Bid Postings - Professional Services for Panama City for Fra.pdf

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Attached to: Professional Services for Panama City for Frankford Avenue Trail
Solicitation number: PC26-051
Issued by: Bay County, Florida

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This is a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) bid posting issued by the City of Panama City, Florida's Public Works Department for professional engineering services related to the Frankford Avenue Trail project. The City seeks qualified engineers to provide design and permitting services for the Rails to Trails project extending from West Beach Drive to Pacifica Avenue Phase III, which involves designing a 12-foot-wide multi-use path in areas lacking existing pedestrian facilities and addressing ADA non-compliance issues. The scope of work includes coordination with Bay Line Railroad and evaluation of a pedestrian bridge crossing Robinson Bayou, with all designs to comply with the latest Florida Department of Transportation standards and specifications. A voluntary pre-qualification meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at 10:00 AM CT at City Hall, Room 010, located at 501 Harrison Avenue, Panama City, Florida 32401, with remote attendance available via video conference. Completed qualifications must be submitted through the City's Bonfire Portal by October 21, 2026, at 10:00 AM CT, with qualifications received after this deadline or submitted to alternate locations being ineligible for consideration.

The RFQ is issued under Section 287.055 of the Florida Statutes, the Consultants Competitive Negotiation Act, and the City reserves the right to accept any qualifications deemed in its best interest, waive minor irregularities, or reject all qualifications and re-advertise. All successful agreements will be structured as time-and-materials type contracts with a not-to-exceed ceiling, with no cost-plus contracts to be awarded. No additional right-of-way acquisition is required for the project. Prospective proposers are advised to monitor the City's Bid Postings webpage at www.panamacity.gov/bids.aspx or the Bonfire Portal for addenda updates, with Addendum No. 1 issued on September 29, 2026. For additional information or portal registration assistance, contact Johnnie Gallegos at purchasing@panamacity.gov during business hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM CT.

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Bid Number: PC26-051

Bid Title: Professional Services for Panama City for Frankford Avenue Trail

Category: Professional Services

Status: Open

Description:

PUBLIC NOTICE

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS NO.

PC26-051

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR

PANAMA CITY FOR

FRANKFORD AVENUE TRAIL

FDOT Financial Project ID: 455261-1-

38-01

The City of Panama City, Florida (the “City”), through the City’s Public Works Department, seeks

Qualifications from experienced and qualified engineers to provide Professional Services for the design and permitting of the Rails to Trails from

West Beach Drive to Pacifica Avenue Phase III. The project will consist of designing a 12-foot-wide multi-use path in areas where existing pedestrian facilities do not exist and to address ADA non-compliance issues (the “Project”). The Scope of

Services includes coordination with Bay Line

Railroad and a review for a pedestrian bridge for crossing Robinson Bayou. No additional right-of-way will be required for the Project. All designs shall be performed in accordance with the latest editions of Florida Department of Transportation

(FDOT) standards and specifications. The Project is more fully described in Section 2, “RFQ Scope of

Services. This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is issued pursuant to Section 287.055 of the Florida

Statutes, the “Consultants Competitive Negotiation

Act” (“CCNA”). All references to Florida Statutes, City of Panama City and Panama City Codes, and other laws/regulations will be interpreted to include “as amended from time to time.”

The RFQ documents for the Project may be obtained by emailing the City’s Purchasing Division at purchasing@panamacity.gov.

A Voluntary Pre-Qualification Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 30, 2026, 10:00 AM CT, at City Hall, Lower Level, Room 010 located at 501 Harrison Avenue, Panama City, FL

32401. Prospective Proposers are strongly encouraged to attend this meeting in-person or by video conference to obtain Project information.

It is the sole responsibility of Proposers to ensure the receipt of all addenda. Therefore, it is recommended that firms periodically check the

City’s Bid Postings webpage at www.panamacity.gov/bids.aspx or the City’s Bonfire

Portal at https://panamacity.bonfirehub.com/portal/?

tab=openOpportunities for updates through the issuance of addenda.

Completed Qualifications should be submitted via the City’s Bonfire Portal at https://panamacity.bonfirehub.com/portal/?

tab=openOpportunities by October 21, 2026, 10:00

AM CT (“Qualification Submission Due Date and

Time"). Any Qualifications received after the

Qualification Submission Due Date and Time or delivered to a different address, department, or location will not be considered. For assistance with registering with the Bonfire Portal or with qualifications submittal, please email purchasing@panamacity.gov.

The City reserves the right to accept any

Qualifications deemed to be in the best interest of the City, to waive any minor irregularities, scrivener’s errors, minor omissions, minor deviations, and/or technicalities in any

Qualifications, or to reject any or all Qualifications and to re-advertise for new Qualifications, in accordance with the applicable sections of the

Florida Statutes, the City Charter and City Code, and this RFQ. The responsibility for submitting a

Qualification before the stated time and date is solely and strictly that of the Proposer. The City is not responsible for any delayed, late, lost, misdelivered, or non-delivered Qualifications, no matter the cause.

PROPOSERS ARE ADVISED THAT

QUALIFICATIONS SUBMITTED WITH

IRREGULARITIES, DEFICIENCIES, AND/OR

TECHNICALITIES THAT DEVIATE FROM THE

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, AND

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS OF A REQUEST

FOR QUALIFICATIONS (“RFQ”), REQUEST FOR

PROPOSAL (“RFP”), INVITATION TO BID (“ITB”),

INVITATION FOR BIDS (“IFB”), INVITATION TO

QUOTE (“ITQ”), REQUESTS FOR LETTERS OF

INTEREST (“RFLI”), AND REQUEST FOR

SPONSORSHIPS (“RFS”) SHALL RESULT IN A

NON-RESPONSIVE DETERMINATION. ONLY

MINOR IRREGULARITIES, DEFICIENCIES, AND

TECHNICALITIES MAY BE ALLOWED TO BE

TIMELY CURED BY PROPOSERS AT THE SOLE

DISCRETION OF THE CITY. MATERIAL

IRREGULARITIES, DEFICIENCIES, AND

TECHNICALITIES CANNOT BE CURED BY THE

PROPOSER, AND ARE NOT WAIVABLE BY THE

CITY.

PROPOSERS ARE ADVISED THAT ALL

AGREEMENTS NEGOTIATED WITH SUCCESSFUL

PROPOSERS FOR PROJECTS SHALL BE TIME AND

MATERIALS TYPE AGREEMENTS/CONTRACTS

WITH A NOT TO EXCEED CEILING. IN NO EVENT

SHALL A COST PLUS CONTRACT BE AWARDED.

City of Panama City, Public Works Department

Publication Date/Time:

9/17/2026 4:00 PM

Publication Information:

Bay County Public Notices website

Closing Date/Time:

10/21/2026 10:00 AM

Submittal Information:

Bonfire Portal

Bid Opening Information:

Cit Hall, Room 010

Addendum Date/Time:

Sept. 29, 2026, Addendum No. 1

Pre-bid Meeting:

Sept. 30, 2026, 10:00 AM CT

Contact Person:

Johnnie Gallegos purchasing@panamacity.gov

Business Hours:

Monday-Friday, 8AM to 5PM CT