CITY OF SOCORRO
Request for Proposals
ENGINEERING SERVICES
EVERGREEN WW
COLLECTION EXPANSION
&
SPRING STREET SEWER LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT
“RFP 053123”

The City of Socorro is accepting Engineering Services proposals for the City of Socorro Evergreen WW Collection Expansion & Spring Street Sewer Line Replacement Project.
This project is wholly or partially funded with United States Environmental Protection Agency funds, and therefore must comply with all federal cross cutter requirements. Neither the United States nor its department’s agencies or employees is or will be party to this invitation for bids or any resulting contract. This procurement will be subject to regulations contained in Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements, 2 CFR Part 200 and 1500.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President’s Executive Order No. 11246, as amended.
To ensure that Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) have the opportunity to compete for procurements funded by EPA financial assistance, all Offerors shall make the six good faith efforts as outlined by EPA at
http://www.epa.gov/
grants/disadvantaged-
business-enterprise-program-
requirements#sixgoodfaithefforts. The Offeror must make a good faith effort to solicit and hire Disadvantaged Business subcontractors and suppliers to meet the goals outlined in EPA XP-215. A good faith effort requires that the Offeror: 1) Complete the affirmative steps outlined in XP-215, 2) Submit XP-215 with the proposal, 3) Submit with the proposal proof that affirmative steps have been taken and this should include copies of advertisements and letters of solicitation. A Proposal that omits XP-215 or does not support that a good faith effort was made will be considered non-responsive and the Proposal rejected.

Proposals will be accepted until 3:00 p.m., May 31, 2023.

The following information shall be provided on the front lower left corner of the Bid envelope: Project Title: City of Socorro Evergreen WW Collection Expansion & Spring Street Sewer Line Replacement Project., RFP 053123. If the Proposal is sent by mail, the sealed envelope shall have the notation “SEALED PROPOSAL ENCLOSED” on the face thereof. The proposer shall assume full responsibility for the timely delivery of the Proposal.

The envelope shall be addressed to:

City of Socorro
Leopoldo (Polo) Pineda, Jr.
Chief Procurement Officer
Post Office Drawer K
Socorro, New Mexico 87801

Copies of the Request for Proposals can be obtained from Leopoldo (Polo) Pineda, Jr. at 575-835-0240 or email [email protected]. Technical questions should be addressed to Lloyd Martinez at 575-650-0545.

Published in the El Defensor Chieftain on April 20, 2023

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