant projects, two (2) sewer and three (3) water, of similar Scope of Services that that were completed within the past seven (7) years. A minimum of three (3) projects shall have been performed by the Respondent. Identify key personnel (identified in the Team Experience and Qualifications section), who are part of the proposed team, and their roles and responsibilities for at least three (3) of the five (5) projects.

• SAWS may take into account previous work performed by the Respondent on any project, including but not limited to SAWS’ projects, projects that the Respondent provides as references, and any other projects that SAWS has been a participant (i.e. City of San Antonio projects).

Use project table provided.

No

additional narrative is required.

• Similar projects are considered water/sewer main projects of similar scope, pipe diameter and contract value.

• A minimum of three (3) of the projects identified were performed by Respondent

• Ensure contact information for references is correct and up to date and has been verified

1) Using the table and space included within the Evaluation Criteria form, provide information for the five (5) projects submitted in section 1) of this criteria, as well as three (3) additional recent projects, as it relates to the accuracy of the Opinions of Probable Construction Cost (OPCC), comparing the 100% design phase estimate to approved construction awards.

Use table provided.

No

additional narrative is required

Project Understanding and

Approach

25 pts

1) Describe the team’s approach to complete the projects, to include managing risk between design related issues, coordination with other governmental/non-governmental agencies, coordination with stakeholders, obtaining approvals from permitting agencies, resolving constructability issues, as well as maintaining the schedule and overall project budget.

Narrative. Four (4) page limit

• Responses to this criteria should clearly demonstrate Respondent’s familiarity with the Scope of Services identified within this RFQ.

1) Identify Respondent’s team’s suggested alternative innovative approaches to accomplishing the scope of services identified within this RFQ that would result in an efficient, fast tracked project without compromise to quality. Include schedule risks and mitigation measures, schedule recovery approach and other issues relative to schedule maintenance on similar projects.

1) Describe Respondent’s Quality Control Plan (QCP) for this project. Include the following:

• Overview of the QCP process for this project, the independent technical review team and their roles

• Plan for how design issues will be identified, tracked and resolved.

• How the independent quality review team will confirm design documents will result in project that is biddable, constructible, operable, maintainable, permittable and cost effective.

• Respondent’s role compared to SAWS’ role

• Approach to becoming familiar with local construction practices and requirements, standard products and material costs, and the conditions (i.e., environmental, regulatory, etc.) influencing design and construction decisions for each project

• How the accuracy and completeness of independent cost estimates are derived for each of the design phase of the project.

QCP Narrative. Two (2) page limit

Small Business Opportunity Program (SBOP)

15 pts

Complete Exhibit B, the Good Faith Effort Plan, in its entirety. Self-performance and Sub-consulting may be used to achieve the aspirational Small Business Opportunities Program (SBOP) goal. SMWB-certified Proposers and/or Subconsultants must be certified by the South Central Texas Regional Certification Agency dba Supply SA. Eligible firms (including MBEs and WBEs) must be certified as a Small Business Enterprise (SBE), must perform a commercially useful function on the Project, and must have an established place of business in one of the following Texas counties in order to be counted for SBOP points: Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Travis, or Williamson. Please see the Good Faith Effort Plan for definitions of terms. All Proposers, whether SMWB-certified or not, may earn the maximum number of SBOP points.

Exhibit
B

• Ensure all Subconsultants listed on the organizational chart are also included on the GFEP

Experience Relevant to

Scope of Work

(I.E.: Trenchless technology, open cut pipeline installation, conducting preliminary archaeological and environmental reviews, etc.)

Project #1 Name:

Description. (Include Project Completion Date)

Key Personnel (to include personnel titles and specific project tasks).

Number of Change Orders (not requested by the Project Owner).

Construction Contract Value:

Project Owner Name:

Project Owner’s Current Phone Number:

Project Owner’s Current E-mail Address:

Project #2 Name:

Description. (Include Project Completion Date)

Key Personnel (to include personnel titles and specific project tasks).

Number of Change Orders (not requested by the Project Owner).

Construction Contract Value:

Project Owner Name:

Project Owner’s Current Phone Number:

Project Owner’s Current E-mail Address:

Project #3 Name:

Description. (Include Project Completion Date)

Key Personnel (to include personnel titles and specific project tasks).

Number of Change Orders (not requested by the Project Owner).

Construction Contract Value:

Project Owner Name:

Project Owner’s Current Phone Number:

Project Owner’s Current E-mail Address:

Project #4 Name:

Description. (Include Project Completion Date)

Key Personnel (to include personnel titles and specific project tasks).

Number of Change Orders (not requested by the Project Owner).

Construction Contract Value:

Project Owner Name:

Project Owner’s Current Phone Number:

Project Owner’s Current E-mail Address:

Project #5 Name:

Description. (Include Project Completion Date)

Key Personnel (to include personnel titles and specific project tasks).

Number of Change Orders (not requested by the Project Owner).

Construction Contract Value:

Project Owner Name:

Project Owner’s Current Phone Number:

Project Owner’s Current E-mail Address:

Project Name

100%

OPCC – Engineer’s Estimate

Low Responsive Bidder – Contract Award

Percent Difference between OPCC and Low Bid

Number of Bidders

Average of all other Bids

Const. Start Date

Const. Finish Date

Total Number Change Orders

Total Change Orders Cost

Change Orders as % of Contract Award

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