26-8634_-_Authorization_to_Advertise_FE.pdf

This is an Authorization to Advertise form issued by Collier County's Procurement Services Division on behalf of the Development Review Division for Planning and Regulation Staffing services. The RFP 26-8634 solicitation seeks qualified staffing firms to provide augmented personnel for the County's Growth Management Community Development Department to support building code permitting, plan review and inspection services, planning and zoning permitting and review, land development and environmental services, addressing and technical spatial data processing, and associated supporting functions. Proposers must submit hourly rates for five position titles: Building Official, Architect, Plans Examiner, Code Inspector, and Permit Technician. The solicitation was posted on February 10, 2026, with proposals due on March 12, 2026, at 3:00 PM EST through the Collier County Procurement Services Division Online Bidding System. The County will award a three-year initial contract term with two optional one-year renewal periods.

Proposers must submit hourly rates that will be used as flat-rate charges without additional markup. Evaluation criteria include cover letter and management summary (5 points), certified woman and/or minority business enterprise status (5 points), technical proposal (20 points), experience and capacity of firm (30 points), cost of services (30 points), and local vendor preference for Collier or Lee County businesses (10 points). Pricing must remain firm for the initial term, with price increases permitted annually thereafter only with 30 days' advance notice and supporting documentation. All proposers must be enrolled in the E-Verify program, maintain appropriate business licenses and professional certifications, and comply with comprehensive insurance requirements including $1,000,000 commercial general liability, $1,000,000 professional liability, $1,000,000 cyber liability, and performance bonds of 100 percent for contracts exceeding $200,000. Bid bonds equal to 5 percent of the cost proposal are required. The historical countywide expenditure for planning and regulation staffing is approximately $1,000,000 per fiscal year, though no minimum expenditure is guaranteed as future spending will depend on available County Department budgetary funding.