The Problem
Public agency RFPs are asking for more public involvement scope than most engineering firms staff.
The public involvement and stakeholder engagement sections of infrastructure RFPs have grown — in length, in specificity, and in the weight evaluators assign them. Agencies have learned that projects with weak community support stall, and they're screening for firms that take the communications work seriously.
Most engineering firms either subcontract the communications scope late, staff it thin, or write around it with generic language. A proposal team that includes a specialist sub with a named track record at comparable scale scores differently than one that doesn't.
Where Sigler Fits on a Pursuit
Explicit about what Sigler does. Explicit about what the prime does.
Ambiguity about the role split is what makes firms hesitate to team. Here is exactly how it works.
| Task | Sigler | Prime |
|---|---|---|
| Proposal narrative — public involvement section | Writes the technical approach, staffing plan, and past-performance summaries | Reviews, integrates into overall proposal |
| Stakeholder mapping and outreach plan | Develops the plan, identifies key stakeholders, recommends engagement sequence | Approves, coordinates with client on access |
| Public meetings and open houses | Designs, facilitates, and documents all public events | Provides technical staff for Q&A as needed |
| Community and stakeholder communications | Develops all materials, manages all outreach channels | Reviews materials for technical accuracy |
| Media relations | Manages all media inquiries and proactive outreach | Refers media to Sigler; approves statements as needed |
| Crisis and issues response | Leads communications response; develops messaging and media strategy | Coordinates on technical facts and timeline |
Named Programs
Done this at scale. On programs like yours.
An engineering firm evaluating a sub cares about one thing above all: have you done this at scale, on a program like mine, without embarrassing the prime. Here is the answer.
Colorado Springs Utilities
Southern Delivery System
Permitting · Construction · Operations
View Case Study →"Completed on time to the exact day projected, $160M under budget."
Multi-year public affairs program spanning permitting, land acquisition, rate case communications, and construction. Sigler managed stakeholder engagement, media relations, and community communications alongside the program management and engineering teams.
"Largest new reservoir built in Texas in 30 years."
Stakeholder engagement, landowner communications, and public involvement throughout permitting and a multi-year construction program. Sigler coordinated with the engineering and construction management teams on all community-facing communications.
"New reservoir serving a rapidly growing North Texas service area."
Public involvement program, stakeholder outreach, and community communications during permitting and construction. Sigler developed the public engagement strategy and executed it alongside the engineering and program management team.
"Federal Clean Water Act Section 404 Record of Decision issued 2022."
Coalition building, stakeholder engagement, and public involvement support across a 15+ year federal permitting process. Sigler built the ally network that produced the ROD and supported the engineering and environmental teams on all community communications.
"Pitched 80+ organizations; 25 articles placed in stakeholder newsletters."
Stakeholder engagement and public involvement alongside the engineering and environmental teams. Sigler developed the outreach strategy, managed the stakeholder program, and shifted non-support to support by ensuring accurate information reached the right audiences.
North Texas Municipal Water District
NTMWD Regional Program
Operations · Capital Programs
View Case Study →Public affairs and communications support for a regional water authority managing multiple concurrent capital programs. Sigler provided stakeholder engagement, media relations, and community communications alongside engineering and program management teams.
Upper Trinity Regional Water District
UTRWD Regional Program
Operations · Capital Programs
View Case Study →Ongoing public affairs and communications support for a growing regional water district. Sigler managed stakeholder engagement, rate communications, and public involvement alongside the engineering and operations teams.
Co-Pursuit Kit
Everything you need to include us in a response — on a two-week deadline.
Primes assembling a proposal on a short deadline need subconsultant materials ready to drop in. Download any or all of these — no form required. If you download the kit, you're already teaming with us.
Capability Statement
One-page summary of Sigler's public affairs and stakeholder engagement practice, formatted for inclusion in proposal appendices.
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Past Performance Summaries
Citable past-performance write-ups for SDS, Bois d'Arc, Lake Ralph Hall, NISP, and Gross Reservoir — formatted for SF 330 Part I Section F and standard RFP past-performance sections.
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Technical Approach Boilerplate
Pre-written technical approach language for public involvement, stakeholder engagement, and community outreach scope — adaptable to your project type and RFP requirements.
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Key Personnel Resumes
SF 330 Part II-formatted resumes for Lisa Sigler, APR; Janet Rummel, APR, CPRC; Patrice Quintero; Chuck Montera; and Bryn Webster — ready for direct inclusion in qualification packages.
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SF 330 ready. Key personnel resumes are formatted for Part II and Part I Section E. Past-performance summaries are formatted for Part I Section F. If you need a different format for a specific agency, contact us and we'll turn it around.
Get in Touch
Two paths. Choose the one that fits your situation.
We have a pursuit in progress.
Tell us the project, the agency, the deadline, and what the RFP is asking for in the public involvement section. We'll respond within one business day — sooner if the deadline is near.
Let's talk before the next one.
If you pursue water infrastructure, environmental, or energy projects and want to know more about how Sigler works before a deadline is on the table, this is the right path.
The case hubs have the detail. The kit has everything you need to include us in a response.
If you're reading about a specific project and want to know how Sigler fit into the team, the case study has the answer. If you're assembling a response and need materials, the kit is above.