NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS
FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES IN VEAZIE, MAINE
The Cooperative Development Institute’s Water Infrastructure Support Program is seeking Statements of Qualifications from qualified engineering firms on behalf of Grey Stone Mobile Home Cooperative in Veazie, Maine for improvements to their drinking water, wastewater, stormwater and electrical 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 federal funding sources including SRF, CDBG, and RD. Submit the requested information to wisp@cdi.coop no later than Friday, February 14th, 2025 by 5:00pm to be considered.
Qualifications criteria includes:
- Experience of firm working on water, wastewater, stormwater, and electrical projects: 25 points
- Experience of associates working on water, wastewater, stormwater, and electrical 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
Consultant selection will be qualifications based.
The proposed project(s) may be undertaken with a variety of Federal and state funds, including SRF, Rural Development, and CDBG and that all work will be performed in accordance with the applicable regulations issued by such agencies and applicable federal and state requirements.
Grey Stone Mobile Home Cooperative and/or Cooperative Development Institute 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.
Grey Stone Mobile Home Cooperative and/or Cooperative Development Institute 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.
Grey Stone Mobile Home Cooperative and Cooperative Development Institute are Equal Opportunity Employers. All qualified firms will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, or national origin. Women, minority, locally owned, and disadvantaged businesses are encouraged to apply. This and additional federal regulatory flow-through language will apply to all contractors.
The engineer/architect selected for this study may be selected for the implementation project.
Project Information
Grey Stone Mobile Home Cooperative is a 63-lot manufactured housing community that residents collectively purchased in 2010. The community is connected to municipal wastewater and drinking water. A Property Conditions Assessment (PCA) was conducted December 2023 for planning purposes (available for download here). The PCA recommends upgrading the number of sections to the sewer collection system.
Grey Stone Mobile Home Cooperative’s first step towards redeveloping its infrastructure is to work with the procured engineer to apply for a USDA-RD SEARCH grant that would fund a Preliminary Engineering Report to study wastewater, stormwater systems, water, and electrical.
Interested firms may schedule a site visit prior to the Friday, February 14th, 2025 by 5:00PM deadline by emailing wisp@cdi.coop.
