Central Alabama Water October 7, 2025 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT – CONSULTING ENGINEER Subject: Request for Qualifications Prospective Responders: Sealed technical proposals for consultant services for Professional Services Agreement – Consulting Engineer. The attached Request for Qualifications (RFQ) package (both hard and electronic copy) must be submitted no later than Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. CST to the address below: Central Alabama Water (CAW) Attention: Derrick M. Murphy consulting.engineer@bwwb.org 3600 First Avenue North Birmingham, AL 35222 The RFQ and public notice can be obtained by visiting https://www.bwwb.org/business/bids. Mailed submittals must clearly label the package titled Professional Services Agreement – Consulting Engineer and name of the Firm on the outside of the delivery package. Ten (10) bound copies must be comb, spiral, or glue style. Three ring binders are not acceptable as a binding method. CAW recommends that the Proposer’s RFQ submittals be limited to no more than 30 pages (not including the cover letter and resumes). The RFQ outlines the schedule for the submission and evaluation of the submittals. These are tentative dates only; CAW reserves the right to adjust these dates at its sole discretion. A virtual Pre-RFQ Conference will be held on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. The Pre-RFQ Conference is optional but strongly suggested since there will be no additional communication that will be issued by CAW until selected Firms have been shortlisted. Alabama Code §31-13-9 (1975) provides that as a condition for the award of any contract by Central Alabama Water, a business entity or employer that employs one or more employees within the state of Alabama shall provide documentation of enrollment in the E- Verify program. CAW reserves to reject any proposals submitted, waive any informalities and technicalities, and award to the proposer it deems to serve CAW interests best and most economically. CAW reserves the right to cancel the contract due to non-satisfactory performance or if the proposer is found to violate the terms and conditions of the proposal or does not correct any violations of the proposal. CAW reserves the right to re-advertise.