Request for Qualifications 26-008 Ridgeview Splashpad Site Work
| Location: | North Carolina |
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| Posted: | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Due: | Dec 19, 2025 |
| Agency: | City of Hickory |
| Type of Government: | State & Local |
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26-008 Ridgeview Splashpad Site Work
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The City of Hickory
Request for Qualifications
Public Utilities
Condition Assessment of Water
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Clearwells
Request Number: 26-007
CITY of HICKORY
Request for Qualifications
Project Title:
Request Number: 26-007
Condition Assessment of Water Treatment Facility 2MG and 1MG Clearwells
SECTIONS WTIHIN THIS REQUEST:
a. Notice and Contact Information
b. Request for Qualifications
c. Statement of Qualifications Content Requirements
d. Sample SOQ Evaluation Form
e. Special Terms and Conditions
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)
Notice is hereby given that the City of Hickory is conducting a qualification based selection
process to retain a proponent for professional engineering services for Condition Assessment of
Water Treatment Facility 2MG and 1MG Clearwells.
The City of Hickory invites interested firms/teams to submit a written Statement of Qualifications (SOQ)
relating to this solicitation. Proponents are invited to review the information and to submit their SOQ in
accordance with the criteria established within this RFQ. A Project Screening Committee will evaluate
firms’/teams’ qualifications and experience with similar projects. The City will rank the submittals and, if
required, create a short list of firms/teams to interview before selecting the best qualified firm/team. The
firms/teams determined to be best qualified through review of the submitted SOQs will be invited to
interview with a project committee and the firm/team being most qualified will be selected for negotiations
to complete the project. Should negotiations become unsuccessful, the second ranked firm/team will be
invited to enter negotiations.
Written questions regarding this RFQ must be received by Tuesday December 16, 2025, no later
than 12:00 PM. Email questions are acceptable but must contain the wording “Condition Assessment
of Water Treatment Facility 2MG and 1MG Clearwells RFQ Question” in the subject line. Questions
may then be responded to as an amendment to this document and posted to the solicitation within an
anticipated three (3) working days after questions deadline. Oral statements or instructions shall not
constitute an amendment to this RFQ.
A Non-Mandatory Site Visit will be held on Thursday December 11, 2025, at 10:00 AM at the Water
Treatment Facility located at 1560 Old Lenoir Rd. NW, Hickory, NC 28601.
All submittals must be received by the deadline specified herein. Any submittals received after the due
date and time specified will not be considered. The City of Hickory reserves the right to reject any or all
submittals, or to withhold awarding a contract for any reason it may determine, and to waive or not to
waive any informalities in any submittal. Contact with City Council or other influential individuals to
the selection process regarding this RFQ is expressly forbidden and shall be grounds for
immediate rejection from the process. All information regarding the content of the specific submittals
will remain confidential until sealed proposals are opened.
POINT OF CONTACT:
William Hamblin, Public Utilities Director
City of Hickory
1441 9th Ave NE
Hickory, NC 28601
Mail:
PO Box 398
Hickory, NC 28603
whamblin@hickorync.gov;
828-323-7427
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CITY of HICKORY
Request for Qualifications
Project Title:
Request Number: 26-007
Condition Assessment of Water Treatment Facility 2MG and 1MG Clearwells
Submittals must be received before the deadline and they may
be mailed to:
City of Hickory – Public Utilities
Post Office Box 398
Hickory, NC 28603
Attention: William Hamblin, Public Utilities Director
Or delivered to:
City of Hickory – Public Works
1441 9th Ave NE
Hickory, NC 28601
Attention: William Hamblin, Public Utilities Director
Submittal Deadline:
12:00 PM
Tuesday January 13,
2026
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)
I.
DEFINITIONS
A.
“The Owner” means officers or employees of the City of Hickory.
B.
“Proponent” means the person or firm/team responding.
C.
“Statement of Qualifications” or “SOQ” means the submission received from a Proponent
in response to this RFQ.
D.
“Request for Qualifications” or “RFQ” means the entire document, including all of the
documents and any addenda thereto issued before the RFQ closing time.
II.
BACKGROUND
Hickory Public Utilities Department owns and operates a 32 MGD conventional surface water
treatment facility with 4 on-site clearwells. The City of Hickory is evaluating options for structural
rehabilitation/repair of the existing 2MG and 1MG clearwells due to concrete deterioration.
III. SCOPE OF SERVICES
The City of Hickory Public Utilities Department is soliciting RFQ’s to perform a condition
assessment of the existing 2MG and 1MG clearwells and develop design documents for bidding
for structural rehabilitation/repairs including surface preparation and application of required
coatings.
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CITY of HICKORY
Request for Qualifications
Project Title:
Request Number: 26-007
Condition Assessment of Water Treatment Facility 2MG and 1MG Clearwells
IV. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
A.
No contact shall be made with Hickory City Council as this shall be grounds for dismissal
of RFQ submittal.
B.
All questions should be submitted in writing to the Point of Contact listed above.
C.
SOQs will be received prior to deadline in person at Public Works or by mail (information
at beginning of RFQ).
D.
SOQs submitted via fax or email are not acceptable and will not be considered.
E.
Proponents will be evaluated on experience and qualifications. Project fee related
information is not requested (excepting Section II, subsection D, paragraph 1) and will not
be used in the evaluation process. Receiving project fee related information will be
grounds for dismissal of the RFQ submittal.
F.
Clearly indicate on the envelope the name of the Proponent and the name of the Project
for which the SOQ is being submitted.
G.
Refer to the section SOQ Content Requirements for detailed instructions.
H.
There will not be a pre-proposal conference for this project.
I.
There will not be a public opening of the SOQs with Proponents present.
V.
COST OF SUBMISSION AND OWNERSHIP OF SOQ
A.
The City of Hickory is not responsible for any costs incurred by Proponents in preparing,
submitting, or presenting their SOQs.
B.
Except as otherwise provided in this RFQ, all SOQs become the property of the City
upon submission and will not be returned.
STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS CONTENT REQUIREMENTS
This section specifies in detail the form and minimum content requirements for information required to be
submitted in each SOQ. Proponents may, at their discretion, include additional information which they
consider relevant to ensure a full and proper evaluation, provided that the specified maximum allowable
number of pages is not exceeded.
I.
SUBMITTAL FORMAT
A.
Three (3) bound copies and a PDF provided on a flash drive is required of each
submittal. The material should be in sequence and related to the solicitation. The
sections of the submittal shall be tabbed to match SOQ and be clearly identifiable.
Failure to include all requested information will result in the proponent being non-
responsive and may result in the rejection of the proponent’s submittal.
B.
Cover letter expressing interest in the available project. It shall also identify a principal
and secondary individual as point of contact for any future correspondence and be a
maximum of two pages.
C.
Page size of the SOQ shall be 8 ½” x 11” with a minimum font size of 10. A maximum of
two (2) 11” x 17” pages will be allowed (one (1) page if double sided). Note: this will
count towards the page limit.
D.
No more than 10 pages single sided or 5 pages double sided. Note: divider tabs (if
used), Cover Letter and Table of Contents do not count towards the page limit and shall
not include pertinent information to be evaluated.
II.
SOQ CONTENT
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CITY of HICKORY
Request for Qualifications
Project Title:
Request Number: 26-007
Condition Assessment of Water Treatment Facility 2MG and 1MG Clearwells
Please provide the following in this order:
A.
Cover Letter/Letter of Interest (does not count toward page limit; two (2) page maximum)
1.
Principal and secondary contact for the project including mailing address, email,
phone numbers, and appropriate license numbers. At least one of these
individuals shall have the ability to negotiate Contract conditions for the
Proponent.
2.
Provide a statement of interest, including a narrative describing the firm’s unique
qualifications and answering the specific question “why should the City select
your firm/team for this project?”
B.
Table of Contents Page (does not count toward page limit)
C.
Firm Profile
1.
Provide general information about the Proponent, which needs not be specific to
this RFQ. Include history of the firm, years in business, office locations, number
of staff, types of services provided and specialist areas of expertise. Indicate
office location from which services will be provided. This includes any sub-
consultants.
2.
Statement that the Proponent is licensed to provide required professional
services in the State of North Carolina.
3.
Statement (confirmation) of current general liability insurance as required to
provide services.
D.
Experience and Qualifications of the Proposed Team
1.
Provide a minimum of three similar projects (completed within the last five years)
for which your team was responsible and which you consider to be a
demonstration of your team’s design ability, including project title, reference
(name, phone, email) location, design fees, engineers cost estimate, bid amount,
approximate construction cost, year completed, and members of proposed team
included with project and their role on it. Include information on how actual
project construction cost compared to engineers cost estimate. Provide a
narrative explaining any differences.
2.
Please provide a minimum of three (3) unique municipality references (should
references in item D (1) above be duplicated, may provide a reference without a
project).
3.
Submit qualifications on the team and explain why your team is especially well
qualified to perform the required services.
a.
Provide the experience of the proposed team on similar projects. Identify
type and location of similar work to illustrate work quality and the role of
each proposed team member. Show how the experience relates to the
categories outlined.
NOTE: Projects used as examples of similar work shall be clearly noted if the
work was done by individuals while employed by other firms. The only
projects which you may claim without attribution are those projects
actually produced by your firm/team. Improper or misleading credit for
projects, in our view, is an adverse reflection on a firm’s integrity and
may be grounds for rejection of those projects from your experience or
record or dismissal of the entire RFQ submittal.
E.
Experience and Qualifications of Proposed Team Members (this information will count
toward page limit).
1.
Provide an organizational chart demonstrating your team’s leadership, key team
members and any proposed sub-consultants along with project roles. Identify
projects, if any, where team in SOQ worked together on projects.
2.
Provide experience and qualifications of key team members via resumes, who
will be responsible for this project (with any critical sub-consultant). Include work
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