Project Information

Bid Title

Provide Professional Design Services for Waste to Energy Addendum No. 1

Issuing Agency

City of Anchorage

Location

Alaska

Published Date

May 19, 2026

Closing Date

Jun 2, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

2026P030

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Proposal Document

2026P030 - Provide Design Services for Development of a WTE Facility -- 473 kb

Addendum No. 1 - Attachment B - Responsibilty Matrix -- 924.85 kb

Addendum No. 1 - Attachment C - Project Deliverable Framework -- 676.77 kb

Addendum No. 1 -- 324.45 kb

Attachment A - Sample Contract v0.0 -- 208.56 kb

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Municipality of Anchorage

Suzanne LaFrance, Mayor

Purchasing Department

May 01, 2026

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

RFP 2026P030

Solid Waste Services

Provide Professional Design Services for Waste to Energy Facility

The Municipality of Anchorage is an equal opportunity employer.

Enclosed is pertinent information for use in preparing your proposal.

Pre-Proposal Conference:

Site Visit:

Questions Due:

Proposals Due:

2PM Local Time, May 07, 2026

N/A

12PM Local Time, May 08, 2026

12PM Local Time, June 02, 2026

Electronic Submission through BidExpress at Bid Express :: Municipality of Anchorage or

submission through Sealed Envelope with ONE SIGNED ORIGINAL, single sided, unbound, of your

proposal and, a flash-drive containing a PDF copy of the complete proposal, including

attachments must also be provided.

If applicable, the phone number to call into the Pre-Bid Conferences is 907-343-6089.

Conference lines are opened 5 minutes prior to the Pre-Bid Conference times. To attend

meetings in person, you may do so at 632 W. 6th Avenue, Suite 520, Anchorage, AK 99501. FOR

AUXILIARY AIDS, SERVICES, OR SPECIAL MODIFICATIONS TO PARTICIPATE PLEASE CONTACT THE

PURCHASING DEPARTMENT TO REQUEST REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS AT 907-343-4590;

OR wwpur@muni.org

For further information contact Purchasing at (907) 343-4590 or email wwpur@muni.org. All

correspondence should include the RFP number and title.

The Municipality of Anchorage reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive

any informalities in procedures.

Sincerely,

Kim Ovsepyan

Principal RFP Buyer

632 West 6th Ave., Suite 520 | Mail: P.O. Box 196650 | Anchorage, Alaska 99519-6650 | www.muni.org | Phone: 907-343-4590

RFP 2026P030

Provide Professional Design Services for Waste to Energy Facility

Section 1 - General Information

Section 2 - Rules Governing Competition

Section 3 - Scope of Work

Section 4 - Proposal and Submission Requirements

Section 5 - Evaluation Criteria and Process

Section 6 - Selection Process

Section 7 - Sample Contract

Section 8 - Attachments

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1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 Purpose

The Municipality of Anchorage (MOA), Solid Waste Services (SWS) Department, is

soliciting proposals from qualified and experienced firms to provide comprehensive

professional design services for the development of a Waste-to-Energy (WTE) facility

within the Municipality. The selected firm will serve as the Architect/Engineer of

Record and will be responsible for delivering a fully coordinated, constructible, and

permit-ready design encompassing all civil, structural, architectural, mechanical,

electrical, instrumentation and controls (I&C), process, and site infrastructure

components necessary to implement the project.

The WTE facility is a complex, multi-disciplinary infrastructure project that will

integrate waste receiving and processing systems, combustion and boiler systems,

steam turbine-generator systems, emissions control technologies, residue handling,

interconnection to the electric grid, and supporting utilities and site improvements.

The design shall address operational reliability, maintainability, safety, environmental

compliance, and long-term lifecycle performance. The Design Consultant will be

expected to incorporate industry best practices specific to modern WTE facilities and

to coordinate closely with the Owner’s Project Management Office (PMO), the

Operator-at-Risk (OMAR), and the Construction Manager-at-Risk (CMAR) to ensure

that operational considerations, constructability, cost control, and schedule

requirements are fully integrated throughout the design process.

Design services shall include, at a minimum, validation and advancement of

conceptual design, preparation of design development and construction documents,

technical specifications, engineering calculations, permitting support (including air

quality and other regulatory approvals), coordination with utilities and power

purchasers, support for procurement of long-lead equipment, and construction-

phase engineering services. The selected firm shall provide all professional services

necessary to advance the project from its current stage through final design,

bidding/GMP establishment, and construction support.

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The issuance of this RFP and receipt of proposals does not obligate the Municipality

of Anchorage to award a contract or to proceed with the Project as currently

contemplated. The Municipality reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify the

scope, schedule, or sequencing of the Project, or to delay, suspend, or discontinue

advancement of the Project based on funding availability, regulatory considerations,

policy decisions, or other factors determined to be in the Municipality’s best interest.

In such event, the Municipality shall have no obligation beyond payment for

authorized services satisfactorily performed in accordance with the contract.

1.2 Background

The MOA is advancing development of a Waste-to-Energy (WTE) facility as part of

a long-term strategy to enhance system resiliency, reduce landfill dependency,

recover energy from municipal solid waste, and stabilize long-term disposal costs.

The project is being managed by the MOA’s Project Management Office (PMO),

which is coordinating technical, financial, regulatory, and stakeholder engagement

workstreams necessary to support informed decision-making and phased project

delivery.

To date, the PMO has initiated and/or completed several foundational efforts

intended to support procurement of comprehensive design services. These efforts

include:

• Development of a conceptual design framework for the WTE facility.

• Preparation of a comprehensive Technical Performance Criteria (TPC)

document defining minimum performance standards, operational objectives,

environmental requirements, and key design parameters.

• Ongoing site selection analysis, including evaluation of multiple candidate

locations.

• Waste characterization studies to define composition, calorific value, seasonal

variability, and anticipated preprocessing needs.

• Wasteshed analysis to assess long-term feedstock availability, supply logistics,

and regional participation; and

• Baseline ambient air quality monitoring and meteorological data collection to

support future permitting activities.

The Municipality anticipates that a separate, but related PFAS treatment component

may be advanced in parallel with the WTE facility. The PFAS system will be designed

under a separate effort and by others; however, it may require physical, hydraulic,

electrical, controls, and/or site integration with the WTE facility. The Design

Consultant shall coordinate with the Owner and the PFAS design team, as directed,

to ensure compatibility of utilities, space allocation, access, infrastructure capacity,

and permitting interfaces. The WTE design shall allow for reasonable

accommodation of this component without compromising facility performance,

safety, or long-term operability.

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The conceptual design effort, led by the PMO with technical advisors, is intended to

establish a performance-based foundation for the project rather than a fully

engineered design. The Technical Performance Criteria document will define

required throughput capacity, availability targets, emissions performance standards,

residue management expectations, integration requirements for boiler, turbine-

generator, and emissions control systems, grid interconnection parameters, and

lifecycle considerations for operability and maintainability. The MOA anticipates

providing the Technical Performance Criteria document to the selected Design

Consultant prior to execution of any design contract resulting from this RFP.

The WTE project is being structured to incorporate progressive collaboration among

the Owner, the Design Consultant, the Construction Manager-at-Risk (CMAR), and

the Operator-at-Risk (OMAR). The CMAR and OMAR procurements are being

developed in parallel to ensure that constructability, cost certainty, operational

reliability, and long-term maintainability are embedded early in the design process.

The Design Consultant will be expected to work in close coordination with these

parties to refine the conceptual framework into a fully integrated, code-compliant,

permit-ready design.

This RFP represents the next major step in advancing the project from conceptual

planning to detailed engineering. The selected firm will build upon the foundational

technical, environmental, and analytical work completed to date and will be

responsible for transforming performance criteria and project objectives into a

comprehensive, coordinated design suitable for permitting, GMP development, and

construction.

1.3 Questions

Any questions regarding this Request for Proposal are to be submitted in writing

via: wwpur@muni.org

For ease of identification please identify the RFP number in the subject line of any

correspondence.

Purchasing Office hours of operation are: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time Monday

through Friday, excluding Municipal holidays. All questions must be received prior

to the deadline indicated on the RFP cover letter.

1.4 Preparation Costs

The Municipality will not be responsible for proposal preparation costs, nor for costs

including attorney fees associated with any (administrative, judicial, or otherwise)

challenge to the determination of the highest ranked Proposer and/or award of

contract and/or rejection of proposal. By submitting a proposal each Proposer agrees

to be bound in this respect and waives all claims to such costs and fees.

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Commodity Codes

• NAICS 541330Engineering Services
• NAICS 541690Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services

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