Advertisement for Request for Qualifications – Fieldstone Pump Station Upgrade

The City of Mebane is requesting Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from qualified and interested firms to provide design-build services for the Fieldstone Pump Station Upgrade project. Responses shall be submitted to the City of Mebane (Owner) by 2:00 P.M., Friday, March 6th, 2026. SOQs shall be submitted electronically to Franz Holt, PE, City Engineer, via email to: fholt@cityofmebane.com. The City of Mebane owns and operates Fieldstone Pump Station which currently has a design capacity of 633,600 gallons per day (GPD). The sewershed for this pump station includes serving two industrial centers, NCIC and CCIC, which flow through the GKN Pump Station which is also being upgraded. Growth in the sewersheds for these two pump stations require an upgrade (new construction) of the Fieldstone Pump Station to be completed by the City of Mebane. In addition, the GKN Pump Station upgrade (new construction) is to be completed by the Koury Development Corporation. Plans for the existing Fieldstone Pump Station and force main will be provided upon request. The anticipated project budget is $2.5 million. The pump station must be completed and operational by December 1st, 2027. Access to the detailed RFQ, plans for the existing Fieldstone Pump Station and Forcemain, Pump Station Control Specifications, and additional pertinent information can be found in the link provided below: Fieldstone Pump Station RFQ Detailed scope of work can be found on Exhibit A attached to the RFQ. In the interest of fairness to all submitting firms, proposals received after the scheduled receipt time stated above will not be accepted and will be marked “LATE”. All submittals received become the property of the City and will not be returned. Faxed documents will not be accepted. Early Submissions of Qualifications are welcomed and appreciated. Design-Build Firms must be a licensed contractor in the State of North Carolina, duly licensed accordingly to the appropriate sections. Each Design-Build Firm is required to show the ability to obtain a Construction Performance Bond and a Construction Payment Bond as security for the faithful performance and the payment of all bids and obligations arising from the performance of the Contract. A virtual Project Information Meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 18th, at 2:00 P.M. All proposers are strongly encouraged to attend. Attendees can log-in with the link provided below: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/27712198608417?p=nmdrbG8k3btI0CWVyW Disadvantaged Business Participation (DBE, MBE, WBE) provisions are included in the contract. The contract is expected to be funded through local funds. Owner reserves the right to reject any or all SOQs, including without limitation the right to reject any or all nonconforming, nonresponsive, or conditional SOQs, and to reject any SOQs if Owner believes that it would not be in the best interest of Owner to make an award to the corresponding Design-Build Firm. Owner also reserves the right to waive informalities.