BYRD_ANIT-LOBBYING_CERTIFICATION-FILLABLE.pdf
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- COMPLETE ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES – TILLMAN ELEMENTARY CAMPUS WIDE RENOVATION, SDMC 2025-09
- Solicitation number
- 2025-09
- Issued by
- Manatee County, Florida
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This is a Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment Certification form required for federal contracts and applicable to the School District of Manatee County's solicitation for comprehensive architectural and engineering services for the Tillman Elementary Campus-Wide Renovation (RFQ 2025-09). The certification applies to contractors bidding for awards of $100,000 or more and requires submission with each bid or proposal. The form certifies that no federal appropriated funds have been or will be paid to influence officers or employees of any agency, members of Congress, or congressional staff in connection with obtaining federal contracts, grants, loans, or cooperative agreements. The submittal deadline for the Tillman Elementary project is December 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM via VendorLink, with a request for information deadline of November 16, 2025. Short-listed architectural and engineering firms will participate in a mandatory site visit on January 14, 2026, followed by interviews and final ranking on February 3, 2026, with Board approval for negotiation scheduled for February 24, 2026. The estimated project budget is $31,000,000, with design completion targeted for May 2026 and construction completion projected for July 2027.
The certification requires disclosure of any lobbying conducted with non-federal funds in connection with obtaining the federal award and mandates that the certification language be included in all subaward documents at every tier. Contractors must ensure all subrecipients certify and disclose accordingly. Approximately 30% of the contract volume is estimated to be federally funded, triggering federal compliance requirements including prevailing wage standards and federal certifications addressing debarment, drug-free workplace, anti-lobbying, anti-discrimination, and E-Verify. Failure to file the required certification subjects contractors to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each failure. Mandatory submission requirements include professional licenses, insurance certification, audited financial statements, Standard Form 330, project references, and multiple federal and state compliance certifications. The procurement requires an architectural and engineering team with five professional disciplines—Architecture, Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering—with all team members licensed in Florida. Evaluation will be based on criteria established under Florida Statute 287.055, including staff qualifications, firm approach, past project experience, and overall capacity to perform.
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Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment 31 U.S.C. § 1352 (as amended) CERTIFICATION
Contractors who apply or bid for an award of $100,000 or more shall file the required certification. Each tier certifies to the tier above that it will not and has not used Federal appropriated funds to pay any person or organization for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a member of Congress, officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a member of Congress in connection with obtaining any Federal contract, grant, or any other award covered by 31 U.S.C. § 1352. Each tier shall also disclose any lobbying with non-Federal funds that takes place in connection with obtaining any Federal award. Such disclosures are forwarded from tier to tier up to the recipient.”
APPENDIX A, 44 C.F.R. PART 18 – CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING
Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans, and Cooperative Agreements (To be submitted with each bid or offer exceeding $100,000) The undersigned [Contractor] certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge, that:
1. No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of an agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
2. If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or Current as of 1-9-17 11 cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form LLL, “Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,” in accordance with its instructions.
3. The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly. This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by 31, U.S.C. § 1352 (as amended by the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995). Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure. The Contractor, certifies or affirms the truthfulness and accuracy of each statement of its certification and disclosure, if any. In addition, the Contractor understands and agrees that the provisions of 31 U.S.C. § 3801 et seq., apply to this certification and disclosure, if any.
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