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Request for Qualifications Wastewater Treatment Plant SCADA & IT

City of Niles’ Advertisement to issue a Request for Qualifications

Wastewater Treatment Plant SCADA & IT.

Sealed proposals will be received by the City of Niles Auditor’s Office, in the City Hall, 34 West State Street, Niles, Ohio, until 10:00 a.m. on March 12, 2025 for the following project:

Request for Qualifications Wastewater Treatment Plant SCADA & IT.

Envelopes should be plainly marked “Request for Qualifications Wastewater Treatment Plant SCADA & IT”

Each qualification shall contain the full name and address of every person, firm, or corporation interested in the same, and if a corporation, the name and address of the president. Qualifications will be based on section (D) of the Ohio Revised Code 153.65. The City reserves the right to reject any or all submissions.

For more information regarding Requests for Qualifications please contact Michael Nicastro at 330-544-9010 ext. 1603

RFG Submittals shall be mailed in a sealed envelope and received no later than 10:00 a.m. on March 12, 2025 to:

Attention: City Auditor

34 West State Street

Niles, Ohio 44446

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

 

CITY OF NILES SCADA AND IT AT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

The City of Niles, Ohio is seeking Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) from Integrators qualified to provide professional services to provide technical support for the City’s Wastewater Treatment Plant’s Scada and IT work.

The City of Niles intends to select an Integrator to perform technical services over a period not to exceed two‐years.

System Integrator Qualifications Specification

  • Integrator must be Control System Integrator Association (CSIA) certified.
  • Integrator must be a listed Rockwell Premier Solution Partner for the following disciplines:
    • Control
    • Process
    • Information Solutions
    • Industrial IT
  • Integrator must be MISSION certified for Wastewater controllers and to backup water tower controllers where needed.
  • PLC Control maintenance and programming
    • Should be certified in the following controllers and automation software
      • Siemens Controllers and Automation platform
      • Schneider Electric Hardware and automation software
      • Rockwell automation software

  Integrator must have staff within a 45 min. coverage area of our location in the event of and emergency and staff are needed to respond to emergency situations.

  Sealed proposals will be received by the City of Niles Auditor’s Office in the City Hall, 34 West State Street, Niles Ohio, until 11:30 a.m. on February 28, 2025, for the following project.

  Envelopes should be clearly marked:

  “ Request for Qualifications Wastewater Treatment Plant Scada & IT”.

  Consultants must present their qualifications in a neat and orderly fashion and not exceed five double‐sided pages in length.  Cover letter and two page resumes will not be included in page count.

  The City of Niles will not consider late submittals.

  A narrative that describes the consultant’s specific qualifications and understanding of the services for which the City of Niles is requesting assistance;

  A narrative that describes specific challenges associated with the required work and unique solutions available to deliver successful projects;

  An example project schedule that depicts the tasks typical of a project classification for which the City of Niles is requesting the consultant’s qualifications;

  Information for the key members of the consultant team, including names, capacity, unique capabilities, professional background, technical experience, and two page resumes only, (will not be included in the page count); and A completed and signed Non‐Discrimination Affirmation Form (Attachment A)

  CONSULTANT SELECTION: A selection committee consisting of City of Niles staff will choose, in its opinion, the most qualified consultant to provide services under this procurement action.

  Consultants understanding of specific challenges and unique solutions available to deliver successful SCADA and IT projects. The qualifications of professional personnel to be assigned to the project.  Capability to meet time and project budget requirements; Location; Present and projected time available to designate to project.

  The City of Niles may decide to select a consultant directly upon review of RFQs received, or it may elect to perform a round of interviews to aid in the determination.

  Once a selection is made, the City and selected consultant will negotiate the initial scope of work. Note that scope and fee for individual project task orders will be negotiated individually as projects arise over the on‐ call term.

  If the City is unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract with the initially selected consultant, it will formally terminate negotiations with that consultant and choose another party to negotiate. The City of Niles will continue this process until they reach an agreement or cancel the process.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND CONDITIONS

  Direct questions or requests for additional information to:

  Michael Nicastro, Assistant Superintendent

  mnicastro@thecityofniles.com

Subject line should read “Request for Qualifications”

330-544-9010 ext. 1603