PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES for 63rd STREET PUMPING STATION FLOOD RESILIENCY PROJECT (PHASE 2)

The City of Bayonne, New Jersey, is soliciting proposals for comprehensive professional engineering services for the 63rd Street Pumping Station Flood Resiliency Project (Phase 2). This critical infrastructure project aims to address the station's age and vulnerabilities, particularly regarding flood control and sanitary flows in the Country Village area. The scope of work for the selected consultant encompasses detailed site/civil engineering, land surveying, and regulatory compliance at state and federal levels. Key tasks include conducting stormwater runoff capacity calculations for 10-year, 25-year, and 100-year storm events, designing a new outfall structure with a valve arrangement to prevent backflow into the stormwater wet well, inspecting and recommending repairs for internal pipework and the pumping station building to ensure weatherproof integrity. Furthermore, the project requires environmental impact analysis, cost estimating, geotechnical engineering, site safety and quality assurance, traffic control and safety planning, and the provision of professional opinions or testimony as needed. The engagement also involves preparing reports, detailed drawings, specifications, permit applications, and supporting documentation for all necessary permits and approvals, with initial bid documents due to the City and Veolia within four months of contract award. This RFP specifically excludes construction administration, inspection, and management services, which will be procured separately in a later phase. Prospective professional services providers must meet stringent qualifications to be considered. Bidders must be certified to provide engineering services in the State of New Jersey and possess a minimum of ten (10) years of experience in consulting for municipalities exceeding 60,000 residents, demonstrating proficiency in utility upgrades, replacement, construction design, cost estimating, land surveying, and mapping projects. Firms must also be adept at obtaining permits and approvals from various state, county, and local regulatory agencies, and maintain a sufficient staff of New Jersey licensed or certified professionals. A mandatory pre-proposal site meeting is scheduled for April 4, 2024, at 11:00 AM at the 63rd Street pumping station, requiring attendees to provide advance contact information to John Armstrong (JArmstong@BAYNJ.org) UNLOCK and Jason Kiernan (jason.kiernan@veolia.com) UNLOCK at least one day prior. Furthermore, the selected consultant must maintain a principal office in New Jersey to ensure prompt response to emergent project matters and have project managers with at least ten years of municipal experience. Required insurance coverages include Worker’s Compensation, General Liability ($2,000,000 per occurrence / $5,000,000 aggregate), Automotive Liability ($1,000,000 occurrence / $2,000,000 aggregate), Professional Liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence, claims-based), and Environmental Liability ($2,000,000 per occurrence / $5,000,000 aggregate), with certificates naming the City as an additional insured. Responses to this Request for Proposals are due by April 12, 2024, at 10:00 AM prevailing time. Submitting parties are required to provide four (4) hard copies of their Technical Proposal and two (2) hard copies of their Cost Proposal, both presented in separate plain sealed envelopes clearly labeled “63RD STREET FLOOD RESILIENCY PROJECT – PHASE 2”. All submissions must be addressed to John F. Coffey, II, Esq., Law Director, City of Bayonne, 630 Avenue C, Room 15, Bayonne, NJ 07002. Mandatory submission forms include the Bayonne Standardized Professional/Consulting/Extraordinary Submission Forms, a signed and notarized Non-Collusion Affidavit, a Disclosure of Ownership form, a Professional Service Entity Information Form, a copy of the vendor's current NJ Business Registration Certificate, a Certificate of Good Standing from the NJ Department of the Treasury, a Certification Of Non‐Involvement In Prohibited Activities In Russia Or Belarus, and a Disclosure of Investment Activities in Iran Form. Technical proposals are limited to a maximum of ten (10) pages, excluding appendices, schedules, and resumes, with a minimum 11-point font size. Cost proposals must include a "Not to Exceed Amount" (combining lump sums for scope items 1-12 and an estimate/lump sum for item 13 and additional items) and a detailed Schedule of Rates. No bid security or bonds are explicitly requested in the provided text, but comprehensive insurance documentation is mandatory.