Old Mill Road Lift Station Phase 4 Sanitary Interceptor Project (Catfish Creek South Fork) Consulting Engineering Services RFQ AwardCity of Dubuque
City Council
ACTION ITEMS # 6.
Copyrighted
August 4, 2025
ITEM TITLE: Old Mill Road Lift Station Phase 4 Sanitary Interceptor
Project (Catfish Creek South Fork) Consulting Engineering
Services RFQ Award
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending City Council authorization to
negotiate and execute a contract with Foth Infrastructure &
Environment for engineering services for the design of the
Old Mill Road Lift Station Phase 4 Sanitary Interceptor
Project (Catfish Creek South Fork). The specific scope of
services will be negotiated.
SUGGUESTED Receive and File; Approve
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
1. MVM Memo
2. 2025-07-28 OMLS-Ph4 RFQ-Award StaffMemo
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THE CITY OF
DUBE
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Old Mill Road Lift Station Phase 4 Sanitary Interceptor Project
(Catfish Creek South Fork) [CIP #55815000521
Consulting Engineering Services RFQ Award
DATE: July 29, 2025
Dubuque
AI WIN av
2007-2012.2013
2017*2019
City Engineer Gus Psihoyos is recommending City Council authorization to negotiate
and execute a contract with Foth Infrastructure & Environment for engineering services
for the design of the Old Mill Road Lift Station Phase 4 Sanitary Interceptor Project
(Catfish Creek South Fork). The specific scope of services will be negotiated.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
v
Mic ael C. Van Milligen
MCVM:sv
Attachment
cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
Jenny Larson, Chief Financial Officer
Laura Bendorf, Budget Manager
Todd Irwin, Water Resources Project Supervisor
Maxwell O'Brien, Civil Engineer
Alex Stein, Civil Engineer
Marie Ware, Acting Parks and Recreation Project and Facilities Manager
Wally Wernimont, Planning Services Director
Jason Duba, Assistant Planner
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THE CITY OF
DUB E-E
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
DATE: July 28, 2025
SUBJECT: Old Mill Road Lift Station Phase 4 Sanitary Interceptor Project
(Catfish Creek South Fork) [CIP #5581500052]
Consulting Engineering Services RFQ Award
INTRODUCTION
Dubuque
All -America Cily
II
2007-2012.2013
2017*2019
The purpose of this memo is to seek authorization to negotiate and enter into contract
negotiations with Foth Infrastructure & Environment to provide engineering services for
the Old Mill Road Lift Station Phase 4 Sanitary Interceptor Project (Catfish Creek South
Fork).
BACKGROUND
The Fiscal Year 2026 proposed CIP Catfish Creek Sewershed Interceptor Sewer
Improvements — South Fork (now referred to as "Old Mill Road Lift Station Phase 4
Sanitary Interceptor Project (Catfish Creek South Fork)") [CIP# 5581500052] budget
includes a total budget $13,927,212.00 for the project design and construction, with
revenue from State Revolving Fund Loans and Sanitary Sewer Construction Funds. The
initial project efforts in FY26 will be for the design and permitting of the project.
This project provides for systematic upgrades to the Catfish Creek Sanitary Interceptor
Sewer system which branches out along the South Fork Catfish creek. The sewer
system will be upsized from Old Mill Road along the South Fork Catfish Creek 6.9 miles
to the Dubuque Metropolitan Solid Waste Agency. The Catfish Creek Interceptor Sewer
was constructed circa 1960. Extending westward from the Water & Resource Recovery
Center, it has allowed for the development of nearly 2,500 acres over the last two
decades which includes residential subdivisions, the Dubuque Industrial Center West,
and service to the Dubuque Metro Solid Waste Agency. The existing sanitary sewer
was identified as being at or exceeding capacity. The funding request will provide for
the design, permitting, and easement acquisition for sewer upsizing along the South
Fork interceptor from Old Mill Road to North Cascade Road.
On June 6, 2025, the City advertised a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to retain a
professional service consultant to assist with the development of the Old Mill Road Lift
Station Phase 4 Sanitary Interceptor Project (Catfish Creek South Fork).
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DISCUSSION
The City received five (5) RFP responses by the July 10, 2025, deadline. The
respondents to the RFQ consisted of: AECOM Technical Services (Des Moines), Foth
Infrastructure & Environment (Cedar Rapids), Fehr Graham (Manchester, IA), HDR
Engineering (Cedar Rapids, IA), and MSA Professional Services (Dubuque, IA).
The qualifications review committee consisted of the following staff members:
1. Todd Irwin, Engineering (City Project Manager for project)
2. Maxwell O'Brien, Engineering
3. Alex Stein, Engineering
4. Tony Steffen, Information Technology
5. Jason Duba, Planning Services
6. Marie Ware, Parks & Recreation
AECOM Technical Services, HDR Engineering, and Foth Infrastructure & Environment
were identified as the 3 highest scoring firms after review of the written submittals and
were selected for shortlist interview, which were held on July 24, 2025. The consensus
of the Committee was that Foth Infrastructure & Environment demonstrated:
• Thorough understanding of the City's overall project objectives and scope, as
well as the long-term goals of the sanitary sewer system.
• Highest level of interest in the project along with creativity and problem -solving
ability.
• Experience of the project team working together on similar projects with Iowa
municipalities.
• Highest level of confidence in navigating the environmental and archaeological
challenges located within the project area.
• Highest level of confidence in identified project manager and team to meet the
accelerated schedule of this project.
RECOMMENDATION
The qualifications review committee recommends that the City enter into contract
negotiations with Foth Infrastructure & Environment for engineering services for the
design of the Old Mill Road Lift Station Phase 4 Sanitary Interceptor Project (Catfish
Creek South Fork). The specific scope of services will be negotiated.
BUDGETIMPACT
The project design will be funded with revenue from a State Revolving Fund (SRF)
Planning and Design (P&D) Loan in the amount of $3,400,000 for the design of the Old
Mill Road Lift Station Phase 4 Sanitary Interceptor Project (Catfish Creek South Fork)
[CIP# 5581500052]. The specific design fee will be negotiated.
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The total SRF Planning and Design loan request that was approved by Council during
the April 7, 2025 meeting is summarized as follows:
Description
Estimate
Administrative, Financial & Legal expenses
$ 100,000
Engineering Planning & Design expenses
$ 2,500,000
Land (only after Environmental Review Clears)
$ 500,000
Archaeological/Environmental $
$ 300,000
Total Planning & Design Loan Request
3,400,000
The total project funding adopted in the FY26 CIP budget is summarized as follows:
Old Mill Road Lift Station Phase 4 Sanitary Interceptor Project (Catfish Creek
South Fork) Funding
Fund Source
FY26
FY27
FY28
FY29
TOTAL
Sanitary Sewer
Construction Fund
$ 47,027
$ 3,005
$ 315,410
$ 0
$ 365,442
SRF Loan
$ 702,973
$4,934,207
$7,924,590
$ 0
$13,561,770
TOTAL
$ 750,000
$4,937,212
$8,240,000
$ 0
$13,927,212
ACTION TO BE TAKEN
I respectfully request authorization to negotiate and execute a contract with Foth
Infrastructure & Environment for engineering services for the design of the Old Mill
Road Lift Station Phase 4 Sanitary Interceptor Project (Catfish Creek South Fork).
Prepared by Todd Irwin, Water Resources Project Supervisor
cc: Jenny Larson, Director of Finance and Budget
Laura Bendorf, Budget Manager
Todd Irwin, Water Resources Project Supervisor
Maxwell O'Brien, Civil Engineer
Alex Stein, Civil Engineer
Marie Ware, Leisure Services Director
Wally Wernimont, Planning Services Director
Jason Duba, Assistant Planner
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