Legal Advertisement REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS Town

Legal Advertisement
REQUEST FOR
QUALIFICATIONS
Town of New Palestine, IN

In order to assure compli-
ance with federal and
state procurement laws
and related require-
ments regarding com-
petitive negotiation of
engineering services,
the Town of New Pales-
tine, Indiana is seeking
Statements of Qualifica-
tion for the Hancock
County/New Palestine
Regional Septic Elimina-
tion Project.
Description of Services
Needed
This project includes Plan-
ning and Design includ-
ing Field Investigation
and Survey, Environ-
mental Permitting and
Regulatory Assistance,
Legal and Financial As-
sistance, Hydraulic Sys-
tem Modeling, Construc-
tion Engineering, In-
spection, Bidding Assis-
tance, and Design ser-
vices necessary for as-
sembling plans and
specifications for bidding
and construction of the
regional septic elimina-
tion project where
county residents will be
connected to New Pal-
estines existing sanitary
sewer system.
Type of Contract
The Town of New Pales-
tine will execute either a
firm, fixed-price contract,
or a cost-reimbursement
contract for these ser-
vices that is contingent
on the final commitment
of grant funding.
Federal Requirements
Prospective offerors
should note the suc-
cessful proposer must
meet the following terms
and conditions:
1. 24 CFR Part 85.36.
2. Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964.
3. Conflict of Interest (24
CFR Part 570).
4. Access to records.
5. Executive Order 11246
- Equal Employment Op-
portunity
6. Executive Order 12138
- Women Business En-
terprise Policy.
7. Architectural Barrier Act
of 1968.
8. Age Discrimination Act
of 1975.
9. Section 3 Clause -
Housing and Urban De-
velopment Act of 1968.
10. Section 504 - Rehabili-
tation Act of 1973.
11. Retention and Custo-
dial Requirements (24
CFR Part 85.42).
12. Executive Order
11063.
13. Affirmative Action Pro-
gram / Plan.
14. Davis Bacon and Re-
lated Acts.
Grant Support has a 10%
MBE/WBE goal for all
projects funded with
Community Develop-
ment Block Grant
Funds.
Rate of Qualifications
The proposal must include
sufficient information re-
garding qualifications
and determine that the
respondent is qualified
and has relevant experi-
ence. Do not include a
proposed fee as this is a
qualification-based se-
lection process. The
statement of qualifica-
tions should include the
following:
1. A description of expert-
ise, experience and re-
sources directly relevant
and available for the
proposed project.
2. A list of similar projects
previously completed.
3. A list of references.
4. Resumes of profes-
sional staff members
that will work on this
project.
5. Name of person to be in
charge of project.
6. Description of scope of
services as per
Description of Services
Needed.
7. A project timeline.
The statement of qualifica-
tions shall also provide
the following informa-
tion: name, title, address
and telephone number
of individuals with au-
thority to negotiate and
bind the proposer con-
tractually, and who may
be contacted during the
period of evaluation.
Award of Contract
Evaluation criteria shall in-
clude:
1. Specialized experience
or technical expertise of
the organization and its
personnel in connection
with the scope of ser-
vices to be provided and
complexity of the project
(25pts).
2. Past record of perfor-
mance on contracts, in-
cluding quality of work,
timeliness and cost con-
trol (25pts).
3. Capacity of the organi-
zation to perform the
work within time limita-
tions, taking into consid-
eration the current
planned workload of the
firm and proximity to the
Town of New Palestine
(15pts).
4. Familiarity with Local
Conditions and Sys-
tems, knowledge of the
Town of New Palestine
existing infrastructure,
system operations, and
local conditions, includ-
ing prior experience with
Towns utility systems.
(35pts).
If you are interested in
providing the required
services, please submit
three (3) copies of the
Statement of Qualifica-
tions to Town Manager
James Robinson, 42 E.
Main St., New Palestine,
IN 46163 no later than
4:00PM on November
26, 2026.
Each Statement of Qualifi-
cation will be reviewed
for completeness and
clarity according to the
above criteria.
The Town of New Pales-
tine may or may not ne-
gotiate the fee schedule
with one or more offers.
The Town of New Pales-
tine reserves the right to
reject any and/or all re-
sponses. The Town of
New Palestine is an
Equal Opportunity Em-
ployer. Offerors may de-
sire additional informa-
tion, a site visit or clarifi-
cation regarding the
Statement of Qualifica-
tion. If so, please sched-
ule an appointment with
Town Manager James
Robinson,
317-861-4727.
60164837
DR 10-24-2026