Austin Afo #RFQS 6100 CLMP401

Engineering Services for Davis Water Treatment Plant Filter Improvements

The City of Austin is seeking engineering consultants to assess and improve filtration at the Davis Water Treatment Plant. - Government buyer: City of Austin, Austin Water, through Austin Financial Services and Central Procurement; the Small & Minority Business Resources office supports subcontracting outreach. - Opportunity: Davis Water Treatment Plant Filter System Improvements (CLMP401), covering a facility with 27 dual-media gravity filters across three banks. - OEMs and vendors: No product OEMs or selected vendors are identified. The attachment summaries describe an engineering subcontractor availability list but do not name individual companies. - Requested services: Evaluate existing filtration and recarbonation systems, filter media supports and underdrains, backwash processes and equipment, filter-to-waste and drainage, pumps, valves, piping, actuators, effluent flow meters, and SCADA/PLC controls and networks. Prepare a Preliminary Engineering Report, alternatives and cost evaluations, design and permit documents, and provide bid, construction, programming/configuration, closeout, warranty, and QA/QC support. Update SOPs, O&M manuals, and control narratives. - Products and quantities: No products, product part numbers, or purchase quantities are requested. The 27 filters describe existing plant infrastructure, not items being purchased. - Notable requirements: Comply with Austin Water security requirements (SP-1070). Subcontracting participation goals are 1.36% African American, 2.57% Hispanic American, 2.23% Native/Asian American, and 2.17% WBE. - Estimated costs: Professional-services fee is estimated at $3 million; separate construction costs are estimated at $20 million.

Description

The City of Austin seeks qualifications from engineering consultants to assess and improve the filter system at the Davis Water Treatment Plant. Services include assessment and recommendations for the filtration and recarbonation systems and sedimentation basin effluent meters, plus preliminary engineering, design, bidding, construction-phase, and post-construction services. Responses must be submitted electronically through Austin Finance Online, and a compliance plan is required. The scope document estimates professional services fees at $3,000,000 and total construction costs at $20,000,000.

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