16-Grant Agreement -FINAL 011526.pdf

This is a Grant Agreement document involving Hillsborough County Capital Programs Department in Florida, establishing terms for Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) services under CDBG-DR funding. The agreement authorizes comprehensive CEI services including materials testing and contract administration for various Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and Work Order projects. The performance period is three years with an estimated contract value of $5,000,000.00. Proposals must be submitted from experienced and qualified professionals capable of managing multiple concurrent projects. Questions and requests for interpretation must be received no later than 14 calendar days after the date of solicitation issuance, site visit, or pre-bid conference, whichever occurs later, as outlined in Paragraph 3.4 of the Contract Terms and Conditions Document.

The funding source for this agreement is Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) appropriations, which underscores the grant-based nature of the project and its focus on disaster recovery initiatives. The three-year contract term provides stability for ongoing capital improvement projects while allowing flexibility through work order assignments. The $5,000,000.00 estimated value represents the total authorization for CEI services across all designated projects during the performance period. This procurement is structured to ensure qualified firms provide professional engineering oversight, inspection services, and materials testing to maintain project quality and compliance standards throughout the grant-funded improvement initiatives.