Included in this classification are all aspects of heavy construction in and around streams and rivers related to stormwater management. Examples of work include, but are not limited to, stream reconstruction and rehabilitation, concrete structures, box culverts, bridges, excavation, rock placement, earthwork, grade control structures, cutoff walls, boulder walls, utility relocations, and storm sewers.   As part of completing heavy civil construction work, a contractor must be able to obtain and correctly administer all required permits and have the ability to correctly install and maintain erosion control, sediment control, and water control measures. Category I work may also include any of the work tasks described in Category II.

Included in this classification are all aspects of work related to urban drainageways not involving significant heavy construction. Examples of work include, but are not limited to, trash and debris pickup, revegetation, small sediment removals, maintenance trail repairs, minor bank or channel repairs, handrail and fencing, tree thinning, and weed control. As part of completing general stream maintenance work, a contractor must be able to obtain and correctly administer all required permits and have the ability to correctly install and maintain erosion control, sediment control, and water control measures. 

Request for Statement of Qualifications Statements of Qualification shall be no greater than four (4) pages and shall include:

• General information about the contractor and company
• The work classification, either Category 1: Heavy Civil Construction or Category II: General Stream Maintenance, for which the contractor wishes to be considered, based on their qualifications. Qualification for Category I: Heavy Civil Construction also qualifies the contractor to do Category II: General Stream Maintenance work.
• Information on the personnel who will be working on the projects. At a minimum, information on one superintendent and one foreman and their experience working on District-sponsored or urban drainage projects completed in a municipality within the District boundary over the last two years must be provided.
• Information detailing at least two District-sponsored projects or urban stormwater management or stream projects completed in a municipality within the District boundary, constructed by the contractor in the past two years that demonstrates their qualification for the classification(s) for which they want to be considered. Projects where the contractor was a subcontractor for urban stream work may also be considered.
• Performance on past projects will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
  • Project Management
  • Work Product
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Water Control (Category I only)
  • Securement and Compliance of Permits (Category I only)
• The names of District staff that are familiar with the project, or the project manager for the municipality where the work was completed must be provided by the contractor for each listed project. The District reserves the right to inspect and review any projects the contractor has constructed in the District over the past two years, including projects that may not have been listed in the SOQ.
• A labor and equipment rate schedule to be used for time and materials work, to include all equipment used on urban drainage projects.
• A list of the services you wish to provide to the District (please choose from the following list):
  • Grade Control Structures
  • Tunneling
  • Utilities
  • Bridges and Culverts
  • Naturalized Stream Restoration
  • Landscape and Irrigation Installation
  • Landscape Maintenance
  • Forestry