Orange Township Civicplus #99

Engineering Services for Orange Township FEMA Hurricane Ida Utility Recovery

The City of Orange Township is seeking engineering services to support FEMA-funded Hurricane Ida utility recovery work on three streets. - Government buyer: City of Orange Township, Office of the Business Administrator, Orange, Essex County, New Jersey. - Opportunity: FEMA Public Assistance Hurricane Ida Recovery Project 5 (FEMA Project #668978 / P.W. #1887), Category F—Utilities. - Requested services: Review FEMA records and reconcile project scope; verify site conditions and quantities; assess utility conflicts and constructability; identify permitting needs; prepare designs, technical specifications, quantity takeoffs, and probable construction cost estimates; support the separate construction bid; provide authorized construction administration and inspection support; reconcile costs; and prepare FEMA grant closeout documentation. - Locations: Thomas Boulevard, Cleveland Street, and Mechanic Street. Cleveland Street work is subject to written City/FEMA direction regarding alternate funding or reallocation. - Reference construction cost figures: Thomas Boulevard — $1,924,874.28; Cleveland Street — $567,435.70; Mechanic Street — $1,350,845.84. These are reference project figures, not the engineering-services contract value, and must be reconciled against approved scope and funding. - Key requirements and exclusions: The selected firm must be licensed in New Jersey, independently verify field conditions and scope, distinguish FEMA-eligible restoration from betterments and other work, and maintain audit-ready records. Construction is excluded and will be procured separately; Well #3 conduit repairs are also excluded under a separate solicitation. Fees are to be proposed by project and phase, preferably as lump sums; percentage-of-construction-cost pricing is prohibited. - OEMs and named vendors: No OEMs, engineering firms, or product vendors are identified. FEMA is the funding agency, not a product vendor.

Description

The City of Orange Township is seeking proposals and qualifications from New Jersey-licensed professional engineering firms for FEMA Public Assistance Hurricane Ida Recovery Project 5, covering Thomas Boulevard, Cleveland Street, and Mechanic Street. Services include reviewing project and FEMA documents, field verification, engineering assessment and design, permitting assistance, construction bid support, construction-phase and inspection support, cost reconciliation, and FEMA closeout documentation. This procurement is for professional engineering services only; construction work, if authorized, will be procured separately. Proposals are due November 6, 2026, at 11:00 AM.

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