The Tri-Town Water Commissioners (Tri-Town) is seeking qualifications proposals (qualifications) from firms or persons for Designer Services in connection with services for the design of a New Tri-Town Regional Water Treatment Plant (RWTP). Submittals will be received at the office of the Procurement Officer, Town Hall, 1 JFK Memorial Drive, Braintree, MA 020184 until August 28, 2019 at 2:00 p.m., and at that time and place be opened and a record of submittals accepted.

The selection procedure that applies to the RFQ is the designer selection procedure for municipalities for the procurement of design services for a building project pursuant to M.G.L. c. 7 Sections 38A1/2-38O.  The scope of services includes the design of new TTWTP including site development, building design, process treatment systems and related mechanical, electrical and control systems.  Design services include services during the schematic design, design development and final design phases.  All services shall be completed within 12 months.  A Preliminary Conceptual Design Report of the Tri-Town RWTP has been completed and is provided with the RFQ. The estimated cost of the new treatment plant including transmission mains is approximately $70M.

A mandatory pre-response briefing session and site visit will be held on August 8, 2019 at the project site, Braintree Water Treatment Plant, 300 King Hill Road, Braintree, MA 02184.

The Tri-Town Board of Water Commissioners reserve the right to waive any informalities or irregularities in the qualifications received, or to reject any and all qualifications, wholly or in part, and to accept qualifications deemed to be in the best interest of the Tri-Town Qualifications may not be withdrawn within 30 business days after the opening.