Brownfield Agreement Summary

This is a Brownfield site agreement document related to the City of Bradenton's Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) procurement for a new Public Works & Utilities Department Complex project located at 1706 9th Street East, Bradenton, Florida. The project involves development of approximately 28 acres on a City-owned Brownfield site to construct a consolidated municipal facility encompassing approximately 90,000 square feet of covered office and workspace across four buildings, approximately 30,000 square feet of covered storage, a fueling island with four pumps, two vehicle washing stations, parking areas, sidewalks, and green spaces. The Request for Qualifications was released on February 4, 2026, with proposals due on March 4, 2026, at 11:03 a.m. A non-mandatory pre-proposal meeting was scheduled for February 12, 2026, at 1:30 p.m., and the question submission deadline was February 19, 2026. Short-listed proposers would be notified by April 1, 2026, with contract award anticipated for April 22, 2026. The selected CMAR must be a Florida-licensed Certified General Contractor with demonstrated experience completing a minimum of two large-scale facilities and two site development projects in Southwest Florida within the past five years, Florida Stormwater, Erosion, and Sedimentation Control Inspector certification, and knowledge of Florida Generic Permit requirements and Best Management Practices.

The estimated construction cost is $60 million, though the specific award value and CMAR fee percentage are negotiable during pre-construction phase discussions. No set-asides or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises, small businesses, or other protected classifications are identified in the procurement documents. Evaluation criteria allocate 25 percent to professional personnel qualifications, 35 percent to past performance and experience, and 40 percent to project approach including management techniques, public outreach strategy, and proposed timeline. Proposers must submit detailed information on five comparable projects completed within the past ten years with project references, dates, budgets, and actual costs. The selected CMAR will be required to maintain appropriate insurance and bonding, comply with Brownfield site requirements and stormwater management regulations, and the City reserves the right to negotiate terms, cancel the solicitation, reject proposals, or award based on sole discretion.