Services for Potable Water System Hydraulic Modeling and Program Management

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Services for Potable Water System Hydraulic Modeling and Program Management. RFP NO. 27-05 IntroductionSummary The Town of Lexington’s Utility Department (The Town) is looking for a discipline partner to provide select program management support centered around the creation and routine updating of an effective, accurate potable water distribution system hydraulic model. Successful firms will demonstrate their expertise, specific project approaches and a successful history of providing these services to similarly sized organizations. The Town will review responses to this solicitation to determine the most qualified consultant. The Town reserves the right to interview firms to aid in this determination. The Town will then select the consultant that best meets the Town’s needs and enter negotiations with that firm. Timeline RFP Release Date: September 16, 2026. Question Submission Deadline: 4:00 pm, September 28, 2026. Question Response Deadline: 5:00 pm, October 5, 2026. Mandatory Pre-submission Meeting: October 6, 2026. Meeting to be held at 3:00 pm at 284 Bruner Road. *Town responses to questions, as well as insight into specific priorities and expectations will be discussed at this meeting. Each respondent must have a representative attend the pre-submission meeting in its entirety. This is a condition of eligibility to submit a response to this RFP and failure to do so will render the respondent’s submission non-responsive and ineligible for consideration. No exceptions will be made unless expressly authorized in writing by the Town prior to the meeting. Proposal Submission Deadline: 3:00 pm, November 5, 2026. Approval by Town Council (estimated): February 1, 2027. Project kick-off meeting (estimated): February 3, 2027. Completion of comprehensive hydraulic model (estimated): February 9, 2028. Procurement Contact Sealed responses should be addressed to the attention of Laurie Starnes, with the RFP number clearly displayed. Responses may either be dropped off at the Lexington Municipal Complex at 111 Maiden Lane, Lexington, SC or mailed to the Town of Lexington, Post Office Box 397, Lexington, South Carolina 29071. Services Contact Any questions or clarifications regarding this solicitation, as well as one electronic copy of the submittal sent after the Proposal Submission Deadline, should be sent to David R. Wiman at . All electronic communications should also copy Laurie Starnes at .