# New York State Contract Reporter #2140061

Engineering design services for Quaker Hill–Hyde Park water interconnection and storage

**Posted:** October 20, 2026
**Respond By:** November 25, 2026
**Identifier:** 2140061
**NAICS:** 541330

The Dutchess County Water and Wastewater Authority is seeking engineering design services for the Quaker Hill–Hyde Park water interconnection and finished-water storage project.
- **Government buyer**
  - Dutchess County Water and Wastewater Authority (DCWWA), Water and Wastewater Division, Dutchess County, New York.
  - Project contact identified in the RFQ: Jason Teed, P.E., Asset/Project Manager.
- **Opportunity and project concept**
  - DCWWA seeks qualifications and a sealed price proposal from professional engineering firms to design finished-water storage and coordinate with a separately contracted interconnection and pump station.
  - The recommended concept would connect Quaker Hill to the Hyde Park Regional Water System via Route D, including a planned 1-million-gallon ground storage tank and booster pump station, and abandonment of the existing Quaker Hill wells and treatment system.
- **Services requested**
  - Project management, coordination, project controls, scheduling, risk planning, and commissioning/training planning.
  - Survey, engineering design, permitting, easement plats, geotechnical investigation, environmental and regulatory coordination, and staged design documents.
  - Bid-package preparation and support for general and electrical construction contracts, including bid review and award recommendations.
  - Design support during construction, including technical submittal reviews, responses to information requests, and assistance with changes.
  - Commissioning, start-up, acceptance, and training planning, plus owner-directed additional services and approved reimbursable expenses.
- **Notable requirements**
  - The design must coordinate with the separately procured interconnection/pump station and address finished-water storage along the proposed interconnection.
  - The RFQ states a 20% DBE goal and a 0% SDVOB goal.
  - Hourly rates are not escalated during the first two years; later annual adjustments follow the specified CPI terms.
- **Companies named**
  - Tighe & Bond is identified as the author of a preliminary engineering report in the project reference materials; it is not identified as the selected firm or as a proposer.
  - No product manufacturers or OEMs are specified. No equipment part numbers or purchase quantities are requested.

### Description

The Dutchess County Water and Wastewater Authority is soliciting qualifications and a price proposal from professional engineering firms for design services for the Quaker Hills–Hyde Park Water Distribution Interconnection Project. The selected firm will prepare construction documents, drawings, and specifications for finished water storage along the proposed interconnection and coordinate connection to an interconnection/pump station being delivered under a separate contract. The stated design scope includes project management, survey/design/permitting, bidding and construction procurement, design services during construction, commissioning/start-up, and additional services and reimbursable expenses. Qualifications and price proposals are due by 4:00 PM on November 25, 2026.

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