Projects & Studies

REQUIRED SUBMITTALS AND SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION 

*The Wyoming State Engineer's Office is a sister agency to the Wyoming Water Development Office, as such the resources found on this page are the same documents found on the Water Development Commission's website to maintain consistency in expectations and relevant statute identification.

Prospective consultants and sub-consultants wishing to be considered for any of the listed projects shall submit Statements of Qualification (SOQ) - 254 forms, Statements of Interest (SOI) - 255 forms and Wyoming Resident Firm Certification forms (if applicable) to the Water Development Commission.

Firms offering "professional services" and claiming "resident firm" status as defined by W.S. 9-23-102 shall submit for each project of interest a Wyoming Resident Firm Certification form. The form certifies that the firm is legally registered and in good standing with the Wyoming Secretary of State's Office; possesses a physical office residing within the State of Wyoming staffed by qualified individuals with professional and technical expertise who are employed in the state; and if the firm is selected for the project, it will ensure that the applicable percentage of the contract costs for professional services, as set forth in Wyoming Statute § 9-23-102(a)(vi)(B), shall be performed by individuals or consultants who are employed in the State of Wyoming, who will perform their labor or professional services provided under the contract within the boundaries of the State of Wyoming, and who shall possess the professional and technical qualifications necessary to perform the work required by the contract.

** 254/255/Resident Firm Certification forms may be submitted electronically, in a COMBINED pdf format, to the point of contact listed in the specific Professional Services Request. If you choose to submit electronically PLEASE submit a complete package for EACH project, including 254s for prime and sub-consultants as well as your 255 and Resident Firm Certification (if applicable) in a single combined PDF. Please send a separate email for each project you're submitting materials for along with contact information including email, phone number and primary office location doing the work.**

If you choose to submit via mail, please provide two (2) copies each of your 254, 255 and Resident Firm Certification form (if applicable) as well as any 254s of sub-consultants. Please submit separate documents on each project for which you would like to be considered. Copies of forms 254, 255 and the Wyoming Resident Firm Certification form may be accessed below.

An email address MUST be provided for distribution of RFP's and correspondence, see box #4 on form 254. Firms offering professional engineering services must provide their Board issued Wyoming license number.

Consultants will be selected by the SEO to prepare proposals, as per W.S. 9-23-104 and W.S. 9-23-105 using information contained in the SOQ of the prime consultant and any sub-consultants, the SOI of the prime consultant, and the Wyoming Resident Firm Certification form (if applicable).

Forms & Codes

Form 254 Instructions

Form 254 Form

Form 255 Instructions

Form 255 Form

Codes

Resident Firm Certification

Consultant Documents

Consultant Shortlist Guidelines

Consultant Proposal Review Guidelines

Consultant Selection Guidelines

Consultant Performance Reviews Memo

Performance Review Form for Consultants-Construction

Performance Review Form for Consultants-Planning

The Wyoming State Engineer’s Office (SEO) will accept Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) submissions in accordance with W.S. § 9-23-104 and W.S. § 9-23-105  through April 6, 2026 in an effort to identify contractors that can perform the “Riparian Area Irrigation Investigation” in the Colorado River Basin of Wyoming. Request for Proposals (RFP) will be developed that require the skill-sets below.  The RFP will be sent to 3-5 qualified firms in accordance with W.S. § 9-23-105.

The project tasks may include:

1.   Quantify the relative percentages of surface water, irrigation water, and groundwater as it pertains to irrigated lands in riparian areas;

2.   Conduct various study methods including field work, table-top, and modeling investigations of groundwater-surface water interactions in irrigated lands in riparian areas;

3.   Study the hydrologic components of evapotranspiration and consumptive use in irrigated lands in riparian areas, utilizing various methods including:

a.       Field water balances, including field instrumentation for data collection and analysis;

b.       Remote sensing;

c.       Other methods, as appropriate;

4.   Conduct groundwater and surface water modeling including:

a.       Designing and implementing hydrologic data collection methods practicable to hydrologic modeling efforts;

5.   Extrapolate field study results to larger regional areas;

6.   Use GIS for data and methods mapping and data transfer;

7.   Investigate and interpret existing study results, methods, and literature of similar methods, including those provided by the SEO;

8.       Must have knowledge of Wyoming water rights operations, water right records, and water right law; and

9.       Must have a good understanding of flood irrigation settings and methods, including irrigation in bottomland/riparian areas.

Conflict of Interest: Applicants shall disclose to the SEO any direct or indirect interests that may present a conflict, to any extent, with the fulfillment of the required services. The SEO reserves the right to, at its discretion, either waive a potential conflict of interest, to the extent that it is waivable, or consider it in the final award decisions and/or adjust the Scope of Work accordingly. 

REQUIRED SUBMITTALS AND SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: 

Prospective consultants and sub-consultants wishing to be considered for any of the listed projects shall submit Statements of Qualification (SOQ) – 254 forms, Statements of Interest (SOI) – 255 forms, and

Wyoming Resident Firm Certification forms (if applicable) to the State Engineer’s Office[1]. Firms offering "professional services" and claiming "resident firm" status as defined by W.S. § 9-23-102 shall submit for each project of interest a Wyoming Resident Firm Certification form. The form certifies that the firm is legally registered and in good standing  with the Wyoming Secretary of State's Office; possesses a physical office residing within  the State of Wyoming staffed by qualified individuals with professional and technical  expertise who are employed in the state; and if the firm is selected for the project, it will  ensure that the applicable percentage of the contract costs for professional services, as  set forth in Wyoming Statute § 9-23-102(a)(vi)(B), shall be performed by individuals or  consultants who are employed in the State of Wyoming, who will perform their labor or  professional services provided under the contract within the boundaries of the State of  Wyoming, and who shall possess the professional and technical qualifications necessary  to perform the work required by the contract. 

**254/255/Resident Firm Certification forms may be submitted electronically, in a COMBINED pdf format to charlie.ferrantelli@wyo.gov. If you choose to submit electronically, PLEASE submit a complete package, including 254s for prime and sub-consultants as well as your 255 and Resident Firm Certification (if applicable) in a single combined PDF. Please send the contact information including email, phone number and primary office location doing the work. 

If you choose to submit via mail, please provide two (2) copies each of your 254, 255, and Resident Firm Certification form (if applicable) as well as any 254s of sub consultants.  An email address MUST be provided for distribution of RFP’s and correspondence (see box #4 on form 254). Firms offering professional engineering services must provide their Board issued Wyoming license number. 

Copies of forms 254 and 255, along with the Wyoming Resident Firm Certification form may be accessed on the WWDC website at:  http://wwdc.state.wy.us/consultants/consultant_selection.html.

Consultants will be selected by the SEO to prepare proposals, as per W.S. § 9-23-104, and W.S. § 9-23-105 using information contained in the SOQ of the prime consultant and any sub-consultants, the SOI of the prime consultant, and the Wyoming Resident Firm Certification form (if applicable).

Consultants will be selected by the WSEO to prepare proposals, as per W.S. § 9-23-104, and W.S. § 9-23-105 using information contained in the SOQ of the prime consultant and any sub-consultants, the SOI of the prime consultant, and the Wyoming Resident Firm Certification form (if applicable).      

The SOQ, SOI, and Wyoming Resident Firm Certification (if applicable), via email or mail, must be received by the SEO no later than 1:00 p.m. on April 13, 2026. This notice may be accessed on the SEO website at https://seo.wyo.gov/interstate-streams/projects-studies.

Any inquiries regarding this request for proposal should be emailed to Charlie Ferrantelli at: charlie.ferrantelli@wyo.gov. The SEO webpage will have all Questions &Answers available, on the website above in no less than 48 hours. Question may be submitted until April 3, 2026 at 5:00 P.M MDT. Answers will be provided no later than April 6, 2026 at 5:00 P.M MDT.