001 Professional Services for Water, Wastewater, Flood Resilience, and Asset Management

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Buena Vista Public Service Authority And City of Buena Vista Request for Proposals for Professional Services: Water, Wastewater, Flood Resilience Management, and Asset Management RFP # 2026-10-001 Issue Date: October 3rd, 2026 Issuing Dept: Office of the City Manager ATTN: Krystal Onaitis 2039 Sycamore Avenue Buena Vista VA 24416 Proposal Responses Due: 5:00 PM EST on Monday October 19, 2026 1 RFP 2026-10-001 Revised 20261001 1. PURPOSE: The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to solicit proposals to establish a contract through competitive negotiation for the purchase of professional and nonprofessional services by the City of Buena Vista (“City” or “Buena Vista”) and the Buena Vista Public Service Authority (“the Authority”). The City and the Authority request proposals from qualified engineering firms or engineering companies with specialized services as it relates to water and wastewater operations to include production, treatment, distribution, collection, regulatory compliance, asset management, and project and maintenance prioritization. Additionally, there is a need for experience with Consent Order assistance, compliance work, funding technical assistance to meet long immediate and long-term needs of assets relating to utilities within the City and 2. BACKGROUND: The City of Buena Vista, located in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, is home to approximately 6,700 residents. The Buena Vista Public Service Authority (Authority) is the legal entity which owns the water and wastewater infrastructure, but which does not have leadership or staff separate from the City Council or City staff. As such, the terms “City” and “Authority” are used interchangeably in this document. The City’s public water and sewer system serves approximately 3,000 water and sewer connections, almost all of which are located within the City limits. Water is sourced from four wells. The wastewater treatment plant was last upgraded and expanded in 1986, with only minor updates and maintenance since then. Currently, the City’s wastewater plant is subject to a consent order. 3. STATEMENT OF NEEDS: The City desires to engage a firm to serve in an on-call capacity for the designated services over a 5 year term from execution of agreement, with the option to renew annually thereafter. Selected firm(s) shall be available to provide one or more of the services based on Task Order issuance.