RFQ: Flat Creek Flood Mitigation Project (DRMF 2025)

Background
The Town of Black Mountain is seeking qualified professional engineering firms to provide engineering services for the Flat Creek Flood Mitigation Project, a priority initiative aimed at stormwater and flood risk reduction. This project is proposed for funding through the North Carolina Disaster Relief and Mitigation Fund (DRMF) 2025. The goal is to identify a firm with proven experience in delivering flood mitigation and stormwater infrastructure projects, covering all phases from survey and design to permitting, bidding, and construction administration.

Work Details
The project involves a coordinated set of improvements across three priority areas:
- FC-TRIB1-A (Portmanvilla Rd near Davis Dr)
- FC-TRIB1-B (6th St near Portmanvilla Rd)
- FC-TRIB1-C (7th St near Portmanvilla Rd).

Key planned improvements include:
- Replacing 10 undersized culverts with 15 larger culverts;
- Stabilizing approximately 760 linear feet of streambanks adjacent to culverts;
- Improving the stormwater level of service from less than a 2-year standard to a goal of at least a 50-year design standard.

The selected firm will provide comprehensive engineering services including project management, boundary and topographic surveys, hydrology and hydraulics modeling, design development, environmental evaluation and permitting support, bidding support, and construction administration.

Period of Performance
The anticipated period of performance for the project is 36 months. This includes survey, modeling, phased design, permitting, bid package development, construction, and closeout.

Place of Performance
The contract will be performed in the Flat Creek subwatershed located in Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

Bidder Requirements
Firms must be licensed to practice engineering in North Carolina and demonstrate experience in stormwater/flood mitigation infrastructure. They should have expertise in hydrology/hydraulic modeling and culvert design as well as familiarity with permitting relevant to stream/culvert work. The selected firm must also have the capacity to support construction administration and field responsiveness.