Gila River Indian Community, Property Section, PO Box 97, 315 Casa Blanco Road, Sacaton, Arizona 85247

B -- COMPREHENSIVE WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN SOL RFQ1-99 DUE 021999 POC Larry Sinclair, Project Manager or Shane Lindstrom, Water Management Engineer, 520-562-3301, Fax 520-562-4008 WEB: click here for the Gila River Indian Community web, http://www.gilariver.com. E-MAIL: click here for e-mail correspondence, slindstr@gilariver.com. Request for Qualifications. The Pima-Maricopa Irrigation Project (P-MIP) is seeking a qualified consultant team to develop and implement a Comprehensive Water Resource Management Plan. From the qualifications submittals, up to five qualified teams will be invited to submit a proposal. The P-MIP is currently under construction to eventually serve 146,330 irrigated acres on the Gila River Indian Reservation (GRIR). The GRIR is located in Central Arizona in Maricopa and Pinal Counties, just south of the Phoenix metropolitan area. The reservation is an irregularly shaped area which occupies the valley of the Gila River, extending approximately 50 miles upstream from the junction of the Salt and Gila Rivers on the northwest to just north of Coolidge on the southeast. General Scope of Services. The P-MIP is a multi-use system with water supplies that include: the San Carlos Indian Irrigation Project, the Central Arizona Project, ground water and other supplies. The P-MIP wishes to manage available water supplies to optimize use and maintain acceptable quality. The study may include the following components: Data Collection and Analysis, Define Goals and Objectives, Develop Specifications for Additional Facilities Needed and Detailed Requirements for Additional Data Collection, Develop Water Resource Model or Models (i.e., water balance, river basin, ground water), Water Resources Management Plan Report. Each Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) will be evaluated according to the following criteria: 20% Experience and qualifications of the prime firm(including familiarity with Reservations especially the GRIR and experience on similar projects), 50% Experience and qualifications of the proposed specific project team members, 10% Principal office location and work role of local office if available, 10% Indian Preference, 10% Overall evaluation of the teams capability to provide the required services. Submittal Requirements. Firms interested in this project should submit a statement of qualifications which includes a one page cover letter plus a maximum length of eight pages to address the SOQ criteria (excluding resumes and client list, but including an organization chart). Resumes for each key team member shall be limited to a maximum length of two pages and shall be attached as an appendix to the SOQ. Please provide an original plus five copies (total of six) of the SOQ by 12:00 noon MST on Friday, February 19, 1999. Please mark all submittals: ATTENTION: Larry Sinclair, P-MIP Project Manager, or Shane Lindstrom, P-MIP Water Management Engineer. Due to the confidentiality of this work, firms that have been involved in federal, state, municipal or tribal water rights negotiation, settlement, or adjudication work with any adversary of Community will not be considered. Interested firms should provide a list of projects, clients and dates for work in Arizona for the last 20 years. Posted 01/27/99 (W-SN291882). (0027)

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