On-Call Tunnel Design and Engineering Consulting Services

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is seeking to establish a pre‑qualified list of firms that can provide on‑call tunnel design and engineering consulting services for its water‑system capital‑improvement and operations‑maintenance projects. The work will be awarded on a task‑order basis, covering geotechnical planning, ground‑characterization, tunnel support design, constructability reviews, detailed design documents, cost estimating, schedule development, and inspection/forensic evaluations. Qualified firms must have at least ten years of relevant experience, California professional licenses, and a business history of five years or more. The solicitation is electronic‑only, with a Q&A cutoff on October 29 2026 and a final SOQ submission deadline of November 18 2026. Incentives are provided for SBE/DVBE and regional business status. • Provides civil, geotechnical, structural, and tunnel‑design engineering consulting on a pre‑qualified, on‑call basis. • Minimum qualifications: ≥10 years experience, CA‑registered professional licenses, ≥5 years firm existence. • Submission format: electronic SOQ plus separate cost file; maximum combined file size 15 MB. • Evaluation weighted toward staff qualifications (40 %) and organizational experience (30 %). • Incentive points (+5 %) for SBE/DVBE or RBE status.