NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the City of Bozeman (City) is requesting qualifications from engineering firms (Respondent) for design, bidding and construction administration services for the Phase 1 Base Hydraulic Capacity Upgrades Project at the Bozeman Water Reclamation Facility (WRF). All responses to this RFQ must be provided as a single, searchable PDF document file and be submitted digitally as an email attachment to the submission email address below by the deadline indicated in this notice. Respondents are advised that the email attachment size limit is 25MB and that only one PDF file will be allowed per response. The subject line of the submission email shall clearly identify the RFQ title, company name, and due date/time. File sizes greater than 25MB in size may be uploaded to the City Clerks' Office upon special arrangement with the City Clerk. If this arrangement is made, it is sole responsibility of the Respondent to ensure the file upload is completed, and that the City Clerk is separately notified via email of the completed transmittal, prior to the deadline given in this notice. NON-DISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL PAY The City of Bozeman is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Discrimination in the performance of any agreement awarded under this RFQ on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, or actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or disability is prohibited. This prohibition shall apply to the hiring and treatment of the awarded entity's employees and to all subcontracts. As such, each entity submitting under this notice shall include a provision wherein the submitting entity, or entities, affirms in writing it will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, or because of actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or disability and which also recognizes the eventual contract will contain a provision prohibiting discrimination as described above and that this prohibition on discrimination shall apply to the hiring and treatment of the submitting entity's employees and to all subcontracts. In addition, pursuant to City Commission Resolution 5169, the entity awarded a contract under this RFQ and any subcontractors must abide by the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Section 39-3-104, MCA (the Montana Equal Pay Act), and affirm it will abide by the above and that it has visited the State of Montana Equal Pay for Equal Work "best practices" website, or equivalent "best practices publication and has read the material. Failure to comply with the above may be cause for the City to deem the submission non-responsive and disqualify the Respondent from award. Administrative questions regarding submittal procedures may be directed to: Mike Maas, City Clerk (406) 582-2321, agenda@bozeman.net. Technical questions regarding the Phase 1 Base Hydraulic Capacity Upgrades Project may be directed to: Brian Heaston, PE, Senior Water Resources Engineer, (406) 582-2282, bheaston@bozeman.net.