Pleasant Valley Pump Station and Ground Storage Tank

Purpose

The City of Cleveland (City), Department of Public Utilities (DPU), Division of Water (CWD) is soliciting proposals from qualified firms interested in providing professional services to design a new pump station and ground storage tank for the Pleasant Valley Pump Station and Reservoir site. This multidisciplinary project requires a team with expertise in providing structural, hydraulic, electrical, mechanical, and civil site work improvements to Pleasant Valley Site to accommodate the proposed construction for the pump station and ground storage tank.

This Request for Proposal (RFP) invites proposals from experienced engineering firms for design services as described by this document, including but not limited to preliminary design, detailed design, specialized technical assistance, field services, construction bidding and award support, and construction assistance. The project includes designing the pump station building, pumps and ground storage tank. A more detailed scope of work for the Pleasant Valley Pump Station and Ground Storage Tank is described in Section 4 of this document. CWD intends to award a single contract to an engineering services firm for the work defined in Section 4.

Project Details

• Reference ID: 2026-RFP-131
• Department: Public Utilities
• Department Head: Martin J. Keane (Director)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-06-23T16:00:00.000Z
• Pre-Proposal Meeting: 2026-06-16T14:00:00.000Z — Microsoft Teams - 929-352-1743, Access Code 525 511 637#

Evaluation Criteria

• Team experience/qualifications and past performance on similar projects and on past projects performed (10 pts)
• Proposed team organizational structure, responsibilities, management and technical approach, and utilization and qualifications of sub-consultants; (10 pts)
• Response to CWD questions (scenarios) (10 pts)
• Quality of written presentations. (An oral presentation by the short-listed firms may be requested by CWD) (10 pts)
• Acceptance of contract conditions and requirements (10 pts)
• Availability of resources (10 pts)
• Local presence in the Cleveland area (10 pts)
• References (10 pts)
• CSB participation (10 pts)

Submission Requirements

• Technical Proposal (required)
• Proximity Table (required)
• Fee Proposal (required)
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• VENDOR ENTRY FORM (required) —

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• City Required Forms
• NOTICE TO BIDDERS AND OEO SCHEDULES —

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• Non-Competitive Bid Contract Form 2026 (required) —

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• FEDERAL FORM W-9 (required)
• AFFIDAVIT (required) —

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• Northern Ireland Fair Employment Practices Disclosure —

  INSTRUCTIONS: Pursuant to Codified Ordinance Sec. 181.36, the information requested on this page must be supplied by all contractors and any subcontractors having more than a fifty percent (50%) interest in the proposed contract prior to any contract being awarded by the City of Cleveland.  Any contractor or subcontractor who is deemed to have made a false statement shall be declared to have acted in default of its contract and shall be subject to the remedies for default contained in its contract.  For failure to cure such a default, the contractor or subcontractor shall be automatically excluded from bidding for the supply of any goods or services for use by the City for a period of two (2) years.

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