PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR RESERVOIR & STORAGE TANK REHABILITATION PROGRAM

The City of Tucson is conducting a competitive ONE-STEP process to retain ONE (1) CONSULTANT to provide professional engineering services for Tucson Water Reservoir and Storage Tank Rehabilitation Program. Tucson Water operates 60 potable and reclaimed water storage facilities, including concrete reservoirs and steel tanks, with a total capacity exceeding 335 million gallons. These facilities, valued at over $200 million, are critical assets within the City’s water delivery system.

Most reservoirs and tanks were constructed between 1980 and the mid-1990s, with some concrete facilities dating back 50 to 70 years. While periodic maintenance and diving inspections have been performed in the past, Tucson Water has formalized these efforts through the Reservoir Rehabilitation Program to ensure systematic evaluation, rehabilitation, and preservation of these facilities.

This contract will supplement and continue the work performed under the preceding contract agreements, supporting Tucson Water’s long-term strategy to maintain reliable water storage infrastructure and ensure uninterrupted service to the community.

The purpose of this Request For Qualifications (RFQ) is to identify and select one qualified engineering consulting firm with demonstrated expertise in water storage facility evaluation, inspection, rehabilitation, and design. The selected firm will provide professional services that may include condition assessments, structural and coatings evaluations, rehabilitation design, construction documents, cost estimating, and construction support.

Through this procurement, Tucson Water seeks a consulting partner that can deliver comprehensive, cost-effective, and technically sound solutions to extend the service life of its reservoirs and tanks, optimize operational performance, and protect the City’s long-term investment in critical water infrastructure.

Project Details

• Reference ID: 260175
• Department: Water Department
• Department Head: John Kmiec (Director)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-04-13T21:00:00.000Z
• Pre-Proposal Meeting: 2026-04-03T07:00:00.000Z — Microsoft Teams Meeting. Click here: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/21832802636128?p=OubwnguC4hQbc7Vjlw OR Dial in by phone +1 213-293-2303,,675207392# United States, Los Angeles Find a local number Phone conference ID: 675 207 392#

Addenda

• Official Notice #1: CLARIFICATION (released 2026-04-02T00:45:48.035Z) —

  Pre-submittal Meeting Time is 10:30 a.m. Local Arizona Time on Friday, April 3, 2026.

   

Evaluation Criteria

• Firm Experience on Similar Projects & Past Performance (35 pts) —

  1. Reservoir Rehabilitation Programs

  A. Identify at least three comparable projects for which the firm/team provided professional services for reservoir or storage tank rehabilitation programs.

  • • • For each comparable project identified, provide the following:

  1. Description of project (specify name and location)

  2. Project’s original contracted time frame

  3. Project’s final contracted time frame

  4. Project Owner

  5. Reference information (two names with telephone numbers per project)

  2. Underwater Inspection, Cleaning and Repairs

  A. Identify at least three comparable projects for which the firm/team provided professional services for reservoir or tank rehabilitation programs.

  • • • For each comparable project identified, provide the following:

  1. Description of project (specify name and location)

  2. Project’s original contracted time frame

  3. Project’s final contracted time frame

  4. Project Owner

  5. Reference information (two names with telephone numbers per project)

  3. Specialized Coating Inspection and Testing.

  A. Identify at least three comparable projects for which the firm/team provided professional services for reservoir or tank rehabilitation programs.

  • • • For each comparable project identified, provide the following:

  1. Description of project (specify name and location)

  2. Project’s original contracted time frame

  3. Project’s final contracted time frame

  4. Project Owner

  5. Reference information (two names with telephone numbers per project)

• Experience & Qualifications of Firm or Team (30 pts) —

  1. Provide a general description of the firm/team providing professional services.

  2. Describe the firm/team organizational structure.

  3. Plan for addressing Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Program requirements.

  4. Provide an Organizational Chart:

  a. Presenting key personnel

  b. Location of personnel (i.e. local office or otherwise)

  c. Present estimated project time commitments (as percentages)

  • • • • Project Manager
        • Core project staff
    • 5. Provide professional licenses and certifications. 
      • a. Firm/Team licenses and certifications
      • b. Design and Engineering experience with: DBB, CMAR, JOC and DB
      •  
    • 6. Describe firm/team experience with the following agency requirements:
      • a. Compliance with AWWA Standards; C652-19, D115-24, D110-13(R18) and D101-24.
      • b. Experience with NACE Certified Protective Coating
      • c. Planning, zoning and permitting
      • d. Environmental related issues
      • e. Other critical considerations for the reservoir rehabilitation program work.
        • Diving services, inspection, video documentation and reporting.

  7. Provide a list of all current contracts of this nature with private and public entity’s in Arizona, including any contracts you have with the COT:

  a. List all projects awarded to your firm during the last two years.

  • • • • For each project identify the following:

  1. Project description and award date (note if pending).

  2. Entity’s Project Manager (PM) or Project Point of Contact.

  3. Cost of Construction.

  4. Date of completion or estimated completion date if pending.

  8. Provide a list of subcontractors if applicable.

• Understanding of Reservoir & Tank Rehabilitation Program; Methodology of Approach (20 pts) —

  1. Discuss the major issues your team has identified on this type of project and how you intend to address those issues.

  2. Describe your firm’s project management approach and team organization during phases of the Reservoir and Tank Rehabilitation Implementation Program.

  3. Describe systems used for planning, scheduling, estimating and managing the program services.

  4. Briefly describe the firm’s experience on quality control, dispute resolution, and safety management.

  5. Provide any special or unique knowledge that your firm has.

  6. Describe special or unique knowledge, skills, or techniques relevant to project.

• Experience of Key Personnel Assigned to this Project (15 pts) —
  1. 1. For each key person identified, list at least two comparable projects in which they have played a primary role. If a project selected for a key person is the same as one selected for the firm, provide just the project name and the role of the key person.

  For other projects provide:

  a. Description of project (specify name and location);

  b. Project’s original contracted time frame;

  c. Project’s final contracted time frame;

  d. Project Owner;

  e. Reference information (two names with telephone numbers per project).

   

  2. 2. Provide resumes for any proposed key subconsultant(s) and key personnel assigned to the project:

   

  Submit as a Separate Appendix

   

  a. Staff Names;

  b. Length of time with your firm;

  c. Project specific experience and qualifications (including years);

  d. Provide key personnel licenses and certifications;

  e. Provide office location of key personnel (i.e. local office or otherwise);

  f. Estimated time commitment for this solicited project;

  g. Number of projects currently committed to.

Submission Requirements

• Forms to be Filled Out —

  Please ensure that all required information is included with your response.

  1. Cover Letter
  2. Statement of Qualifications
  3. Offer and Acceptance Form
• Cover Letter (required) —

  Please upload your Cover Letter.

• Statement of Qualifications (required) —

  Please upload your Statement of Qualifications in response to the Evaluation Criteria.

• Offer and Acceptance Form (required) —

  Please upload your signed Offer and Acceptance form. If selected, you agree to enter into negotiations with the City to provide the material or service in compliance with all terms, scope of work, conditions, specifications, and amendments in the solicitation.

• Does your response to this solicitation include a request to keep any portion confidential and withhold it from the public record? (required) —

  Please note: The City of Tucson is a public agency subject to public records laws. Therefore, all requests to withhold information from the public record must be accompanied by justification. Pricing will not be held confidential.

• Confidential Information (required) —

  If you answered yes, then you must use this field to identify the sections of your submittal that you are requesting be withheld from public record. 

  If sections are not identified as confidential in this field, your request to hold information confidential may not be accepted.

  Please note: The City of Tucson is a public agency subject to public records laws. Therefore, all requests to withhold information from the public record must be accompanied by justification. Pricing will not be held confidential.

• Is your firm submitting any exceptions for the City's consideration?  (required) —

  In accordance with Instructions to Offerors - Exceptions to Contract Provisions, any exceptions that an offeror wishes to submit for the City's consideration must be indicated here in order to be considered.

• Define the exceptions you are requesting. (required) —

  In accordance with Instructions to Offerors - Exceptions to Contract Provisions, any exceptions that an offeror wishes to submit for the City's consideration must be indicated here in order to be considered.

• Does your firm have a City of Tucson Business License?
• Please upload a copy of your business license.
• Publication Dates (required) —

  What are the two publication dates for "The Daily Territorial" for this project:

  Use the following format: Wednesday, June 25, 2021 and Wednesday, July 2, 2021

• Type of Project (required) —

  Which type of project will you be doing?

• Initial Term (required) —

  What is the initial term for the contract resulting from this solicitation?

  Please use the following format: one (1)

  Even if you selected automatic renewal, you still need the initial term, i.e. one (1)

• Renewal Term (required) —

  What are the renewal options for the contract resulting from this solicitation?

  Please use the following format: two (2) additional two (2) year

  If there are no renewal options or you selected automatic renewals, type "N/A".

• Type of Process (required) —

  Please select the type of process for this solicitation.

• Federal Funding (required) —

  Is this project Federally Funded?

• Pre-Submittal Conference (required) —

  Will a pre-submittal conference be held for this project?

• Number of Firms (required) —

  How many firms will be retained for this project?

  Use the following format - approximately two (2)

• Annual Budget (required) —

  Please provide the dollar amount of the estimated annual budget for this project.

  Use the following format - two-hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000)

• Typical Services (required) —

  What is the dollar amount for typical projects?

  Use the following format - two-hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000)

• Short list (required) —

  Please select the number of short-listed firms

  Use the following: approximately three (3) firms

• Project Award (required) —

  The individual project is not to exceed...

  Please use the following format: one-hundred thousand dollars ($100,000)

• Special Terms and Conditions (required) —

  Please select the required language that should be included under Special Terms and Conditions for this project. Please select all that apply.

• Renewal Options (required) —

  Will this contract resulting from this solicitation have renewal options?

  If regular renewals, select yes. If automatic renewals, select automatic.

• Security Requirement (required) —

  Is this project for the Water Department?

• Attachments (required) —

  Do you have any attachments?

• Insurance (required) —

  Please select the additional insurance coverages required for this project. Please select all that apply.

Questions & Answers