Description
The City of Missoula, Montana is issuing a Request for Qualifications to secure an on‑call consultant who will provide water‑rights expertise to the Public Works Department. The consultant will support the City in ongoing water‑right change proceedings, mitigation monitoring, Montana Water Court adjudication, and strategic technical services for municipal water operations. The engagement is on‑call, with individual task authorizations issued as needs arise, and the initial contract period runs through approximately December 2028.
• Scope includes technical assistance for the Flynn‑Lowney Ditch water rights, Miller Creek mitigation monitoring, Water Court adjudication support, change‑application modifications, and due‑diligence for water‑right transactions.
• Required deliverables: written analyses, reports, monitoring data, and recommendations aligned with City, DNRC, and court requirements.
• Minimum qualifications: recent Montana water‑rights experience, municipal water‑supplier advisory work, DNRC change‑application expertise, and capacity for timely field monitoring and reporting.
• Evaluation criteria emphasize project understanding (25%), key personnel qualifications (20%), relevant municipal water‑rights experience (20%), capacity and schedule (15%), past performance (10%), local familiarity (7%) and a local‑preference bonus (up to 3%).
• Submission: electronic PDF SOQ (≤13 pages body) by 4 PM MT on 19 Nov 2026 to [email protected]. Questions due 9 Nov 2026.