The agency seeks professional services to develop a strategic plan for water storage, focusing on long-term sustainability and reliability. The selected vendor will evaluate current drinking water and fire suppression storage assets, assess their operational performance, and analyze projected future demands. Feasible water storage alternatives must be identified and evaluated for regulatory compliance, operational reliability, emergency preparedness, lifecycle cost, and maintainability.

The plan will include technical analysis, a comparison of alternatives, and recommendations for a preferred solution that balances cost-effectiveness and regulatory requirements. The vendor will develop a preliminary design and implementation roadmap suitable for future funding, permitting, and construction, along with planning-level cost estimates. Coordination with agency leadership and stakeholders will be required throughout the process, and findings must be presented and reviewed with agency staff.

The project encompasses a thorough evaluation of drinking water systems and fire suppression supplies, identification of current deficiencies and operational risks, and producing an actionable path forward for water storage improvements.