Appendices_Final_PER__00387A_Anclote_Road_Combined_062024.pdf

This document is an appendices file supporting a professional engineering services Request for Qualification (RFQ) issued by Pinellas County, Florida for the Anclote Road Stormwater and Roadway Improvements project (PID 003897A). The RFQ, issued March 5, 2026, seeks qualified engineering firms to provide comprehensive services including NEPA environmental assessment, Preliminary Engineering Report (PER), and Environmental Information Document (EID) preparation for a 2.4-mile roadway corridor extending from Anclote Boulevard to Alternate US 19 in Tarpon Springs. The scope encompasses fourteen primary tasks including traffic analysis, drainage technical memoranda, cultural resource surveys, contamination assessments, tree inventory evaluations with ISA Certified Arborist supervision, geotechnical investigations, resiliency analysis, public involvement coordination, and conceptual plans for build and no-build alternatives. Qualifications-based submissions are due April 2, 2026, at 3:00 PM Eastern Time via the OpenGov platform, with written questions due by March 26, 2026, at 3:00 PM Eastern Time. No mandatory site visit or bidders conference is required. The contract term is 730 consecutive calendar days from Notice to Proceed, with an anticipated 12-month completion schedule. Submittals must include Standard Form 330 (100-page limit), proof of Florida professional licensure, corporate registration, and current insurance certificates with specified liability limits.

Evaluation is qualifications-based under the Brooks Act, with no price competition component; profit will be negotiated separately post-selection based on 2,000 total points distributed across firm ability and personnel qualifications (425 points), past performance (375 points), work volume awarded (50 points), minority business status (25 points), Pinellas County SBE certification (100 points), and regional office location (25 points). The project is funded through a State and Tribal Assistance Grant (STAG) from the EPA's Clean Water State Revolving Funds program totaling $2,240,000, with total estimated multi-year project costs of $35,440,000 allocated to design ($2,941,000), acquisitions ($3,000,000), and construction ($29,499,000); Pinellas County provides $5,941,000 through the Local Infrastructure Sales Surtax (Penny for Pinellas), with remaining funding to be determined. No incumbent contractor is identified. Submittals must include proof of E-Verify compliance, W-9 forms, and insurance certificates naming Pinellas County as additional insured with AM Best ratings of A-VIII or better. Compensation will be structured as lump sum across the fourteen task categories with monthly invoicing tied to progress reports and Microsoft Project schedule updates.