Utilities Design Services
All work must be performed in accordance with applicable Federal, State and Local regulations.
The County requires the support of consultants for design, permitting and construction phase engineering services for water, wastewater and reclaim water facilities for improvements of existing systems or new systems within Polk County Florida. Work will be done in conjunction with the Utilities' Community Investment Program which includes Renewal and Replacement / Operations and Expansion. In addition the work may be performed for other Utility Sections including Operations and Maintenance and Customer Service.
Qualified firms must have in-house, multi-disciplinary capabilities in at least one of these fields but more capabilities identified will enhance the scores:
Civil engineering
Utility master planning and hydraulic modeling
Utility rate generation and evaluation
Water quality engineering, modeling and evaluation
Water engineering, treatment and evaluation
Wastewater engineering, treatment and evaluation
Biosolids management
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Regulatory permitting for water and wastewater facilities
Utility environmental affairs
Surveying
Hydrogeology and surface and groundwater modeling
Geotechnical engineering
Utility acquisition and evaluation
Right-of-way services
Structural engineering as related to water, wastewater and reclaim water facilities
Electrical engineering as related to water, wastewater and reclaim water facilities
Mechanical engineering related to water, wastewater and reclaim water facilities
Constructability plan review/value engineering
Instrumentation and controlsc including SCADA
Construction inspection related engineering services for water, wastewater and reclaim water facilities
Water, wastewater and reclaim water facilities operational experience
Public involvement services
Subsurface utility location
Architectural services
GIS & CADD design capability
Database & Information system development related to utility systems and management
The County shall request the services on an as-needed basis. There is no guarantee that any or all of the services described in this agreement will be assigned during the term of this agreement. Further, the Consultant is providing these services on a nonexclusive basis. The County, at its option, may elect to have any of the services set forth herein performed by other consultants or County staff.
