Request for Prequalification for Stickney WTP Filter and SCADA Upgrades

Location:	Alabama
Posted:	Dec 15, 2025
Due:	Jan 16, 2026
Agency:	Mobile Water Service System(MAWSS)
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	70 - General Purpose Information Technology Equipment (including software).
Solicitation No:	10391316
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REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS &

LETTER OF INTEREST

FOR

PREQUALIFYING CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES

FOR

STICKNEY WATER TREATMENT PLANT (WTP) FILTER AND

SCADA UPGRADES

PROJECT NUMBER: 10391316

FOR

BOARD OF WATER AND SEWER COMMISSIONERS OF THE

CITY OF MOBILE, AL

D/B/A MAWSS

ATTN: Mr. Doug Cote

Director of Plant Operations

4725 Moffett Road, Suite A

Mobile, AL 36618-0249

HDR Project 10391316

Stickney WTP Filter and SCADA Upgrades

MAWSS

Contractor’s Prequalification Package

ADVERTISEMENT FOR PREQUALIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS

AND FOR BIDS FROM BIDDERS WHO ARE PREQUALIFIED

Prequalification Proposals (Letters of Interest (LOI) and Statements of Qualifications (SOQ)) from General

Contractors (Construction Service Firms) shall be submitted and will be received by the Board of Water and Sewer

Commissioners of the City of Mobile, Alabama (“Board”), at the Wesley A. James Operations Center, 4725 Moffett

Road, Suite A, Mobile, AL 36618-0249; UNTIL 2:00 PM, LOCAL TIME, January 16, 2026, for the following project:

Stickney Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Filter and SCADA Upgrades, Project No. 10391316 for consideration of

approval to bid this project. Prequalified Bidders will be notified in writing on or about January 28, 2026.

Preliminary Bid and Construction Documents will be made available for review on January 11, 2026, and final Bid

Documents will be issued to pre-qualified bidders upon notification of qualification.

Prospective Bidders may obtain the prequalification documents on the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners

of the City of Mobile’s website (www.mawss.com/bids/project-bids-announcements/ ) or by contacting Heath

Hardy at HDR Engineering (heath.hardy@hdrinc.com). Preliminary bid documents will be made available for review

on January 11, 2026, and a digital copy may be requested.

As one of the conditions of submitting a SOQ, it must be understood that knowledge and experience is extremely

important. Therefore, the construction firm will have to submit evidence and proof acceptable to the Board of their

ability, knowledge, experience, training of supervisory personnel and labor, and will be required to submit evidence

and proof that construction firm has performed work of a similar nature per the requirements of the

prequalification package.

Qualifications of any sub-contractor(s) that are anticipated to be used to obtain prequalification status are to be

included in the firm's statement of qualifications. Sub-contractors proposed for use, including qualification details

for the relevant work they are to perform, shall be provided with the SOQ packages.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive technical errors, and/or abandon this process if,

in their judgment, the best interests of the Owner will thereby be promoted.

All General contractors seeking prequalification status are required to submit the prequalification documents

enclosed and clearly marked on the outside of the package as follows: “CONFIDENTIAL – STATEMENT OF

QUALIFICATIONS – Stickney Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Filter and SCADA Upgrades,” Board of Water and

Sewer Commissioners of the City of Mobile, Alabama, 4725 Moffett Road, Suite A, Mobile, AL 36618-0249.

Sealed bid proposals will be received only from Prequalified General Contractor Bidders by the Board of Water and

Sewer Commissioners of the City of Mobile, Alabama (“Board”), at the Wesley A. James Operations Center, 4725 Moffett

Road, Suite A, Mobile, AL 36618-0249 until 12:00 p.m., Local Time, March 2, 2026, and then publicly opened and read at 1:00

P.M., for furnishing all labor, materials, and performing all work for the following project: Contract No.: 10391316, Project

Name: Stickney Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Filter and SCADA Upgrades.

Upon completion of prequalification process, Plans and Specifications may be inspected at the Board’s office at

4725 Moffett Road, Suite A, Mobile AL; or at the offices of HDR Engineering, Inc., 25 West Cedar Street, Suite 200,

Pensacola, FL 32502. Questions regarding the Contract Documents must be submitted electronically to HDR (via

Heath.Hardy@hdrinc.com) no later than February 20, 2026.

Copies of the Plans, Specifications, and other Contract Documents may be obtained from Consulting Engineer,

upon a non-refundable payment of $20.00 for digital plans or $150.00 for each printed set and provided a FedEx

account number is provided for the shipping charges. Bid documents will be mailed upon receipt of deposit. No

Contract Documents will be issued later than twenty-four (24) hours prior to bid submission time. Requests for

plan should be directed to Heath Hardy, heath.hardy@hdrinc.com; 850-429-8900.

HDR Project 10391316

Stickney WTP Filter and SCADA Upgrades

MAWSS

Contractor’s Prequalification Package

A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at the MAWSS Wesley A. James Operations Center Board Room, 4725

Moffett Road, Mobile, AL 36618 on February 11, 2026, at 9:00 A.M., Local Time, to discuss bidding and project

requirements. Prospective bidders and subcontractors should attend. Attendees representing the prospective

contractor must be an employee of the company with experience in bidding jobs.

The project is funded by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan

Program. The selected bidder shall comply with all conditions and requirements of the program as they pertain to

this Project, and must provide DBE documentation no later than 10 days after notice of selection.

Bids must be submitted on the standard forms included with the Contract Documents. The following contract bid

documents, Bid Proposal, Bid Bond, Subcontracting Plan, SSO and Unpermitted Discharge Prevention notification, and

Addendum Acknowledgment Form shall be printed on yellow color paper and tabbed. The Contractor shall be

responsible for preparing its bid package in accordance with this guideline.

Envelopes containing bids must be sealed and delivered to the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners of the City of

Mobile, Alabama, 4725A Moffett Road, Mobile, Alabama 36618-0249: “Bid for constructing Project No. 10391316,

Stickney Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Filter and SCADA Upgrade, to be opened at 1:00 p.m., Local Time, March 2,

2026”. The Bidder's Alabama State Contractor's License Number and discipline shall be on the envelope.

Bid guarantee in the form of certified check, bid bond, or Irrevocable Letter of Credit acceptable to the Board will be

required for at least 5% of the bid amount, not to exceed $10,000.

The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informality in bids received.

THIS INVITATION FOR BIDS IS CONDENSED FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES. ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION/REQUIREMENTS FOR BIDDERS CAN BE FOUND IN THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.

THE BOARD OF WATER AND SEWER COMMISSIONERS

OF THE CITY OF MOBILE, ALABAMA

HDR Project 10391316

Stickney WTP Filter and SCADA Upgrades

MAWSS

Contractor’s Prequalification Package

Project: Stickney WTP Filter and SCADA Upgrades

The bid process will follow this sequence:

1. Public Advertisement / Request for Qualifications

2. Preliminary Contract Documents Issued for Review

3. Review and Evaluate Qualification Submittal Packages

4. Contractor Prequalification Status Notification

5. Final Bid Documents Issued

6. Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference

7. Issuance of Addenda

8. Bid Opening

9. Bid Evaluation and Recommendation of Award

10. Owner Authorization of Award

11. Award Issuance

12. Contract Execution and Notice to Proceed

HDR Project 10391316

Stickney WTP Filter and SCADA Upgrades

MAWSS

Contractor’s Prequalification Package

SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS

SUBMITTAL INFORMATION

Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) packages from General Contractors shall be submitted and will be

received at the Wesley A. James Operations Center, 4725 Moffett Road, Suite A, Mobile, AL 36618-0249;

UNTIL 2:00 PM, LOCAL TIME, January 16, 2026. Preliminary Bid and Construction Documents will be

made available for review on January 11, 2026, and final Bid Documents will be issued to pre-qualified

bidders upon notification of qualification.

PURPOSE

This process is used by the Owner and Engineer to determine whether contractors are qualified, capable,

and adequately resourced to perform the work according to schedule and specifications.

Prospective Bidders are required to comply with these Requirements for Prequalification. Only prequalified

contractors the Owner deems to be qualified and capable of completing the Project on schedule in

conformance with the Contract Documents will be prequalified, and allowed to submit a bid on the project.

PREQUALIFICATION

Prequalification of Prospective Bidders/General Contractors will be determined by the application of a pre-

established pass/fail rating system based on the following information to be submitted by prospective

Bidders.

1. Statement of Financial Conditions

5. Completion of Work by Surety

2. Construction Experience

6. Bonding Capacity

3. Organization/Functions

7. Minimum Insurance Requirements

4. Licensing

8. Statement of Experience

Bidders/General Contractors will be deemed unqualified and excluded from submitting bids due to any of

the following:

1. Not having the correct license(s) (or inability to obtain the correct license(s)).

2. Had work completed by a surety within the last 5 years

3. Fail to meet bonding or insurance requirements

4. Inability to obtain minimum insurance requirements.

5. Having violations with the Department of Labor Standards Enforcement.

6. Lack of a qualified Project Manager and/or Field Superintendent experienced with similar projects.

7. Do not meet the project experience thresholds

The evaluation is solely for the purpose of determining which Bidders are deemed qualified for successful

performance of the type of work included in this project in a timely manner. This evaluation also identifies a

pre-qualified list of Bidders to which the Owner will accept formal Bids. The contract will be awarded to the

lowest responsible Bidder, who was pre-qualified for this Bid, submitting a responsive Bid for this work.

A committee consisting of members of Owner's staff and the Engineer will evaluate the completed

Questionnaires. The Engineer will make a recommendation to the Owner to the identification of qualified

Bidders in accordance with the following timetable. Written notification of qualified contractors will be sent

HDR Project 10391316

MAWSS

Stickney WTP Filter and SCADA Upgrades

Contractor’s Prequalification Package

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