RFP/DWM/2609-1270055/Architectural, Engineering, Design and Construction Phase Services

The City of Atlanta ("City"), on behalf of its Department of Watershed Management, has issued this Request to procure services from qualified proponents ("Proponent" or "Proponents") for the purpose of selecting and entering into agreements with up to six (6) professional services consultants to provide the following services ("Services"): Engineering design, including initial planning, programming, design, engineering support during construction and start-up, and knowledge transfer for water conveyance, water/wastewater treatment, water distribution, wastewater collection, watershed protection including stormwater drainage system, and power projects.

The selected Proposers will assist DWM staff in the implementation and completion of various Watershed Management projects on an as-needed basis, and may be called upon to provide related services for a portion of projects at any stage.

Engineering design, including initial planning, programming, design, engineering support during construction and start-up, and knowledge transfer/training for water/wastewater treatment, water distribution, wastewater collection, and watershed protection projects including the stormwater drainage system, in support of implementation of DWM's Capital Improvement Program, as well as other related tasks to support the Department in the areas of compliance; operation and maintenance; digital transformation and innovation.

Proponent will provide some, all or any combination of the various professional services for water, wastewater, stormwater, green infrastructure and watershed protection, facility management and design support projects for the Department of Watershed Management, on an as-needed basis.

Whenever services are needed, the City will send out a Request for a Task Order Proposal to all the contracted AE JVs. The Proponent will submit a written proposal for the specific project/task order based on the scope of services requested. If the Proponent's proposal is accepted, the City may issue a Task Order and Notice to Proceed ("NTP") that specifies the "not to exceed" dollar amount of the Task Order with the start work and completion dates.

Task Orders

Proposers shall provide qualified personnel for the following services, including but not limited to:

• Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering: Design and analysis for water conveyance, water/wastewater treatment and power projects, including computer aided drafting; dam condition assessment and engineering, and road and slope stability analysis ; microwave, radio, and fiber optic designs; design and analysis of power distribution systems; grounding studies; and power switchyards and substations rehabilitation analysis and design.
• Structural Engineering: Structural design and analysis of new and existing structures, such as buildings, bridges, pump stations, water treatment plants, reservoirs, tanks, penstocks, power transmission towers, and hydraulics structures, as well as anchorage of equipment.

**Contract Term:** The City anticipates awarding Agreements to the six (6) highest-ranked Proponents. Each Agreement will be for a term of three (3) years with two (2) one-year renewal options.

Compensation under this contract will be provided as: 1) labor-related costs by hourly billing rates for hours worked, and 2) separately billed reimbursable expenses or other direct costs (ODCs) as approved. The maximum billing rate is **$280/hour**.

Proponents must submit an Overhead and Profit Schedule (OPS), produced in Microsoft Excel using the template provided in Exhibit A.1. The EOPR shall not exceed 3.20.

Each Proponent must submit with its Proposal, documentation that demonstrates it is duly authorized to conduct business in the State of Georgia.

Proponents will be required to form a Joint Venture ("JV"), each party to the JV will be required to fully complete and submit the *Required Submittal Forms*.