RFQ - Metering of Gravity Sewer
| Location: | North Carolina |
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| Posted: | Jun 23, 2026 |
| Due: | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Agency: | State Government of North Carolina |
| Type of Government: | State & Local |
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| Solicitation No: | 345-06/23/2026-2 |
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| Solicitation Number: | 345-06/23/2026-2 |
| Project Title: | RFQ - Metering of Gravity Sewer |
| Description: | Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA) requests Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from consulting engineering firms for the design and permitting of metering instrumentation installed in existing gravity sewer located in the CFPUA system. |
| Opening Date: | 7/21/2026 2:00 PM |
| Posted Date: | 6/24/2026 |
| Status: | Open |
| Department: | CAPE FEAR PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY |
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Solicitation Number
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345-06/23/2026-2
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Department
CAPE FEAR PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY
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Status Reason
Open
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Opening Date
2026-07-21T14:00:00.0000000
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Posted Date
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2026-06-23T19:08:06.0000000Z
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Primary Commodity Code
Civil engineering
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Mandatory Conference/Site Visit
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Special Instructions
No pre-submittal conference to be held
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Solicitation Type
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Owner
Teresa McPherson
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Description
Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA) requests Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from consulting engineering firms for the design and permitting of metering instrumentation installed in existing gravity sewer located in the CFPUA system.
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Request for Qualifications
Professional Engineering Consulting Services
Metering of Gravity Sewer
Cape Fear Public Utility Authority
Wilmington, North Carolina
June 23, 2026
General Information
Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA) requests Statements of Qualifications (SOQ)
from consulting engineering firms for the design and permitting of metering
instrumentation installed in existing gravity sewer located in the CFPUA system.
The project will generally consist of surveying, preparing detailed design plans and
technical specifications, permitting, and bidding assistance. The outcome of this project
will be final contract documents that are suitable for bidding and construction.
Construction based services by the Engineer not included at this time.
Submission of a Statement of Qualification (SOQ)
Consulting engineering firms are invited to submit a Statement of Qualification to the
CFPUA to be received no later than 2:00 PM on July 21, 2026. Submittals received after
this deadline will not be considered.
CFPUA will address questions regarding the RFQ until 2:00 PM on July 9, 2026.
Questions submitted after this time will not addressed. Questions concerning this
advertisement should be directed to Ben Guerrieri, Procurement Manager, Cape
Fear Public Utility Authority, at bids@cfpua.org.
SOQ’s shall be limited to 25-pages or less, excluding cover page, table of contents,
tabs, resumes and appendices.
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 firms’ responsibility to confirm that CFPUA has received 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 deadline for submission.
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.
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Background
CFPUA is pursuing professional engineering consultant services to assist in the design and
bidding for the installation of monitoring devices for metering gravity sewers to provide
billing services. CFPUA has identified the UNCW campus for this project. The area has 3
separate gravity mains leaving the campus that require metering.
Description of Services
The scope of work is expected to include the services described below.
Overall objectives of this project are outlined below:
1. Gather and evaluate available information provided by CFPUA and perform
preliminary field investigations as needed for cost estimation
2. Prepare a Basis of Design Report
3. Prepare detailed design and specifications for bidding
4. Obtain all necessary permits and encroachment agreements
5. Prepare sewer bypass plans for each location
6. Provide bidding assistance, certified bid tabulation and letter of recommendation
to award
7. Construction administration and observation-based services to be determined at a
later date.
Schedule
The CFPUA selection team will place strong emphasis on a firm’s ability to meet the
schedule of deliverables outlined below. The selected consultant will be expected to
complete final plans and specification in accordance with the project schedule shown
below, or sooner. CFPUA will provide comments on all design submittals generally within
2 weeks from the date received.
o CFPUA Selects Firm(s)
o Complete Scope and Contract
o Basis of Design
o 60% design documents
o 90% design documents
o Final contract documents and permits
August 6, 2026
September 3, 2026
October 29, 2026
December 10, 2026
December 29, 2026
January 15, 2026
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 needed services.
SOQ’s will be evaluated based on the following four (4) 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 four (4) considerations are to
be addressed in the SOQ. Consultant’s may provide additional information, as necessary.
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1. Project understanding and approach (25%)
a. Understanding of project drivers and scope of work to be performed
b. Approach to keep the project on schedule
c. Description of the design team’s quality control program
2. Relevant firm experience (25%)
a. Projects of similar size and scope
b. References and descriptions of similar projects
3. Overall staff experience proposed for this project (25%)
a. Project Manager to lead the design aspect of the project
b. Individual team members for each discipline and relevant experience
4. Record of success by the consultant (25%)
a. Managing design and construction costs within project budgets and design
estimates. Provide 5 previous projects indicating the engineer’s opinion of
probably cost estimate compared to construction low bid.
A more detailed scope of work and fee schedule will be negotiated with the best qualified
firm. 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.
When a fair and reasonable fee is established, a contract award recommendation will be
made to the CFPUA Board for its consideration.
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.
The CFPUA reserves the right to reject any and all Proposals.
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CFPUA will address questions regarding the RFQ until 2:00PM on July 9, 2026. Questions
submitted after this time will not addressed. Any questions concerning this advertisement
should be directed to Ben Guerrieri, Procurement Manager, Cape Fear Public Utility
Authority, at bids@cfpua.org by July 9, 2026, at 2:00PM.
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