Watershed Master Plan Service

Overview

Environmental, Water & Energy

Columbus, Ohio, United StatesPosted 25 days agoDeadline: May 8th, 2026

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SUMMARY

Consulting services are required to develop an updated watershed master plan, including gap analysis, benchmarking, and strategic recommendations for source water protection in Columbus, Ohio.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Project manager must be a professional engineer licensed in the State of Ohio with at least 10 years of experience managing multi-discipline engineering study or master plan projects.
Design team must demonstrate experience with the development of a watershed or source water master plan for a community of at least 250,000 customers.
Design team must demonstrate experience with the development of a watershed or source water master plan involving public surface watersheds of at least 100 square miles.
Design team must demonstrate experience with the development of a watershed or source water master plan involving public groundwater systems.
Must be registered with the Ohio Secretary of State to conduct business in Ohio.
Must hold valid contract compliance certification numbers with the City of Columbus before contract execution.
Must register with the City of Columbus before becoming Minority or Women Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE) certified.

BUDGET

Estimate

$500,000 – $1,000,000

TIMELINE

Deadline to Submit Questions: April 29th, 2026

Addendum Posted: May 5th, 2026

RFP Due: May 8th, 2026

Consultant Selected: May 2026

Scope Meeting: May/June 2026

City Council Legislation: August 2026

Notice to Proceed: October 2026

QUESTION DEADLINE

April 29th, 2026

Issuing Agency

City Of Columbus, Department Of Public Utilities

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DESCRIPTION

The government authority in Columbus, Ohio seeks professional consulting firms to prepare a revised and updated watershed master plan. The selected vendor will develop a comprehensive draft study report that includes an executive summary, detailed figures, charts, and relevant analysis.

Key responsibilities include conducting a gap analysis of current source water protection efforts, with benchmarking against comparable programs nationwide, specifically referencing current or past AWWA exemplary source water awardees. The firm will be expected to perform quality assurance and quality control activities in line with their internal policies, and may participate in the review and development of time of travel mapping technologies for pollutant tracking.

Consultants will guide future source water protection initiatives, synthesizing and evaluating newly available water quality and quantity data. The resulting study report will be updated based on stakeholder comments and feedback, and will include benchmarking, gap analysis, strategic planning, and actionable recommendations.

Source attribution

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