Title: On-Call Stormwater Injection Grouting

The City of Raleigh (COR) is solicitating proposals from one or more firm(s) with which to contract for the following services:

To provide on-call master service agreement with pricing for injection grouting of stormwater and transportation assets as identified by Raleigh Stormwater or Transportation Maintenance Engineering Supervisor or designee. Services shall include the investigation, sealing, and stabilization of infrastructure, including culverts, pipes, inlets, junctions, structures, and associated subsurface voids caused by infiltration, exfiltration, soil loss, or structural defects.

Raleigh Stormwater is responsible for 400 miles of stormwater pipe and over 36,000 inlets and 4,000 junctions. Transportation Maintenance – Stormwater Maintenance serves as maintenance providers for much of this system in the right of way. Injection grouting is a maintenance technique used to address defects that can contribute to soil instability and deterioration of the surrounding infrastructure.

Awarded proposer shall provide services, all as set forth in this RFP and more particularly described in this Section 4.

Work Plan

A work plan must be completed prior to start of work at each location and must be approved by Stormwater Asset Management or pre-identified designee prior to commencement of work. The work plan shall include written or map based plan of work describing the sequence of work within the site, and if multiple sites, sequencing of the site themselves. The work plan shall include traffic control and right-of-way permit requirements, special access requirements, grout types, estimated quantities, and durations of work within each site and at each individual site. Durations shall include time from when the first equipment and personnel arrive to completion of all work at a specific location or site.

Scope Details

See Appendix VII located at the end of this Proposal.

**Submission:** Proposals must be enclosed in an envelope or package and clearly marked with the name of the submitting company, the RFP number and the RFP Title. Proposers must submit:

• one (1) signed original;
• one (1) electronic version of the signed proposal and;
• one (1) copy of the signed proposal.

The electronic version of the Proposal must be submitted as a viewable and printable Adobe Portable Document File (PDF) on a USB Flash Drive. Both hard copy and electronic versions must be received by the City on or before the RFP due date and time. Proposals received after the RFP due date and time will not be considered and will be returned unopened to the return address on the submission envelope or package.

Evaluation criteria and weights:

• Corporate Background and Team Experience: 25
• Firm Financial Stability: 15
• Project Approach and Understanding: 25
• Proposed Cost: 35

The maximum interview/demonstration points a Proposer can receive is five (5) points.

**Contract Term:** The contract issued by the City to the awarded proposer will define either a completion date by which the services are to be completed and finished, or a term date by which the services will begin and be provided repeatedly over a specific period. The details of the contract term and any options to renew or extend the contract, will be stated in the contract issued by the City.