ONEIDA, TENNESSEE
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
PLANNING – ENGINEERING SERVICES

The Town of Oneida, Tennessee, will be accepting statements of qualifications from qualified firms for the following:

PLANNING – ENGINEERING Services in connection with a combination of State, Local, and/or Federal Funds including, but not limited to, Appalachian Regional Commission Grant (ARC)

Proposals must be received by 3:00 p.m. EST on October 31, 2025. Proposals should be submitted to Mayor Lori Phillips-Jones, Town of Oneida, PO Box 4237 Oneida, TN 37841 no later than 3:00 p.m. EST on October 31, 2025. Proposals received after 3:00 p.m. EST on October 31, 2025, will not be considered.

The firm, or firms, selected will provide Professional Planning Services as may be required during the programs(s) timeframe. These services will include, but may not be limited to, all activities required for the final production of a Tourism Master Plan.   

All proposals should be marked with the following language: PLANNING – ENGINEERING SERVICES STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR ONEIDA ARC.  

Qualifications will be evaluated on the following factors:

• Qualifications – Availability of qualified personnel and capacity of the firm to carry-out engineering/technical services.  

• Experience – Experience and technical expertise of the firm and its personnel as well as information regarding projects previously undertaken, including the types and cost of projects. 

• Scope of Services – Summarize scope and type of services understanding of program and tasks.  

The Town of Oneida is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. The Town of Oneida encourages Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBEs) and Woman-owned Business Enterprises (WBEs) to submit qualifications. 

The Town of Oneida will award a contract to the firm, or firms, deemed most qualified to provide Planning – Engineering services as requested. The contract(s) will include scope and extent of work and other essential requirements.

The Town of Oneida reserves the right to reject any and all proposals.  

Section 00 11 13 Advertisement for Bid

OWNER:         Town of Oneida – Lori Phillips-Jones, Mayor, Oneida, Tennessee

Sealed bids for the Oneida Public Library Addition, Oneida, Tennessee will be received by the Owner at the Oneida City Hall located at 121 Municipal Drive, Oneida, TN 37841 until 10:00 AM Eastern Time, Friday, October 24, 2025and at this time all bids will be opened and read aloud.

The information for Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of Contract, Plans, Specifications, and Forms of Performance and Payment Bond, and other contract documents may be examined at the following:

Upland Design Group PLLC                           Crossville, Tennessee

            Builders Exchange of Tennessee                  Knoxville, Tennessee

Prospective Bidders / Contractors may obtain electronic access to the Bid Documents upon request from the Architect, at 362 Industrial Blvd., Crossville, TN 38555; phone (931) 484-7541.  Addenda will only be issued to Bidders / General Contractors who have registered with the Architect and / or attended the Pre-Bid Conference.

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Thursday, October 16, 2025 beginning at 10:00 AM Eastern Time at the Oneida Public Library located at 290 South Main Street, Oneida, TN 37841. General Contractor bidders should plan to have a representative present.  Attendance is not mandatory but is strongly encouraged.

This project is being funded in whole or in part with funds provided by the United States Department of Treasury under the Capital Projects Fund (21.029). As such, all applicable federal laws, regulations, and executive orders shall apply.

Contractors and subcontractors must comply with all applicable federal standards and reporting requirements. Documentation of compliance may be requested at any time during the performance of the contract.

All bidders must be licensed General Contractors as required by the Contractor’s Licensing Act of 1994 of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee and qualified for the type of construction being bid upon.

This project is subject to Davis-Bacon and wage rates. Attention of bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the contract, Section 3, Segregated Facility, Section 109 and E.O. 11246.

No bidder may withdraw his bid within 60 days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

Each bid must be accompanied by a bidder’s bond executed by the bidder and a surety company licensed to do business in the State of Tennessee, for the sum of five percent (5%) of the amount bid.  In-lieu-of a bid bond a cashier’s check in the amount of 5% of the bid amount, made payable to the Owner, will be accepted.  The successful bidder will be required to execute a Performance and Payment Bond in the amount of One Hundred Percent (100%) of the contract price, or other security such as letter of credit as described in Tennessee Code Annotated 12-4-201.  Bonds must be accompanied by Power of Attorney.

The Town of Oneida Water & Wastewater Department’s Consumer Confidence Report for 2024 was published on May 30, 2025.

Following is a PowerPoint presentation for the Town of Oneida’s 2025 RTP Grant application, which proposes a multi-use trail, connector and parking lot at Bear Creek Park.

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The December 2024 meeting of the Town of Oneida Board of Mayor and Aldermen has been rescheduled from December 19 to Thursday, December 5, at the Oneida Municipal Services Building, beginning at 6 p.m. The public is welcome to attend.

The Town of Oneida will not pick up trash on Labor Day (Monday, Sept. 2, 2024). Trash will instead be picked up on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024.