Districtwide Bridge Design Consultant

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District Three Districtwide Bridge Design Consultant Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) provides comprehensive professional engineering services for bridge and infrastructure design. This master agreement covers a wide range of technical services, including roadway analysis, drainage design, environmental permitting, structural design, survey work, geotechnical investigations, and related consulting activities. The contract enables FDOT to procure engineering services through task work orders with specific scopes, with individual task assignments not exceeding $300,000 and designed to act as an extension of the department's internal staff capabilities.

The master agreement is awarded to Volkert, Inc., with a contract period from April 30, 2025, to April 29, 2035. The IDV is a task work order type contract with a total maximum limiting amount of $1,500,000, covering FDOT District Three in Florida. Multiple subconsultants are included in the agreement, such as The Balmoral Group, Snelgrove Surveying & Mapping, Tierra Inc, Taylor Engineering, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, and Florida Bridge and Transportation, Inc. Compensation is structured through a combination of lump sum and limiting amount fees, with loaded labor rates defined for various professional job classes, allowing flexible and targeted professional services procurement.