Watershed Based Plan for Little Allison Creek

The City of Rock Hill, South Carolina ("City") is seeking proposals from qualified firms to develop a SCDES-approved Watershed Based Plan for Little Allison Creek.

Background

The City has received a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the S.C. Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) to develop a SCDES-approved Watershed-Based Plan that incorporates the EPA Nine Elements. Therefore, the Code of Federal Regulations 2 CFR 200 is applicable. Accordingly, the federal clauses in Attachment A are required to be included to the extent that they are applicable. If any federal clauses are inconsistent with provisions found elsewhere in City documents and are irreconcilable with such provisions, the requirements in Attachment A “Federally Required Clauses” will prevail to the extent that they are applicable. 

Project Details

• Reference ID: 2119-RFQ
• Department: Public Works
• Department Head: Terrence Nealy (Director)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-08-19T20:00:49.393Z
• Pre-Proposal Meeting: 2026-08-12T14:00:37.898Z — City of Rock Hill Operations Center, 757 South Anderson Road, Building 103, Procurement Conference Room, Rock Hill, SC 29730

Addenda

• Official Notice #1: South Carolina Business Opportunities Ad (released 2026-07-29T15:31:25.050Z)

Evaluation Criteria

• Qualifications of the Firm (30 pts)
• Overall Qualifications of the Project Manager and Project Team (20 pts)
• Understanding of Roadway, Stormwater, Traffic, Water, Sewer, and Landscaping Design (20 pts)
• Response Capability and Project Understanding (20 pts)
• Historical Performance of the Firm with the City of Rock Hill (10 pts)

Submission Requirements

• Company Information (required) —

  Please provide the following information as it should appear in a potential agreement with your company:

  • Company (legal entity that will enter into the contract)
  • Name and Title (person authorized to enter into contract)
  • Address (location of the office where or from which the work will be performed)
  • Telephone Number
  • Email Address
• Company Confirmation (required) —

  The company affirms that we have read and understand the enclosed RFQ requirements and specifications and submit this Statement of Qualifications for Watershed Based Plan for Little Allison Creek.

• Submission of Qualifications (required) —

  Upload the Statement of Qualifications.

• Other Supporting Data (required) —

  **All proposals should include the proposer's Federal Employer ID Number (FEIN) / Unique Entity ID (UEI) or Social Security number as evidenced by a W9. Additionally, Attachments C and D (Lobbying and Debarment Certifications) must be signed and uploaded. If available, please upload the company's SAM.gov entity information. 

• References —

  Provide the name, email, address, and telephone number of at least three (3) references familiar with the quality of work done by the company of similar nature as contained in the Scope of Work. By submission of the references, you are authorizing the City of Rock Hill to contact these references. This is not required if you have worked for the City of Rock Hill on at least two (2) projects over the past two (2) years. 

• Sub-Consultants —

  Please provide the following information for each of the sub-consultants to be utilized by the Company for this project: Discipline, Contact Name, Company, Address Line, Phone Number, E-mail Address, and whether the sub-consultant is a certified DBE.

  If you are not employing sub-consultants or this information is noted in the Qualifications submitted, no response is required.

• Suspension and Debarment Certification (required) —

  The Company certifies, by submission of this RFQ, that neither it nor its principals are presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any federal, state, or local agency. Where the submitting entity is unable to certify any of the statements in this certification, such company shall attach an explanation to the submission.

• Illegal Immigration Reform Act Compliance (required) —

  The Company certifies that it will comply with the requirements of Chapter 14, Title 8 of the South Carolina Code of Laws titled Unauthorized Aliens and Public Employment and agrees to provide to the City of Rock Hill any documentation required to establish either; (a) the applicability of such law to the Company, subcontractor, and sub-subcontractor; or (b) the compliance with this law by the Company and any subcontractors or sub-subcontractors.

• Iran Divestment Act (required) —

  The Company certifies that it:

  1) is not identified on the list of persons determined by the Executive Director of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority to engage in investment activities in the country of Iran as described in South Carolina Code of Laws Section 11-57-310 (as amended), or any other list of prohibited investments created by the State legislature;

  2) will not take any action causing it to appear on any such list during the term of the Final Contract; and

  3) will not utilize any subcontractor that is identified on any such list to provide goods or services thereunder.

• Customer Service (required) —

  The Company representative has read and agrees to the standards set forth in the City's Customer Service agreement.

• Is there a Pre-Qualifications meeting? (required)
• Start Date (required) —

  What is the anticipated start date for the agreement?

• Does this project have an initial term and renewal options? (required)
• Initial Term (required) —

  What is the initial term of the agreement?

• # of Renewals (required) —

  How many one-year renewals are available?
  Select "NONE" for no renewals and be sure to edit the resulting RFQ.

• Required Services (required) —

  Provide a general description of the services required. Ex. Engineering, Consulting, Design

• Qualifications & Experience of the Company (optional text) (required) —

  Do you want to include the optional text below in the "Qualifications & Experience of the Company" section of the RFQ?

  Default Text:

  Brief history and organization of the company, the legal entity that will enter into the contract, location of the office where the work will be performed, and the name and title of the person authorized to enter into a master contract agreement (must be an officer, partner, or member of the company). List any sub-consultant companies that will support your company.

  Provide a narrative of the company’s prior experience and qualifications pertaining to the Scope of Work and provide a list of projects with similar scopes.

  Optional Text:

  For companies that specialize in a specific discipline (i.e. roadways, stormwater, water/sewer, etc.) and only want to be considered for work associated with that discipline, please provide a statement clarifying which type of work you are requesting.

• Team Specialties (required) —

  Do you want the optional text to be added to the "Project Team" section of the RFQ?

  Default Text:

  Provide a list of the project team members (including the office location where they currently work) that you propose to use and identify each team member's responsibility, clearly detailing each team member's experience. You do not need to list all the sub-consultant employees that may be on the team, but you should list their supervisors. Provide a brief resume for each person listing specific similar project experience, educational experience, and licensure/certifications.

  Optional Text:

  List any of their specialty or role on the team and their office locations. Provide an hourly rate summary for project team members. Please also provide copies of proof of professional licensure in the State of South Carolina (Certificate of Authorization) for the staff performing the various tasks.

• Will the resulting project be awarded to multiple qualified companies? (required)
• Pricing table required? (required)
• Does this project require additional insurance? (required) —

  If your Project's insurance requirements are more than the following, please answer YES:

  The submitting company (lead company if submitting as a team) shall be able to post the minimum, specified insurance requirements for this project as follows:

  1. Professional Liability: $2,000,000.00 per occurrence, and $2,000,000.00 aggregate

  2. Worker's Compensation: $500,000.00

  3. Automobile Liability:$1,000,000.00 per occurrence for each vehicle, and $1,000,000 in aggregate for all vehicles

  4. Comprehensive/General Liability: $2,000,000.00 per occurrence, and $2,000,000 aggregate

  Coverages must be maintained throughout the life of the contract, including any applicable warranty period.

   

• Does the funding source allow use of the local adjustment factor? (required) —

  Answering YES to this question will add the following language to the solicitation:

  Local vendors, services, contractors, companies, and businesses (Rock Hill/York County) with a valid City of Rock Hill business license may have the opportunity to receive a 3% or a 5% adjustment factor during the consideration of bids. A local vendor, service, contractor, company, or business is defined as a business offering the services and or products being bid.