AI Engineering Specification Assistant

The City of Aurora is seeking a firm to provide or develop a browser-based, citation-based AI Engineering Specification Assistant for Aurora Water, including implementation, training, administration, and ongoing support.

City of Aurora > Purchasing Services


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R-2528
Oct 14, 2026 10:00 PM
Sep 18, 2026 08:48 PM
$50,000.00
1 year base + 4 × 1 year options
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jlehmann@auroragov.org
+13037397102
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Description

The City of Aurora is seeking a complete, production-ready AI-powered Engineering Specification Assistant for Aurora Water. The solution must provide a browser-based chatbot embedded in the City's website that answers internal and external users' questions from Aurora Water's technical specification manuals, with accurate citations to relevant sections and page numbers, links to detail pages, follow-up questions, feedback collection, and routing to the appropriate engineering inbox when an answer is unavailable. The City will consider either a custom solution built within its Microsoft tenant, preferably using Microsoft Azure AI Foundry, or an off-the-shelf software product. The scope includes document ingestion and version management, an administrative dashboard with access controls, usage analytics, testing and validation, project management, training for administrators, a public-facing training video, and ongoing support or a custom-solution handoff plan. The solution must support future manuals and reference materials, approximately five administrators, approximately 250 internal users, and approximately 1,000 external users, with no login required for chat users. Proposals must address cloud hosting, security, privacy, accessibility, data ownership, AI governance, system architecture, implementation milestones, and a five-year total cost of ownership. The anticipated initial price range is $25,000 to $50,000, including development, implementation, and first-year hosting, while evaluation will consider five-year total cost of ownership.

Classification Codes
NAICS541511Custom Computer Programming Services
PSCR413Specifications Development Services
Smart Codes
ai chatbot developmenttechnical specification softwarecloud software implementation
Specifications
Supply & Service
Timeline
Sep 18, 2026-Publication Date
Sep 28, 2026 07:00 PM-Pre-Proposal Conference (optional)
Microsoft Teams meeting ID 254 291 121 867 856; passcode 6Nx2RF6U; dial-in +1 720-388-8447,,466202322#; conference ID 466 202 322#
Sep 29, 2026 09:00 PM-Questions Due
Oct 1, 2026-Addendum Responses Posted
Oct 14, 2026 10:00 PM-Proposal Submission Deadline
Oct 30, 2026-Shortlisted Firms Notification
Nov 9, 2026-Interviews and Demonstrations, If Required
Nov 16, 2026-Selection of Top-Ranked Firm and Award Actions Begin
Requirements
Required
  • Commercial General Liability — $2,000,000.00
  • Umbrella/Excess Liability — $2,000,000.00
  • Commercial Automobile Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Employers Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Network Security (Cyber) and Privacy Liability — $2,000,000.00
  • Professional Liability — $2,000,000.00
Required
  • Minimum 3 references
  • Within the last 3 years
  • Client point of contact required for each reference
Documents
TitleDate Posted
R-2528 Document.pdfSep 18, 2026 08:46 PM
R-2528 Attachment A.xlsxSep 18, 2026 08:46 PM
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