Dam Decommissioning Project Engineering and Design Services

The City of Marion requests qualification statements and proposals from qualified firms for the Lady Marian Dam Decommissioning Project. The buyer needs dam engineering and design services to repair or replace a failed spillway culvert, facilitate the conversion of the dam to a dry impoundment, and enable official state decommissioning. The requested scope covers project management, grant administration, survey data collection, hydrologic and hydraulic design, geotechnical and structural investigations, permitting, bidding support, construction administration and observation, and record drawings. Only US organizations operating onshore are eligible to bid, and performance must occur onsite in Marion, North Carolina. Interested firms must submit questions by September 30, 2026, at 4:00 PM. Bidders must email an electronic PDF proposal containing a maximum of 20 pages to [email protected] by October 16, 2026, at 4:00 PM, using the subject line "RFQ/P Lady Marian Dam." Evaluators will score proposals on a 100-point scale based on technical approach (35 points), personnel experience with similar projects (35 points), direct grant and project experience (10 points), references and past performance (10 points), and firm capacity and availability (10 points). The provided text does not state the contract term or budget.