Portneuf River Oxbow Restoration Design

The City of Pocatello (City) invites interested parties to submit Proposals to assist with the City’s Portneuf River Oxbow Restoration Design. The project is a 60% design project to advance a habitat restoration project that improves watershed health, funded through a 3-year Planning and Project Design WaterSMART Grant received from the Bureau of Reclamation. The City is looking for firms with documented experience completing stream restoration projects.  The ideal Respondent will have experience culverting surface water under Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) tracks, assessing water rights for project implementation, capturing and managing sediment, and recharging groundwater in a complex aquifer.

The City, a municipal corporation located in Southeast, Idaho, is issuing this Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”) and anticipates selecting a firm that has experience working in a local government setting and with meeting Federal regulations. Only the firms responding to the RFQ will be considered. The City will evaluate responses to select a candidate to negotiate a contract. Once negotiated, the contract term will be valid for an 18-month period with mutually executable options to extend based on the grant term and availability of funding.

This solicitation is being conducted in accordance with the provisions of Idaho Code Title 67, Chapter 28 (Purchasing by Political Subdivisions), the City of Pocatello Purchasing Policies, and Code of Federal Regulations 2 CFR 200. Those provisions are hereby incorporated by reference into this RFQ. All contracts must be strictly awarded in accordance with the requirements of the RFQ. Section 3, disadvantaged business enterprises, minority owned businesses, and women owned businesses are especially encouraged to apply. If it becomes necessary to revise any part of this RFQ or otherwise provide additional information, an addendum will be issued to all prospective Respondents who received copies of the original request.