Request for Qualification (RFQ) for Construction Services at the City of Caldwell Wastewater Treatment Plant

GENERAL
The City of Caldwell (Owner) seeks qualified contractors to submit Statements of Qualifications for construction of the Caldwell WWTP Filter Chemical Addition (Phase 1 and Phase 2) and Administrative Building Projects. This Request for Qualification (RFQ) has instructions for submittal requirements for prequalification statements, including the evaluation criteria.

PURPOSE AND APPROACH
The purpose of the prequalification process is to select those Contractors (General Contractors who will submit bids for the Work) that the Owner deems to be qualified and capable of completing the Projects in conformance with the Contract Documents.

Parties submitting Statements of Qualifications in accordance with these documents will be notified whether or not they are selected for prequalification. Prequalified Contractors will be so identified in the Notice Inviting Bids for the construction phase of the Projects.

PROJECT SCOPE
1. Construction of flash mix and flocculation improvements at the Caldwell WWTP Filter Building (WWTP Filter Chemical Addition – Phase 1).
2. Construction of chemical storage building for coagulant at the Caldwell WWTP Filter Building (WWTP Filter Chemical Addition – Phase 2).
3. Construction of new WWTP administrative building (WWTP Administrative Building).
4. Excavation to construct improvements; connections to site utilities; backfill and grading; construction of new access roads, site improvements and site restoration.
5. Construction of improvements, including structural, mechanical, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and fire sprinkler systems.

Selection as a prequalified Contractor does not imply Owner's acceptance or approval of the Contractor's specific personnel, equipment or methods, whether or not these items are described in the Contractor's prequalification statement.

Statements of Qualification are to be received at the Caldwell Engineering Department located at 621 Cleveland Blvd, no later thanTuesday, May 12, 2026,3:00 pm local time.

The City of Caldwell reserves the right to reject any and all Consultants, to waive any irregularities in the Statements of Qualification received, and to accept the Consultants for roster that are in the best interest of the City.

All infrastructure designed will be constructed and owned by the City of Caldwell and will be required to meet all City of Caldwell and the current adopted version of the ISPWC

Background

The City of Caldwell Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) treats the wastewater generated by the City of Caldwell, with a population of approximately 79,000. As growth continues across the city, the WWTP must continue efforts to upgrade the complex to meet capacity and regulatory compliance needs. These construction projects involves adding several key structures to the WWTP.

Project Details

• Department: Waste Water
• Department Head: Tony Harmon (Deputy Director, Public Works (Water))

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-05-07T18:00:00.000Z
• Answers Posted By: 2026-05-11T18:00:00.000Z

Evaluation Criteria

• General (100 pts) —

  A) Statement Clarity
  B) Statement Completeness

• Project Team Personnel and Qualifications (200 pts) —

  A) Key Personnel Qualifications
  B) Key Personnel Experience
  C) Key Personnel Availability

• Previous Project Experience/Performance (200 pts) —

  A) Past Project Performance (including References)
  B) Timely Completion of Work
  C) Prompt Warranty Service
  D) Overall Successful Completion

• Financial Statement Information (100 pts) —

  A) Value of Current Work
  B) Pending Claims/Disputes
  C) Liquidated Damages Withheld
  D) Bonding Capacity

• Risk Assessment and Safety Record (100 pts) —

  A) Unresolved Claims, Disputes, and Uncompleted Projects
  B) Injury Statistics

Submission Requirements

• Statement of Qualifications (required) —

  Please upload your COMPLETE Statement of Qualifications here. File's format/structure should follow what has been stated in the Instructions and Information section of this Request for Qualifications.

  DO NOT INCLUDE additional information/files such as appendices, letters of reference, etc. here. There is a separate section where you will upload those.

• Appendices and Supplemental Information —

  As stated, appendices and additional information provided is excluded from the page limit for your Statement of Qualifications. This is where you provide those appendices and additional files. They should not be part of the proposal file itself.

• Have you read and met all submittal requirements? (required)
• Attachment A - Certification of Company (required) —

  Are you able to sign and meet the requirements of Attachment A - Certification of Company included with this Request for Qualification?

• W-9 —

  Please upload a copy of your organization's W-9.

• Certificate of Liability —

  Please upload a copy of your Certificate(s) of Liability.

• Authorized Submittal (required) —

  Party submitting this statement of qualifications confirms that they are authorized to do so by the Company noted in this SOQ and has uploaded any signed documents required to show such authority.