2025.11.01.FDEP_RFI_Wastewater.pdf

This Request for Information document pertains to the City of Bradenton, Florida, and involves the development of a comprehensive Water Reclamation Facility and Collection System Facilities Plan. The City seeks a qualified consulting firm to conduct assessments, inspections, and strategic planning services spanning a 20-year planning horizon, with deliverables including an FDEP-formatted facilities plan containing an executive summary, environmental review, alternatives analysis with cost comparisons, public participation documentation, fiscal feasibility analysis, implementation schedule, and adopting resolution. The plan must specifically address damage, impacts, loss of service, and disruptions caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. A non-mandatory pre-proposal meeting is scheduled for April 8, 2026, with proposals due April 29, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. Short-listed proposers will present on May 27, 2026, and contract award is anticipated on June 24, 2026. The final plan must be completed by October 30, 2026.

Evaluation criteria consist of three equally weighted components: ability of professional personnel (30 points), past performance and experience (35 points), and project approach including management techniques and public outreach strategy (35 points). The City prefers firms registered with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation with at least one Florida-licensed Professional Engineer, prior FDEP facilities plan experience for municipalities seeking State Revolving Funds, and completion of at least three plant expansion projects within the past ten years. Proposers must maintain workers' compensation insurance, commercial general liability insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence, and professional liability insurance of $1,000,000. No specific set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises have been identified. The project is funded through the Supplemental Agreement - Helene and Milton (SAHM) program, requiring adherence to SAHM funding requirements and compliance with 2 CFR 200 federal regulations. No specific contract award value or budget range has been disclosed.