Bids, RFPs and RFQs

KENT COUNTY LEVY COURT

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR

ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES

Public Notice is hereby given that the Kent County Levy Court, Department of Public Works (County) will accept Statements of Qualifications from Professional Engineering firms for on-call professional engineering services as outlined below.  Interested firms shall submit four (4) printed copies of their submittals and one (1) digital copy in PDF format on or before 1:00 p.m., Friday, August 22, 2025 and proposal opening at 1:15 pm the same day to the Kent County Levy Court Department of Public Works located at 555 S. Bay Road, Dover, Delaware 19901.  Envelopes shall be marked “RFQ – ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES”.  Please indicate which discipline.  Submittals received after the stated date and time will not be considered and will be returned unopened.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The purpose of the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is to select one or more consulting firms to provide on-call professional engineering services for wastewater engineering projects and construction management.  The Scope of Work lists proposed tasks for this RFQ and is listed in Section 2.

Kent County Levy Court, Public Works Department is seeking submittals from professional and technical consultants to provide as-needed specialized wastewater engineering, construction management/inspections services, and geotechnical engineering & materials testing services to supplement staff in the implementation of various Capital Improvement Program projects, operations and in conjunction with development reviews. The project types include, but are not limited to, consultation, contract administration, design, estimating, complex analysis, report-writing, peer-review, geotechnical investigations, and construction management/inspection services.

If the consultant is picked to perform work that is funded by the Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Control, US Department of Agriculture, or any Federal funds, the consultant shall comply with all funding requirements prior to working on the project.  Consultant shall provide Kent County Levy Court with documentation that shows compliance with the funding agency.

The criteria for selection follows 29 Delaware Code § 6981 and is further described in the formal “Submittal Requirements” document.  To obtain the formal “Submittal Requirements” document, contact Sam Bautista, P.E., Director of Public Works, at (302) 744-9725 or by email at sbautista@kentcountyde.gov or on the County’s website at https://www.kentcountyde.gov/Doing-Business-with-Kent-County/Bids-RFPs-and-RFQs.  Award of any contract will be based on competitive ranking.  In the best interest of the County, the County reserves the right not to award a contract and reissue the RFQ.

Pursuant to 29 Del. C. 6981(c)(2), the County may extend the time and place for the opening of proposals from that described above, on not less than 2 calendar days’ notice, unless special circumstances exist, as determined by the Director of Public Works. 

EMERGENCY GENERATOR REPLACEMENT PROJECT

KENT COUNTY LEVY COURT

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

DOVER, DELAWARE

INVITATION TO BID - KENT COUNTY BUILDING GENERATOR REPLACEMENT

NOTICE is hereby given that SEALED BIDS will be received by the Kent County Levy Court, Department

of Public Safety, 911 Public Safety Boulevard, Dover, Delaware 19901, for the Demolition of an Existing

Emergency Generator and Replacement with a New 250KW/312KVA Emergency Generator located at 911

Public Safety Boulevard, Dover, Delaware, pursuant to specifications provided in the "Invitation to Bid"

document available on the Kent County, Delaware website www.kentcountyde.gov under Bids/RFP's and

at the Kent County Department of Public Safety located at 911 Public Safety Boulevard, Dover, Delaware

19901 between the operating hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except for observed

holidays. Contact Project Coordinator Michael Freda at mfreda625@gmail.com with any questions.

A non-mandatory Pre-bid Conference will be held on June 17, 2025 at 1 :00pm at the Public Safety

Building Conference Room. In addition, Contractors are required to submit an Intent to Bid Letter by June

17, 2025 at 5:00pm.

ALL BIDS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN 2:00 PM ON THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2025

AT WHICH TIME BIDS WILL BE OPENED AND READ PUBLICLY. Sealed Bids shall be identified

on the outside of the envelope as "Invitation to Bid - Kent County Public Safety Building Generator

Replacement". Sealed Bids are to be submitted to Kent County Department of Public Safety located at

911 Public Safety Boulevard, Dover, Delaware 19901.

The County reserves the right to waive technicalities, to accept or reject any and all proposals and, to award

a contract in the best interest of the County or may choose not to award a contract or issue a new Invitation

to Bid.

The County may extend the time and place for the opening of proposals from that described in this

advertisement not less than two days' notice to respondents.

Kent County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Invitation to Bid - Project Manual(PDF, 359KB)

Specs(PDF, 5MB)

Addendum #1(PDF, 228KB)

Addendum #2a(PDF, 60KB)

Addendum #2b(PDF, 728KB)

Addendum #2c(PDF, 3MB)

Additional Documents(ZIP, 1MB)