NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS
FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES
The Cooperative Development Institute’s Water Infrastructure Support Program (WISP) is seeking Statements of Qualifications from qualified engineering firms on behalf of Mountainside Community Cooperative, Inc. in Camden, Maine for the redevelopment of their water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure.
Required professional services will include but are not limited to: engineering assessments, additional preliminary engineering services, design-and construction-relations services, preparation of bidding and contracting documents, participation in evaluating bids received, and construction administration to ensure compliance with plans and specifications.
Procurement of said services will be in accordance with 40 U.S.C. § 1101-1104. Qualified entities interested in being considered must submit: (1) letter of interest; (2) statement of qualifications and experience of firm and associates to be involved with the project; (3) references; (4) related prior experience, including similar projects; and (5) experience with funding sources including DES, CDBG, and RD. Submit the requested information to wisp@cdi.coop no later than 5 pm Tuesday, May 7, 2024 to be considered.
Qualifications criteria includes:
- Experience of firm working on water, wastewater and stormwater projects: 25 points
- Experience of associates working on water, wastewater and stormwater projects: 25 points
- Experience of firm and/or associates working at manufactured home communities: 30 points
- Experience of firm and/or associates working with federal funding sources: 20 points
The proposed project(s) may be undertaken with a variety of Federal and state funds, including ME DWSRF, USDA-RD WEP and HUD, and that all work will be performed in accordance with the applicable regulations issued by such agencies and the State of Maine.
Mountainside Community Cooperative shall evaluate statements of qualifications, performance data and other material submitted by interested firms and select up to three firms which are deemed best qualified to perform the desired services. Interviews with each firm selected shall be conducted, which may include discussions regarding anticipated concepts and proposed methods of approach.
Mountainside Community Cooperative shall rank, in order of preference, the firms deemed to be the most highly qualified to provide the services required and shall commence scope of services and price negotiations with the highest qualified professional firm for engineering services.
Mountainside Community Cooperative is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minority, locally owned, and disadvantaged businesses are encouraged to apply. This and additional federal regulatory flow-through language will apply to all contractors.
Project Information
Mountainside Community Cooperative, Inc. is a 52-lot manufactured housing community that residents collectively purchased in December 2019. An infrastructure evaluation was conducted in November of 2019 as part of the pre-purchase due diligence. In 2021, RCAP Solutions produced a map of the community’s water and wastewater infrastructure and provided a list of observations and recommendations.
Mountainside’s highest priority at present is to connect to the Town of Camden’s municipal wastewater system. Currently, wastewater at Mountainside collects in a cistern on the southwest side of the community. Wastewater is then pumped and hauled to Camden’s wastewater plant for treatment. The Town of Camden will be the lead for this portion of the project, which will involve extending a wastewater main up Molyneaux Road and then connecting Mountainside’s system at the cistern location.
Mountainside Community Cooperative is procuring an engineer under this RFQ primarily to redevelop its water distribution system, which is upstream of the Town of Camden led municipal wastewater connection project.
Mountainside’s water distribution system upgrade project is currently on the Maine DWSRF FY24 Priority List. The first step towards redeveloping its infrastructure is to work with the procured engineer to begin design and permitting work using this program.