Aurora Water is seeking proposals for engineering services to evaluate a direct potable reuse (DPR) connection. The project involves assessing the feasibility of connecting Metro Water Recovery's Northern Treatment Plant to Aurora Water's Prairie Waters System. Key qualifications include experience in project delivery methods, stakeholder coordination, pump station and pipeline leadership, permitting, and electrical/instrumentation controls. A Small Business Enterprise (SBE) program is in place for contracts over $250,000, requiring large businesses to make good faith efforts to subcontract 10% of work to SBEs. Failure to comply with SBE program requirements may lead to proposal rejection. Proposals are subject to disclosure under the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA).
Designer shall submit monthly invoices no later than the 14th calendar day of the month after which the work was performed. The city may require up to 30 days to process payment after receipt of invoicing. Upon submission of an approved designer invoice, in the proper form, to the city, payment shall be issued.
Designer shall promptly correct any defective, inaccurate or incomplete tasks, deliverables, services or other work, without additional cost to the city. The acceptance of designers services by the city shall not relieve designer from the obligation to correct subsequently discovered defects, inaccuracies or incompleteness resulting from designers negligent acts, errors or omissions.
Firms must demonstrate experience in pump station and pipeline leadership (30 points), permitting leadership (30 points), electrical and instrumentation controls (25 points), and project management/QAQC (15 points). They must also have managed an alternative project delivery method (15 points) and demonstrate the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders (15 points). Local Colorado experience is also a factor (10 points).
Failure to comply with the Small Business Enterprise (SBE) program requirements, including submitting required forms, may result in proposal rejection. If the city determines that the large business top ranked consultant failed to make a good faith effort, the proposal will be deemed nonresponsive and will be rejected.
