REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES
Browning Branch Booster Pump Station Project
The Town of Waynesville invites qualified professional engineering firms to submit Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) to provide engineering, permitting, bidding, construction administration, construction observation, and related professional services for the Browning Branch Booster Pump Station Project. The Town intends to select the most qualified firm and negotiate a scope and fee consistent with applicable State and local procurement requirements and funding-agency conditions.
The full RFQ document can be found here.
The Browning Branch Booster Pump Station has served its purpose and requires redesign, rehabilitation, and resiliency-related improvements. The Town pursued SRF Helene drinking water funding for this project after identifying the need to floodproof and improve the pump station. The attached grant materials identify the project as a Drinking Water Project under SRF Helene funding, with a total funding request and project cost of $674,526.
The grant application budget describes the anticipated improvements as work to replace, rehabilitate, or improve infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Helene, including flood-proofing the pump station, providing permanent and potable backup generators for the pump station, and providing SCADA and generator electrical medication to existing booster stations.
Primary Contact: Laura Yonkers, Deputy Director of Sustainability: lyonkers@waynesvillenc.gov 828-456-3706
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)
PAVING SERVICES - REBIDDING
For paving the Boyd Ave Greenway Connector
Waynesville is seeking proposals from qualified firms to pave the new section of the Richland Creek Greenway, including installing the subbase, paving, fine grading, and completing all associated site finishing work. The rough clearing, including digging to depth and vegetation removal, is being handled by the Town’s Public Works Department. The Town seeks to identify the most qualified and cost-effective firm capable of satisfactorily completing the work in accordance with the engineered plans and specifications. Proposals should clearly identify the contractor’s total cost to complete the work described. The pricing should include all labor, materials, equipment, aggregate, asphalt, compaction, and any other costs necessary to complete the paving and site-finishing work. The Town will handle all other parts of the project, including bollard installation, concrete driveway installation along Boyd Avenue, and crosswalk installation on Killian Street.
All the proposals must be received by Friday, December 4th, 2026, at 4 pm. All proposals must be sealed and submitted physically and digitally through email and must be properly identified with “RFP: Boyd Ave Greenway Connector”.
Deliver proposals to:
Alex Mumby
Development Services
9 S. Main St, Suite 110,
Waynesville, NC 28732
E-mail proposals to:
amumby@waynesvillenc.gov
An Ad Hoc Committee consisting of several department representatives of the Town will be selecting the best qualifying firm based on the criteria above. The Committee will determine if interviews are needed in order to finalize selection among top candidates. Respondents will be contacted no later than by Friday, December 18th, 2026. Upon selection, the Consultant will be contacted to meet with staff, finalize the contract, fee structure, and project timeline.
The full bid document can be reviewed by clicking here
Frequently Asked Questions:
Confirming the concrete sidewalk connections and bollards at Boyd Ave and Killian St are to be by the town, not the GC.
Yes, the town is responsible for demo/installation of sidewalks and bollards.
Light Poles to be installed. Detail? Light poles will not be installed.
These were considered, but we ultimately decided against.
What light pole and fixture model is to be used? Where is the connection for power made?
Light poles will not be installed
Specs say town is responsible for trail to subgrade. Does that include the removal of trees along the path? What is the sequencing through the bamboo? Town works before GC starts?
This work has already been completed. The bamboo and trees have been removed and the bamboo area is being treated with herbicide.
Builder’s risk: This coverage was not addressed in the requirements. Please confirm this is not required.
All insurance requirements are defined in the general terms and conditions of the RFP. No other insurance is required per NC general statutes.
The requirement states professional liability is required but does not specify the limit. Please confirm the limits required for professional liability.
All insurance requirements are defined in the general terms and conditions of the RFP. No other insurance is required per NC general statutes.
Structures to be demolished. Asbestos testing?
The structures have already been demolished.
12” HDPE to be installed Site Plan states 3 runs at one location. ESC Plan shows two single runs.
We will work with you to determine if the pipes are necessary.
Do the manholes to be lowered need pipe adjustments or replacements? Or just the risers to be adjusted?
The manholes will not be lowered. We plan on routing the greenway around the manholes.
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)
ENGINEERING SERVICES
For Clyde, Canton, Waynesville Water Interconnect Design, Bid and Construction
Clyde, Canton, and Waynesville, North Carolina (herein, known as the “Towns”) are jointly requesting statements of qualifications from qualified professional civil engineers for the preparation of a Preliminary Engineering Report that meets NCDEQ’s format for submitting a SRF approval, and application for a Finding of No Significant Impact. Should the project be approved to go forward, provide design, bidding, and construction oversight of a potable water interconnect in Haywood County. The project would consist of construction of approximately 35,000 linear feet of 12” water transmission lines and related appurtenances along both public and private road right of ways. The project will be funded through three NC State Revolving Loans (SRF) awarded as follows: Canton, $10,000,000 SRF Loan, Clyde $4,316,538 SRF Loan, Waynesville, $2,841,800 SRF Loan, Haywood County, $ 2,006.840 grant. The total project budget is $19,165,178.
Inquiries regarding this RFQ process should be directed at Page McCurry, Assistant Town Manager, Waynesville (on behalf of the Towns). Prospective firms may make inquiries to obtain clarification of requirements contained within the Request for Qualifications (RFQ). All inquiries shall be submitted in writing via email to the following address pmccurry@waynesvillenc.gov . All inquiries must be received by 5:00 p.m. eastern time on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
Qualification Submittals must be received by 3: 00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
The Town reserves the right to reject any or all submissions, to waive informalities, and to select the firm(s) deemed to be in the best interest of the Town.