Request for Qualifications - Professional Engineering Services

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES
For
The CITY OF MOAB's Infrastructure Facilities (Transportation, Culinary Water, Wastewater,
and Stormwater)
The City of Moab, a public entity of the State of Utah (the "City") is requesting a Statement of
Qualifications ("SOQ") from qualified professional engineering firms (the "Consultants")
licensed in the State of Utah for various engineering services related to the planning, design,
construction, and implementation of infrastructure improvements for the City.
The City intends to select up to four (4) Consultants that are determined by the City to be the
best able to provide the required engineering services based on the criteria specified herein and
to generally set forth the terms and conditions whereby the City will contract with the selected
Consultants.
Experienced persons and firms are invited to provide the information listed in this RFQ via
submittal on Bonfire (https://utah.bonfirehub.com) by 2 p.m. (M.S.T) October 28th, 2026.
A. Contract Term:
The contract term will begin upon award and is anticipated to end five years from execution of
the contract.
B. Background and Project Overview:
The selected Consultants may be asked to provide professional services in one or more of the
following categories:
A. Transportation Engineering

Transportation planning and modeling
Geometric roadway design and rehabilitation
Roadway improvements, bridges, and structures
Utility design and coordination
Drainage and stormwater management
Right-of-way acquisition
Signing and striping plans
Environmental documentation and permitting
Subsurface utility investigation
Signal and traffic calming design
Pavement management and analysis
B. Culinary Water Engineering
Water system planning and modeling
Distribution system design
Water rights analysis and documentation
Storage and treatment facility design and rehabilitation
Well and pump station design
Source protection and spring development
Hydraulic evaluations
SCADA system integration
C. Wastewater Engineering
Wastewater system planning and modeling
Collection system and outfall design
Lift station and metering station design
Wastewater treatment evaluation and design
Rehabilitation of existing infrastructure
Hydraulic analysis
D. Stormwater Engineering
Hydrologic and hydraulic modeling
Storm drain system design and rehabilitation
Detention/retention/infiltration facilities
Routing and floodplain studies
E. Miscellaneous Engineering Services
GIS services and mapping
Preparation of standard specifications and drawings
Capital facilities planning and master planning
Impact fee and rate studies
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Asset management systems
Funding administration and grant assistance
Development review and construction inspection
Surveying (boundary, topographic, right-of-way, annexation)
Aerial mapping and documentation
Parks and recreation planning and design
Trail and pedestrian bridge design
Structural engineering and evaluations
Public engagement and meeting facilitation
Permitting and regulatory compliance
Preliminary engineering and feasibility reports
Floodplain analysis and mapping
Construction Cost Estimates
The selected Consultants may retain the services of other professionals on a sub-consultant basis
as approved by the City. Consultants must provide information about every sub-consultant that
the Consultant proposes to use on the tasks outlined in the Scope of Services.
The City reserves the right to solicit other professional engineering services on a Request for
Proposals basis during the term of the selected Consultant's Consulting Services Agreement,
even if the services required are within the Scope of Services described above or are within the
scope of services described in the selected Consultant's Consulting Services Agreement.
For each project, the selected Consultant will work closely with City staff, potential
stakeholders, the City's other consultants, and/or other interested parties as determined by the
City. The selected Consultant will coordinate with the parties specified by the City for each
project.
C. Schedule (dates are approximate and additional Milestones may be added at a later time)
Milestone Date
Deadline for submitting questions October 9, 2026
Final responses to questions and RFQ October 16, 2026
addenda posted on Bonfire
Proposals due October 28, 2026
Proposal review by selection committee November 9 -13, 2026
and proposer interviews (if necessary)
Contractor Scope of Work, Fee Proposal, November 23 - December 7, 2026
and Contract Negotiation
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D. Qualifications:
The Consultants must possess engineering expertise and experience in the following areas:
master planning, capital facility planning, roadway design, culinary water design, wastewater
design, stormwater design, preparation of construction documents, construction administration,
community engagement, sustainability, and project management.
For each project, the selected Consultant will work closely with City staff, potential
stakeholders, the City's other consultants, and/or other interested parties as determined by the
City. The selected Proposer will coordinate with the parties specified by the City for each
project.
Please note that for each new project, the Consultant must provide the City a specific proposal,
scope of services, and cost estimate.
E. Proposal Requirements
Proposers are required to submit the following items as a complete proposal in 14 pages or
fewer:
a. Proposers must provide the following information in their proposal for evaluation
by the City:
i. Cover Letter: (1 page or less)
1. Brief introduction, interest in providing services, and key contact
information
ii. Firm Overview: (2 pages or fewer)
1. Name, address, telephone number, fax number, and email address
of the Proposer.
2. Number of Employees
3. Name, address and telephone number of the Proposer's
representative to contact regarding all contractual and technical
matters concerning the Proposal.
4. Number of years in business.
5. Areas of expertise.
6. Number of years of experience with providing the types of
services sought by this RFQ.
7. The level of technical experience in providing the types of
services sought by the RFQ.
iii. Key personnel and Team Qualifications (3 pages or fewer, not including
resumes)
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1. The Proposer shall provide resumes for all key personnel who
shall be involved in providing the services contemplated by this
RFQ.
a. Resume should include name, education, years of
experience, professional licensing, and employment history
particularly as it relates to the specifications of the RFQ.
b. This information shall indicate sufficient evidence that the
personnel have the qualifications and experience necessary
to perform the role of facilitator, and effectively utilize
group dynamic skills and techniques.
2. Provide a Project Organizational Chart describing each key
personnel's role/title as related to the proposal.
iv. Approach (4 pages or fewer)
1. Description of how the firm would provide on-call support, project
management, and coordination with City staff.
2. Describe any assumptions about data, resources, skills or time to
be required of the City of Moab for the project.
v. Past performance and References (2 pages or fewer)
1. Provide a detailed description of a minimum of three (3) projects
completed by the Proposer within the last five (5) years that
illustrate performance in providing goods and/or services similar
to the goods and/or services described in this RFQ and a contact
person and telephone number for each reference. Preference will
be given to respondents who have designed similar scale and type
of projects previously.
vi. Fee Schedule (2 pages or fewer)
1. Standard hourly billing rates by staff category.
vii. Evidence that the Consultant has professional liability insurance in the
form shown in Consulting Services Agreement (Exhibit "A"). (not part of
the page limit).
F. Evaluation Criteria:
The City shall use an evaluation committee to conduct a comprehensive, fair, and impartial
review and evaluation of the Proposer's Technical Proposal.
The evaluation committee (comprised of the City stakeholders) will fully evaluate and score all
Responsive Proposals submitted by Responsible Proposers in accordance with the table below.
The point values assigned to each section of the evaluation criteria are listed below.
a. Factors that will be considered by the selection team include the following:
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Criteria Points
Project Team & Qualifications 40
Experience & References 40
Project Manager 20
Total points 100
After evaluation of the proposals received in response to the RFQ, the City shall engage in
individual discussions and interviews with two or more Proposers deemed fully qualified,
responsible and suitable on the basis of initial responses, and with professional competence to
provide the required services. Repetitive informal interviews are permitted. Proposers shall be
encouraged to elaborate on their qualifications, performance data, and staff expertise relevant to
the proposed contract. Proposers may also propose alternate concepts or methodology. At the
conclusion of the informal interviews and on the basis of evaluation factors set forth above and
the information provided and developed in the selection process to this point, the City shall rank,
in the order of preference, the Proposers whose professional qualifications and proposed services
are deemed most meritorious. Negotiations shall then be conducted with the Proposer ranked
first. If a contract satisfactory and advantageous to the City can be negotiated at a fee considered
fair and reasonable, the award shall be made to that Proposer. Otherwise, negotiations with the
Proposer ranked first shall be formally terminated and negotiations conducted with the Proposer
ranked second, and so on, until such a contract can be negotiated at a fair and reasonable fee.
Should the City determine in writing and in its sole discretion that only one Proposer is fully
qualified, or that one offer is clearly more highly qualified and suitable than the others under
consideration, a contract may be negotiated and awarded to that Proposer.
The Consultant must submit proposals via Bonfire (https://utah.bonfirehub.com/). Any
submissions lacking one or more of the requested documents will be considered incomplete or
irregular.
G. Contract Award
A contract or contracts will be awarded to the Proposer whose proposal is determined to
be the most advantageous to the City. The City reserves the right to cancel the
solicitation and make no award.
H. Miscellaneous
Right To Reject Or Waive Irregularities
The Department reserves the right to reject any and all SOQ's and to waive any
informality or irregularity in any SOQ received, in the interests of the Department. The
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Department is not liable for any expense incurred by a Consultant in preparing for and
responding to this RFQ.
Cost Of Developing SOQ's
All costs related to the preparation of the SOQ and any related activities are the sole
responsibility of the Consultant. The Department assumes no liability for any costs
incurred throughout the entire selection process.
Public Information
Consultants are hereby advised that all SOQ's shall become property of the Department
at the time of submission. Information contained in the SOQ's submitted to the
Department will be available to the public upon inquiry immediately following the
execution of a Consulting Services Agreement between the Department and selected
Consultants.
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