Attachment_A.pdf

Attachment A is a boundary map document for the City of St. Petersburg, Florida's Request for Proposal to procure comprehensive on-site ambassador services for the Downtown Enhanced Services Zone (DESZ). The DESZ encompasses approximately 226 acres covering 203 blocks, including the Downtown Core, Central Avenue Corridor, and Waterfront Arts District. The selected vendor will provide hospitality and safety outreach, wayfinding assistance, public information services, cleaning and maintenance operations seven days a week for fifty-two weeks annually. Key service deliverables include trash removal and disposal, pressure washing of sidewalks and hardscapes, landscaped area maintenance, special event cleanup within one calendar day of completion, and compassionate engagement with unhoused individuals. A pre-proposal meeting is scheduled for February 18, 2026, with questions due by March 10, 2026 and responses provided by March 17, 2026. Proposals must be submitted electronically by March 26, 2026 at 3:00 p.m., followed by an evaluation and shortlisting meeting on April 8, 2026. The contract carries an initial term of three years from the date of execution with two optional one-year renewal periods available by mutual agreement.

The estimated annual budget for DESZ services is $630,000, with no set-aside restrictions limiting organizational eligibility. However, the City strongly encourages proposers to demonstrate outreach and engagement with small businesses, women-owned businesses, veteran-owned businesses, and minority-owned businesses through a Subcontractor Utilization Plan, though participation is voluntary with no minimum requirements mandated for contract award. The vendor must comply with living wage requirements per St. Petersburg City Code due to the contract value exceeding $200,000 annually and maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including $1,000,000 commercial general liability, $1,000,000 commercial automobile liability, workers' compensation per Florida law, and $1,000,000 pollution liability insurance. Proposers must provide a minimum of three client references from similar projects completed within the past five years and demonstrate relevant experience managing downtown ambassador services, business improvement districts, and enhanced services districts with coordination capabilities across City departments.