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PUBLIC NOTICE – REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES, The City of Byram, MS is requesting Statement of Qualifications (SOQs) for firms or individuals to provide engineering services pertaining to the Big Creek Wastewater Interceptor project, which may be partially or fully funded by Federal or State funds.  
If interested, responses may be submitted, in accordance with this request, by mail or hand delivered to the City of Byram, MS, Attn:  City Clerk, City of Byram, 5901 Terry Road, Byram, Mississippi  39272-0222, no later than 2:00 p.m. on May 6, 2025.  Selection of an engineer will be based upon the criteria shown in this notice and no price or cost information should be included.  

The selected engineer will provide engineering services in support of the project and/or projects through the project(s) closeout and do so in accordance with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations.  The project(s) may include, but are not limited to, the following professional services:  

1. Planning and Preliminary engineering analysis 
2. Topographic and boundary surveys 
3. Preliminary and final engineering design 
4. Assistance with bidding and procurement of contractor(s) in conformance with applicable Federal, State, and local requirements.  Services under this item will include assistance with: 
a. Bid advertising 
b. Bid opening and bid tabulation 
c. Recommendation of award 
d. Pre-Construction conference and Notice to Proceed 
5. Construction Administration 
6. On-site construction observation 
7. Review and recommendation of payment by City 
8. Conduct and oversee final inspection.  

Submissions should contain sufficient information reflecting the engineer’s experience and qualifications.  The information submitted should include the following and will be graded based on a 100-point evaluation criteria.  Experience of the firm with water and wastewater projects -40 points, Experience of the firm with Federally/State funded projects (State of Mississippi Revolving Loan Fund, State and Tribal Assistance Grants, etc.) -30 points, Qualifications of the staff available for assignment to the projects -30 points.  The City of Byram is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprises (MBEs & WBEs) to submit qualifications.  

Proposals will be reviewed by the selection committee using the above selection criteria.  The City reserves the right to reject any and/or all SOQs received.  Five (5) bound SOQs should be included in a sealed envelope and the outside of the envelop shall be plainly titled “STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING SERIVCES – CITY OF BYRAM, MS RFQ 25-01” addressed to the City of Byram, Attn:  City Clerk, 5901 Terry Road, Byram, MS  39272-0222.  The City reserves the right to reject any and/or all SOQs received.