As Needed Professional Engineering Services

The Palmdale Water District intends on entering into a contract with a 'Type of Service firm to provide 'Project Description . The work to be performed by the Consultant under the proposed contract shall consist of 'Type of Service to perform planning, environmental compliance, design, construction management and inspections services for water systems. Tasks will include the following: Prepare initial studies, Hydraulic evaluation and pipeline sizing Demand analysis and forecasting Structural and process assessments Storage reservoir sizing Preparation of plans, specifications and bid documents associated with various design projects Wells Reservoir Booster Stations Ditch conversion to pipeline Treatment Plant Sediment Removal Bid and Construction Phase Services (any of the design projects mentioned above) The work will including the following engineering disciplines - Electrical, Civil, Geotechnical, hydrogeological, Instrumentation and Control (I&C), Mechanical, Environmental, and Structural. The consultant serves as the design engineer, reference, and resource pertaining to questions regarding water system planning principles, polices, and practices of AWWA, District Standards and State of California Department of Water Resources Division of Drinking Water. The anticipated number of firms to be selected is a total of three with renewable agreements over a three year period plus two optional one-year renewals for a possible length up to five years. Selected firms will be asked to provide detailed scope of work and fee estimate for each requested project. Firms will either competitively compete for work or be sole sourced based on fee or ability to deliver services on the District's timeframe. The services and projects expected for the next five years is identified in the scope of services.