RFQ - Water Supply Long Term Planning

Firms shall submit their statement of qualifications for consideration in .pdf format to
bids@cfpua.org. Maximum file size for .pdf submission is 25MB. A reply will be sent to the
email address submitting the statement of qualifications to confirm receipt. It is the
submitting firm's responsibility to confirm that CFPUA has received a statement of
qualifications via email. If email reply is not received from bids@cfpua.org, please call 910-
332-6472 or 910-332-6651 before the deadline for submission to confirm CFPUA has
received your package. It is the submitter's sole responsibility to meet the stipulated date
and hour deadline for submittals.
Submitted information shall comply with N.C.G.S. 143-64.31 through 64.34 (aka Mini
Brooks Act).
All SOQ's will be evaluated by a CFPUA selection team.
One firm will be selected from this request for qualifications.
Project Description
The consultant shall facilitate with staff and relevant stakeholders to develop a project
charter prior to developing a detailed draft workplan which identifies the inventory of
potential sources and a schedule completion the alternatives analysis, ranking and
recommendations deliverable.
The final deliverable shall be a comprehensive identification of ranked alternatives to meet
a cumulative future additional peak day demand of 50 MGD. In addition to the document,
the consultant will deliver GIS layers and Excel files for CFPUA staff to use as working tools
for future assessments and capital project development.
Schedule
The project charter meeting shall take place in September 2026, the draft workplan shall be
delivered November 2026, and the Final deliverables shall be submitted by September
2027.
Consultant Selection
CFPUA will follow a qualifications-based selection process. Consultants must demonstrate
their level of competence and qualification, and each sub-consultant's level of competence
and qualification, with respect to the listed evaluation factors for the services needed.
SOQ's will be evaluated based on the following three (3) considerations and the level of
importance for each consideration. The SOQ shall be formatted consistent with the
evaluation consideration. Criteria shown under each of the three (3) considerations are to
be addressed in the SOQ. Consultants may provide additional information as necessary.
1. Project Understanding & Approach (35%)
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2. Relevant Firm Experience (35%)
3. Overall Staff Experience Proposed for this Project (30%)
A more detailed scope of work and fee schedule will be negotiated with the best qualified
firm, and a fair and reasonable fee shall be established. The project budget cap is $300,000.
If negotiations are not successful with any selected firm, CFPUA will terminate negotiations
with that firm and initiate negotiations with the next best qualified firm.
Insurance Requirements
The following criteria will be deemed necessary for selection:
* The firm must meet the following insurance requirements. Workers Compensation
may be waived if firm has no employees.
* General Liability $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate. Authority must
be additional insured and endorsement required.
* Workers Compensation $500,000/$500,000/$500,000. Waiver of Subrogation
against the Authority and endorsement required.
* Auto Liability Insurance $1,000,000 per occurrence combined single limits
applicable to claims due to bodily injury and/or property damage. Authority must
be additional insured and endorsement required.
* Professional Liability not less than $2,000,000 per loss.
Any firm wishing to be considered must be properly registered with the Office of the
Secretary of State.
Notification
The selected firms will be notified by telephone and/or email.
CFPUA reserves the right to reject any, and all Proposals.
CFPUA will address questions regarding the RFQ until Thursday, July 23, 2026, at 2:00PM.
Questions submitted after this time will not be addressed. Any questions concerning this
advertisement should be directed to Ben Guerrieri, Procurement Manager, Cape Fear
Public Utility Authority, at bids@cfpua.org by Thursday, July 23, 2026, at 2:00PM.
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