Request for Statement of Qualification for On-Call Professional Engineering Services

The City of Bisbee is requesting Statements of Qualification (SOQs) from qualified engineering consultants to provide professional on-call civil engineering consulting services for the City of Bisbee, Arizona. The services may include small site design, plan review, site evaluations, survey/data collection, studies, and legal descriptions for various projects and/or parcels in the City.

The SOQ is for a five-year pool of on-call consultants covering 15 categories of municipal engineering and technical services. Because some categories require niche expertise, the City may select one or more firms overall, and one or multiple firms within each category, based on qualifications, workload, capacity, and specialized expertise. Firms may apply for one or several categories; not every category must be awarded, and selection does not guarantee task orders or a minimum amount of work.

The on-call civil engineering services will be provided directly to the Public Works Department and may include planning, design, evaluation, permitting, surveying, inspection, testing, environmental compliance, construction management, grant support, asset management, development review, and other related professional services on an as-needed basis. The City intends to establish one or more on-call contracts with qualified firms capable of providing timely, cost-effective, and responsive support for municipal operations, capital improvement projects, regulatory compliance efforts, grant-funded initiatives, and emergency infrastructure needs.

The City of Bisbee maintains a diverse inventory of public infrastructure and facilities, including transportation systems, water and wastewater utilities, drainage facilities, parks, public buildings, and solid waste infrastructure. [...] The objective of this solicitation is to establish a pool of highly qualified consultants capable of assisting the City in maintaining, improving, and expanding municipal infrastructure and facilities while supporting long-term operational, regulatory, and community development goals.

The City of Bisbee is soliciting Statements of Qualifications from qualified engineering firms to provide professional engineering, technical consulting, surveying, inspection, testing, environmental, grant support, and related professional services on an on-call basis for up to five years.

The selected consultants may provide planning, evaluation, design, permitting, grant support, construction administration, inspection, testing, asset management, capital planning, emergency response, development review, and related services for municipal infrastructure and facilities.

The City seeks firms experienced with historic communities, aging infrastructure, mountainous terrain, drainage and erosion issues, utility rehabilitation, grant-funded projects, and coordination with regulatory agencies.

**Submission method:** SOQs must be submitted electronically to submissions@bisbeeaz.gov. The following project name and number must be in the subject line of the email: On-Call Professional Engineering Services No. SOQ 26-020. The SOQ must be emailed no later than **December 3rd, 2026, at 1:00 P.M. Arizona Time**.

Firms should submit a *Statement of Qualifications* which includes a one-page cover letter plus a maximum length of eighteen (18) pages to address the SOQ criteria (excluding resumes but including the organizational chart). Resumes for each key team member shall be limited to a maximum length of two pages and should be incorporated as an appendix at the end of the SOQ.

Scoring:

• General information. (15 points)
• Experience of key personnel to be assigned to this project. (15 points)
• Experience and qualifications of the firm. (20 points)
• Understanding of the project and approach to performing the required services. (30 points)
• Other selection criteria. (10 points)
• Overall evaluation of the firm/team and its perceived ability to provide the required services. (10 points)

The City will conduct a one-step qualifications-based selection process. Recommended Award of Contract(s): January 19th, 2027.

The City requires the selected firm(s) to execute a Contract for On-Call Professional Engineering Services (Attachment B). The City's indemnification and insurance language will be included in this contract. No proposer may withdraw their SOQ for a period of ninety days after the date set for the opening thereof.