Deadline for proposal submissions: Friday, August 8, 2025, at 2:00 PM EST. Preproposal information session and site tour encouraged on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at 9:00 AM EST at the WWTP administration building (**** Buffalo Ave. , Niagara Falls, NY ****). Background documents are available via a password-protected SharePoint folder. Deadline for written questions: Friday, August 1, 2025, at 2:00 PM EST. Proposals must be delivered as a single PDF file uploaded to a unique SharePoint folder. The authorized contact is Sean W. Costello, Executive Director, General Counsel, Niagara Falls Water Board. The RFP seeks a consultant to prepare an updated preliminary
engineering report for the evaluation of the conversion and modification of the Niagara Falls Water Board wastewater treatment plant. The
report must meet the requirements of the most recent version of the EFC/DEC
engineering report outline. The selected consultant must be available to begin work immediately and devote sufficient resources to meet the February 28, 2026 deadline for submitting the
report to NYS DEC. A completed and signed disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) utilization plan, and six forms from Appendix B, must be submitted with the proposal. The proposal evaluation will be based on situational understanding, project approach, firm's experience, project team organization, and cost. The NFWB expects to start proposal review immediately upon receipt and schedule a board meeting to accept a proposal during the second full week of August 2025. The contract will be in a form similar to the sample attached as Appendix C. Consultants should provide a proposed schedule for their work, expecting contract execution on August 15, 2025.