Taylor Brook Fish Passage Improvements Feasibility Plan-Bid #2026-018

The City of Auburn, Maine is seeking a qualified engineering/consulting firm to produce a comprehensive feasibility study for fish‑passage improvements at three non‑hydropower dams on Taylor Brook. The effort includes stakeholder coordination, field data collection, baseline environmental assessments, alternatives analysis, and 30 % design concept drawings (permit‑level plans have been removed via Addendum 1). The firm must deliver all deliverables by February 2027 and will be evaluated on qualifications (50 pts), proposed services (30 pts), and cost (20 pts). • Conduct partnership meetings with dam owners, agencies, and the public (up to four community meetings). • Perform topographic, hydrographic, hydrologic, and environmental baseline surveys; develop hydraulic models and cost‑benefit analyses. • Produce conceptual design alternatives (ladders, elevators, nature‑like bypasses, trap‑&‑haul, or dam removal) and a 30 % design package suitable for permitting. • Submit eight paper copies and one electronic copy of the technical proposal plus a sealed cost proposal by 2 PM on March 26, 2026. • No permit‑level engineering plans are required, reducing scope and cost relative to an earlier draft.