Intention The City of Hermiston is seeking a higher level-of-service than simply having an on-call contract engineering firm. This RFP hopes to secure the services of a qualified engineer who will have more regular duties than a typical consulting engineer. It is anticipated that the proposer will dedicate a fulltime staff person on a consistent basis to service the basic Scope of Work (SOW) provided in this RFP. Additional work shall be billed accordingly by the generation of individual Work Orders for any distinct projects which are expected to require more than 40 hours of staff time. The successful proposer must demonstrate that they can effectively communicate with City Staff, work in a team-like manner, and provide engineering services that satisfy the SOW and are in the public’s best interests. The successful proposer must also show that the project deliverables can be provided on time and within budget. Anticipated work and/or projects that may occur under this contract includes, but is not limited to: • Review and approval of plans for road, sewer, water, storm drainage, geotechnical, grading and other improvements for conformance to City standards and accepted engineering practices for subdivisions and development projects. • Coordinating on-site construction inspections of installation of road, sewer, water, storm • drainage, and other improvements for conformance to City standards and accepted engineering • practices for subdivisions and development projects. • Assist in the correct sizing of water meters • Planning, design, and construction management for sewer projects related to the collection • system City of Hermiston- RFP for Miscellaneous Engineering Services Page 4 • Planning, design, and construction management for stormwater projects • Provide hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for storm and sewer projects as appropriate • Planning, design, and construction management for street projects • Analysis of traffic impact studies • Planning, design, and construction management for municipal water system projects • Planning, design, and construction management for parks and trail system projects • Consultation on City of Hermiston building projects • Preparing bid packages for smaller and medium-sized public projects • Providing project cost estimates • Performing flow analysis • Using, and helping Water Department staff with use of, hydrology model • Prepare and monitor Risk Management plan(s) • Provide technical assistance for compliance with local, state, and federal requirements • Design gravel street conversion • Prepare, monitor, and update various plans • Review plans and assist as needed on larger public projects • Assist in developing Capital Improvement Plans for the Water, Sewer, and Street Departments • Provide technical assistance for finding, securing, and administering grant funding • Design engineering services for Federally funded Construction Projects. • Construction Engineering services for Federally funded Construction Projects.v
