370-040-24-MBE_PLANNED_UTILIZATION.pdf

This is a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Planned Utilization form from the State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) related to a City of Fort Myers procurement for Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Survey Program On-Call Manhole Lining Contractors. The form requires the named contractor to commit to subcontracting a specified percentage of project costs to Minority Business Enterprises and to identify the specific MBE subconsultants or contractors and the types of services or commodities to be subcontracted. The solicitation targets licensed Florida contractors to provide complete manhole lining services including supervision, manhole cleaning, sandblasting, repairs, and coating/lining installation. A virtual pre-submittal meeting is scheduled with a proposal submission deadline of September 11, 2025, and questions due by August 28, 2025. The procurement anticipates selection committee meetings in October 2025 with City Council approval targeted for October 20, 2025. The contract is structured as a five-year on-call engagement with multiple contractors selected to provide flexible, location-wide manhole rehabilitation services.

The procurement emphasizes significant opportunities for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) and Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs), with FDOT maintaining an overall 10.54% DBE goal across federal and state contracts. Evaluation criteria allocate 13 points for MBE policy compliance and 5 points for local vendor preference, with the remaining points distributed across project approach (45 points) and firm experience and personnel qualifications (55 points). Contractors must be in business for at least three consecutive years and possess necessary Florida licenses. Compliance with federal regulations including Build America, Buy America (BABA) is required, mandating the use of iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials produced in the United States. Selected contractors must complete a Bidders Opportunity List within three business days of bid submission and maintain an approved DBE Affirmative Action Plan on file with the FDOT Equal Opportunity Office. Additional preference is provided to minority-owned businesses and local vendors located in Fort Myers or Lee County.