Graham Hill Water Treatment Plant Facility Improvements Project –Environmental Services during Construction

Description

The City of Santa Cruz Water Department (SCWD) is soliciting Statements of Qualifications (SoQs) from consultants, individuals or firms (Consultant) who provide specialized Environmental Services for Construction to support the Graham Hill Water Treatment Plant (GHWTP) Facility Improvements Project (FIP) (Project). The purpose of this pre-qualification is to short-list firms that can provide environmental compliance and construction monitoring for the GHWTP FIP – a $100 million+ construction value, progressive design-build project on an active water treatment plant – including project management, worker environmental training, and specialized biological, arborist, cultural, and paleontological resource oversight. Sought qualifications include a multi-disciplinary team of qualified biologists, qualified monitors, ISA Certified Arborists, archaeologists, and paleontologists.SCWD is using this RFQ to pre-qualify three to four Environmental Consultants for a subsequent "Construction Management and Environmental Services for Construction" Request for Proposals (RFP). Only Consultants pre-qualified under this RFQ, in partnership with pre-qualified Construction Management firms, will be eligible to submit proposals on the upcoming integrated RFP. The SCWD’s ultimate intent is to enter into a single contract for Construction Management and Environmental Services During Construction. The two-step solicitation process involves the following:· Step 1 (Pre-Qualification): This RFQ pre-qualifies firms for Environmental Services During Construction. A separate RFQ process is being conducted to pre-qualify firms for Construction Management (CM) Services.· Step 2 (RFP): Following SoQ evaluation, an RFP will be issued for "Construction Management and Environmental Services During Construction" under a single contract. Only short-listed Environmental firms and short-listed CM firms from Step 1 are eligible for Step 2. These firm