Construction_Engineering_and_Inspection_(CEI)_Services_for_Water_Conserv_II_WRF_Construction_Projects.pdf

Mayor Chief Procurement Officer Buddy Dyer David Billingsley, CPSM, C.P.M.

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION STATEMENTS (RQS)

RQS26-0340

CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND INSPECTION (CEI) SERVICES

FOR WATER CONSERV II WRF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

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City of Orlando

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION STATEMENTS (RQS)

RQS26-0340

CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND INSPECTION (CEI) SERVICES

FOR WATER CONSERV II WRF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION

2. LEGAL NOTICE

3. SOLICITATION INFORMATION

4. SCOPE OF SERVICES

5. QUALIFICATION STATEMENT FORMAT

6. QUALIFICATION STATEMENT SUBMITTAL

7. QUALIFICATION STATEMENT OPENING

8. TERMS AND CONDITIONS

9. QUALIFICATION STATEMENT EVALUATION

10. EVALUATION CRITERIA

11. VENDOR QUESTIONNAIRE / ATTACHMENTS

Attachments:

A - Exhibit 1 - Water Conserv II WRF Equalization Pump Station Improvements

B - Exhibit 2 - Water Conserv II WRF BNR System Blower Improvements

C - Exhibit 3 - Water Conserv II WRF Compressed Air (Big Bubble) Mixing System

Improvements

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1. Summary

The City is seeking Qualifications Statements from interested Consultants registered in the State of Florida to provide Professional Engineering Services pursuant to Section

471.023 of the Florida Statutes for RQS26-0340 Construction Engineering and Inspection

(CEI) Services for Water Conserv II WRF Construction Projects. Respondents which are business organizations must be filed with and registered in the State of Florida to provide

Engineering Services pursuant to Section 471.023 of the Florida Statutes as of the due date for submission of Qualification Statements.

1.2. Contact Information

Direct all questions and inquiries to the following:

Tracie Brown

Purchasing Agent II

400 S Orange Ave

Orlando, FL 32801

Email: tracie.brown@orlando.gov

Phone: (407) 246-3633

Department:

Public Works

1.3. Timeline

Note: All time references in this solicitation are to City of Orlando local time on the date specified.

Publication March 15, 2026

• Orlando Sentinel

Release Project Date March 16, 2026

Pre-Conference Meeting (Non-

Mandatory)

March 25, 2026, 10:00am

Orlando City Hall, 400 S Orange Avenue, 4th Floor Blowfish Conference Room, Orlando, FL 32801

Question Submission Deadline April 3, 2026, 5:00pm mailto:tracie.brown@orlando.gov tel:(407)246-3633

Submission Deadline April 16, 2026, 2:00pm

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2. LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Request for Qualification Statements for RQS26-0340 Construction

Engineering and Inspection (CEI) Services for Water Conserv II WRF Construction

Projects

Pursuant to Section 287.055, Florida Statutes, and the policies and procedures of the City of Orlando, notice is hereby given that a Qualification Statement for Construction

Engineering and Inspection (CEI) Services for Water Conserv II WRF Construction

Projects for the City of Orlando and its affiliated agencies must be submitted electronically by 2:00 pm local time on Thursday, April 16, 2026, in order for a Consultant to be considered for award of a contract. In order to submit a Qualification Statement in response to this solicitation, a firm must as of the due date for submittals be qualified and registered in the State of Florida to provide Engineering Services pursuant to Section

471.023 of the Florida Statutes in Florida as a business organization.

Three (3) projects at the facility are planned to start construction phase in the next 5 months, as follows: Water Conserv II WRF Equalization Pump Station Improvements;

Water Conserv II WRF BNR System Blower Improvements; Water Conserv II WRF

Compressed Air (Big Bubble) Mixing System Improvements. Consultants interested in submitting a Qualification Statement may download the Request for Qualification

Statements (RQS) document from the City’s e-Procurement Portal at:

https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/orlando

Please be advised that you must maintain and update your e-Procurement Portal vendor file with the proper contact and email information at all times during the solicitation process. The City's e-Procurement Portal functions as a courtesy notification system, sending an email announcement to registered suppliers when additional documents or addenda to a solicitation occur. Unless a Consultant registers and downloads the solicitation directly from the City’s e-Procurement Portal, the notification system is not activated. It is the responsibility of the Consultant to check the City's e-Procurement Portal prior to submitting a Qualification Statement to ascertain if any addenda have been issued, to obtain all such addenda, and return executed addenda with the Qualification

Statement if necessary.

In accordance with Section 287.055 (10), Florida Statutes, the City of Orlando declares that all or any portion of the documents and work papers prepared and submitted pursuant to this Notice of Request, shall be subject to reuse by the City.

The City of Orlando has adopted a Veterans Business Enterprise Preference. Consultants are encouraged to utilize VBE firms as sub-consultants in responding to this Request for

Qualification Statements. Such utilization will be given favorable selection consideration.

As part of any resulting contract, Consultants will be required to certify that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of race, color, https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/orlando creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status or disability.

This solicitation is issued by the City of Orlando on behalf of itself and its affiliated agencies, including but not limited to the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Orlando (“CRA”), the Downtown Development Board (“DDB”), and the Downtown

South Neighborhood Improvement District (“DSNID”).

The City reserves the right to waive any informalities or irregularities in the selection process and to reject any or all Qualification Statements, or to re-advertise.

3. SOLICITATION INFORMATION

The Procurement and Contracts Division is the official source to obtain information relating to City of Orlando solicitations. It is incumbent on the Consultant to obtain solicitation and current award information prior to and after the scheduled opening date of a Request for Qualification Statements. Information is updated daily as it becomes available. An award, or recommendation of award, may be made at any time after the scheduled opening date of a Request for Qualification Statements. You may obtain award and other solicitation information in a variety of ways:

A. There are currently two Internet sites available to obtain RQS Advisory

Committee rankings, Notice of Intended Action for award, and other information:

1. The City of Orlando Procurement and Contracts Division’s Website:

▪ http://www.cityoforlando.net/procurement/solicitations/ If you are interested in obtaining solicitation information, copy and paste the above link into your web browser and click on Search Solicitations. Please remember that you must keep your registration information up to date in order to continue to receive notifications of solicitation opportunities that meet your commodity code selections.

2. Direct link to the City's e-Procurement Portal:

▪ https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/orlando

B. You may visit the Procurement and Contracts Division during City business hours to obtain award information, solicitation packages, addenda, and other documents. Our office is located at: City of Orlando, City Hall, 400 South Orange

Avenue, 4th Floor, Orlando, Florida 32801.

C. You may also call the Procurement and Contracts Division at (407) 246-2291, during normal business hours, to request award and other solicitation related information.

Consultants choosing to contact the Procurement and Contracts Division directly for information should still maintain an accurate and updated e-Procurement Portal vendor file with its proper contact and email information at all times during the solicitation process.

Consultants will receive information from the City through the City's e-Procurement Portal throughout the course of the solicitation and selection process. The City shall not be responsible for a Consultant’s failure to create and properly maintain an e-Procurement

Portal file and Consultants shall be deemed to have received all information posted on or transmitted by such system.

We appreciate your interest in doing business with the City of Orlando and wish you much success with your business ventures.

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4. SCOPE OF SERVICES

4.1. Background

The City of Orlando’s Water Conserv II Water Reclamation Facility (WRF), located at

5420 L.B. McLeod Road, provides service to a majority of the southwest section of

Orlando. The WRF is currently permitted to treat 25 million gallons per day (mgd) annual average daily flow (AADF). Three (3) projects at the facility are planned to start construction phase in the next 5 months, as follows: Water Conserv II WRF Equalization

(EQ) Pump Station Improvements (see Exhibit 1); Water Conserv II WRF Biological

Nutrient Removal (BNR) System Blower Improvements (see Exhibit 2); Water

Conserv II WRF Compressed Air (Big Bubble) Mixing System Improvements (see

Exhibit 3) (Collectively, “Projects”)

4.2. Scope of Services

The scope of services consists of Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) services required to manage, inspect, monitor, review, record and provide recommendations for the construction Projects. These services may include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following tasks associated with the Projects improvements:

A. Construction Contract Management;

B. conduct pre-construction conference and construction progress meetings;

C. review and execution of pay applications;

D. installation inspection;

E. measuring daily work and keeping daily diaries;

F. materials testing during construction and coordinating scheduling such testing;

G. review of baseline and monthly progress schedules;

H. review of Request for Information (RFI) responses;

I. review of proposed substitutions:

J. review of equipment shop drawings;

K. review and execution of change orders;

L. review of as-built surveys;

M. review of Operation and Maintenance (O&M) manuals;

N. equipment start-up and testing assistance: and

O. commissioning.

4.3. Work on the Project

The work on the Projects consists of furnishing all labor, equipment, and materials for the construction of the facilities shown in the drawings provided in Exhibits 1-3 to this RQS.

Specifically, the improvements consist of, but are not limited to, the following:

A. Water Conserv II WRF Equalization Pump Station Improvements (Exhibit 1):

Estimated Notice to Proceed (NTP) May 2026, 24-Month Contract Time

1. Replace existing EQ pumps with dry pit submersible pumps.

2. Modify yard piping for temporary bypass operation and provide temporary bypass system.

3. Perform and maintain temporary bypass of the EQ Pump Station.

4. Replace existing suction and discharge isolation valves and check valves.

5. Replace suction and discharge pipe fittings and modify discharge manifold to accommodate the new pumps orientation.

6. Construct a new electrical building with HVAC.

7. Upgrade existing HVAC in EQ pump station.

8. Electrical, Instrumentation and Control (I&C) improvements for the components being modified.

9. Perform demolition and/or removal of existing items and systems that will be removed from service.

B. Water Conserv II WRF BNR System Blower Improvements (Exhibit 2):

Estimated NTP July 2026, 18-Month Contract Time

1. Construct new BNR blower facilities, including five (5) new BNR turbo blowers, demolition and salvage or disposal of five (5) existing turbo blowers, air piping/fitting/appurtenances, compressor motor cooling air discharge duct, and other items, as necessary to provide a complete functional and operating air system to the BNR treatment basins.

2. Make modifications to the existing BNR Blower Building, including new roof, wall-mounted exhaust fan, and screening system.

3. Electrical, controls, instrumentation, and SCADA system improvements.

C. Water Conserv II WRF Compressed Air (Big Bubble) Mixing System

Improvements (Exhibit 3): estimated NTP July 2026, 18-Month Contract

1. Construct miscellaneous site improvements and yard piping as necessary to provide a complete, functional and operating compressed air (big bubble) mixing system in BNR Basins No. 7 - 10.

2. Drain the BNR Basins, remove solids and semisolids from each of the basins, dewater the solids, and dispose of the material in a legal manner.

3. Replace all diffuser membranes in BNR Basins No. 7 - 10.

4. Restrain all diffusers in BNR Basins No. 7 - 10.

5. Provide and install, including electrical, controls and instrumentation work, new air compressors for the compressed air (big bubble) mixing system in the existing Air Compressor Facility Building.

6. Provide and install, including electrical work, a compressed gas (big bubble) mixing system including, but not limited to, air receiver tanks, valve control panels, header air supply piping, nozzle air supply piping, and nozzles for BNR

Basins No. 7 - 10.

7. Provide and install an air distribution system consisting of Type 316 stainless steel air piping, fittings, valves, expansion joints, true unions, and all appurtenances, mounting systems, and hardware from the existing air distribution system to the new compressed gas mixing system air distribution system.

8. Provide and install the required electrical gear, conduit, wiring and appurtenances to provide power and monitoring and control of the new air compressors, air distribution, valve control panels, lighting and lightning protection systems.

Copies of the Issued for Bid design drawings for the Projects are attached to this RQS as EXHIBIT 1, 2, and 3 respectively.

4.4. Assigned CEI Personnel Qualifications/Requirements

A. All assigned CEI personnel should have wastewater plant process experience.

They should also have extensive knowledge and experience with federal requirements, local codes, and OSHA requirements. The CEI will serve as an extension of City Staff and will ensure that the PROJECTS are completed in strict conformance with the Contract Documents and all applicable requirements.

B. All assigned CEI personnel shall have applicable training certifications, including

Earthwork, Concrete, Confined Space, Excavation and Trench Safety, Asphalt

Paving, and Erosion and Sedimentation Control.

C. The CEI will be required to be present at the construction site during all construction periods/phases. All CEI services will be accomplished as expeditiously as necessary so as not to cause any undue delays to the completion of the Projects. The City will be the sole judge of CEI personnel’s acceptable performance. No CEI personnel changes will be permitted without the prior approval of the City.

4.5. Length of Services

A. The Project contract between the City and the selected Consultant (“Agreement” or “Contract”) is subject to City periodic review, approval and satisfaction with the

Consultant’s performance. The Agreement may be terminated by the City at any time in accordance with the Agreement executed between the City and

Consultant. The Agreement shall have an initial term commencing on the effective date of the Letters of Authorization issued there under and continuing for a period of Twenty (20) or Twenty-Six (26) months, as outlined in 4.5(C).

B. Services to be provided by the Consultant will be initiated and completed as directed by the City’s Project Manager for each assignment authorized under the

Agreement. No payment for work performed shall be made to the Consultant, unless a “Letter of Authorization” has been issued or otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties.

C. Anticipated schedule for this Project:

1. Twenty-Four (24) Month Project:

a. Construction 24 months

b. Close-out 2 months

c. Total: 26 months

2. Eighteen (18) Month Project:

a. Construction 18 months

b. Close-out 2 months

c. Total: 20 months

4.6. Definitions

Agreement: The Professional Services Agreement between the City and the Consultant setting forth the obligations of the parties thereto, including but not limited to the performance of the work, furnishing of services, and the basis of payment.

City Director of Public Works or Designee: The Director of the City’s Public Works

Department and his written designees have authorization to make key decisions for the

City under the Agreement.

City Project Manager: The City employee assigned to manage the Construction

Engineering and Inspection Contract and represent the City during the performance of the services covered under the Agreement.

Construction Contract: The written agreement between the City and the Contractor setting forth the obligations of the parties thereto, including but not limited to the performance of the work, furnishing of labor and materials, and the basis of payment.

Consultant: The Consulting firm under contract to the City for the Construction

Engineering and Inspection services.

Engineer of Record: The Engineer noted on the Construction plans as the person responsible for the design and preparation of the plans.

CEI Resident Compliance Specialist: The employee assigned by the Consultant to oversee Project specific compliance functions.

CEI Senior Project Engineer: The Engineer assigned by the Consultant to be in charge of providing Construction Contract administration for one or more Construction Projects.

This person may supervise other Consultant employees and act as the lead Engineer for the Consultant.

4.7. Items to be Furnished by the City to Consultant

The City’s Project Manager will furnish all Contract Documents for the Projects, as they become available. The City will provide field office space required to perform the services authorized under the Agreement.

4.8. Items Furnished by the Consultant

A. Office Automation - The Consultant is responsible for all of their computers and software to support this Project. Ownership and possession of computer equipment and related software, which is provided by the Consultant, shall remain at all times with the Consultant. The Consultant shall retain responsibility for risk of loss or damage to said equipment during the performance of the Agreement. All of this equipment should be maintained and operational at all times.

B. Sampling Supplies - The Consultant is responsible for all sampling containers to carrying out the inspection services under the Agreement. Some of these are but not limited to disposable type molds for casting concrete test cylinders, sample cartons, sample bags, and other expendable type testing supplies.

C. Vehicles - Vehicles will be equipped with appropriate safety equipment and must be able to effectively carry requirements of the Agreement.

D. Field Equipment - The Consultant shall supply inspection and testing equipment, essential in order to carry out the work under the Agreement. Such equipment includes those non-consumable and non-expendable items, which are normally needed for a CEI Project and are essential in order to carry out the work under the

Agreement.

E. Hard hats shall have the name of the consulting firm visibly displayed.

F. Licensing for Equipment Operations - The Consultant will be responsible for obtaining proper licenses for equipment and personnel operating equipment when licenses are required. The Consultant shall make the license and supporting documents available to the City, for verification, upon request.

G. Radioactive Materials License for use of Surface Moisture Density Gauges shall be obtained through the State of Florida Department of Health.

H. Equipment described herein and expendable materials under the Agreement will remain the property of the Consultant and shall be removed at completion of the work.

I. The Consultant’s handling of nuclear density gauges shall be in compliance with their license.

J. The Consultant shall retain responsibility for risk of loss or damage to said equipment during performance of the Agreement.

4.9. Liaison

A. The Consultant shall keep the City’s Project Manager informed of all significant activities, decisions, correspondence, reports, and other communications related to its responsibilities under the Agreement and seek input from the City’s Project

Manager in order for the City’s Project Manager to oversee the Consultant’s performance.

B. Agreement administrative duties relating to Invoice Approval Requests, Personnel

Approval Requests, Time Extension Requests, and Supplemental Amendment

Requests shall be reviewed by the City’s Project Manager and may need the approval by the City’s Public Works Director or Designee.

4.10. Performance of the Consultant

During the term of the Agreement and all supplements thereof, the City will review various phases of Consultant operations, such as construction inspection, materials sampling and testing, and administrative activities, to determine compliance with the Agreement. The

Consultant shall cooperate and assist City’s representatives in conducting the reviews. If deficiencies are indicated, the Consultant shall implement remedial action immediately upon the approval of the Project Manager recommendations and Consultant responses/actions are to be properly documented by the Consultant. No additional compensation shall be allowed for remedial action taken by the Consultant to correct deficiencies. Remedial actions and required response times may include but are not necessarily limited to the following:

A. Further subdivide assigned inspection responsibilities, reassign inspection personnel, or assign additional inspection personnel, within one week of notification.

B. Replace personnel whose performance has been determined by the City to be inadequate. Personnel whose performance has been determined to be unsatisfactory shall be removed immediately.

C. Immediately increase the frequency of monitoring and inspection activities in phases of work that are the Consultant’s responsibility.

D. Increase the scope and frequency of training of the Consultant personnel.

4.11. Requirements for Construction, Engineering and Inspection Services

A. General - It shall be the responsibility of the Consultant to administer, monitor, and inspect the Construction Contract such that the Project is constructed in reasonable conformity with the plans, specifications, and special provisions as prepared by the Engineer of Record.

1. The Consultant shall observe the Contractor’s progress and quality of work and identify discrepancies, report significant discrepancies to the City, and notify the Contractor of such observed discrepancies and document the outcome of the discrepancy.

2. The Consultant shall advise the City Project Manager of any significant omissions, substitutions, defects, and deficiencies noted in the work of the

Contractor and any corrective action that has been performed by the

Contractor.

B. On-site Inspection - The Consultant shall monitor the Contractor’s on-site construction activities and inspect materials entering into the work in accordance with the plans, specifications, and special provisions for the Construction Contract to determine that the Project is constructed in reasonable conformity with such documents.

1. The Consultant shall keep detailed accurate records of the Contractor’s daily operations and of significant events that affect the work.

2. The Consultant shall be responsible for monitoring and inspection of the

Contractor’s vehicular and pedestrian traffic control during all work affecting plant vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic.

C. Materials Sampling and Testing Duties

1. The Consultant shall perform sampling and testing of component materials and completed work in accordance with the Construction Contract documents.

2. The minimum sampling frequencies set out in the contract documents shall be met. Consultant shall provide daily surveillance of the Contractor’s Quality

Control activities at the project site and perform the sampling and testing of materials and completed work items that are normally done in the vicinity of the

Project for verification and acceptance.

3. The Consultant shall be specifically responsible for verification sampling and testing to determine the acceptability of all materials and completed work items on the basis of either test results or verification of a certification, certified mill analysis etc.

4. Documentation reports on sampling and testing shall be submitted to responsible parties within a reasonable time frame after the construction work is done, not to exceed five (5) business days from receipt of testing results.

D. Engineering Services

1. The Consultant shall coordinate the Construction Contract administration activities of all parties other than the Contractor involved in completing the project.

2. Services include maintaining the required level of surveillance of Contractor activities, interpreting plans, specifications, and special provisions for the

Construction Contract, maintaining complete, accurate records of all activities and events relating to the project, and properly documenting all significant project changes.

3. Verify that the Contractor is conducting inspections, preparing reports and monitoring all storm water pollution prevention measures associated with the project. For each project that requires the use of the NPDES General Permit, provide at least one inspector who has successfully completed the “Florida

Storm water, Erosion, and Sedimentation Control Training and Certification

Program for Inspectors and Contractors”. The Consultant’s inspector will be familiar with the requirements set forth in the FEDERAL REGISTER, Vol. 57, No. 187, Friday, September 5, 1992, pages 4412 to 4435 “Final NPDES

General Permits for Storm water Discharges from Construction Sites”.

4. Analyze problems that arise on a project and proposals submitted by the

Contractor, endeavor to resolve such issues, and process the necessary paperwork.

5. Produce reports, verify quantity calculations, field measure for payment purposes as needed to prevent delays in Contractor operations and ensure prompt processing of such information in order for the City to make timely payment to the Contractor.

6. The Consultant may also review, in a timely manner, the Contractor’s Quality

Control (CQC) Plan, the Contractor’s CPM schedule, the appropriate shop drawings and any other appropriate submittals from the Contractor.

7. The Consultant shall have a digital camera for photographic documentation with date and time stamp of noteworthy incidents or events to cover the following areas:

a. Pre-Construction photographs

b. Normal and exceptional progress of work

c. Critical path activities

d. Accidents showing damage

e. Unsafe working conditions

f. Unusual construction techniques

g. Damaged equipment or materials

h. Any activity which may result in claims

i. These photographs will be filed and maintained on the Consultant’s computer. Copies of photographs will be electronically transferred to the

City’s Project Manager at an interval determined by the City’s Project

Manager.

j. The taking of the photographs shall begin the day prior to the start of construction and continue regularly throughout this project. Photographs shall be taken on the days of Conditional, Partial and/or Final Acceptance.

4.12. Personnel General Requirements

A. The Consultant’s representatives shall be led by a CEI Senior Project Engineer with the qualifications provided in Section below 4.13. Consultant’s CEI employees assigned to the Project shall require prior written approval by the City’s Project

Manager.

B. The Consultant shall staff the project with the qualified personnel necessary to efficiently and effectively carry out its responsibilities under the Agreement.

4.13. Personnel Qualifications

A. The Consultant shall utilize only competent personnel, qualified by experience, and education. The Consultant shall submit in writing to the Project Manager the names of personnel proposed for assignment to the project, including a detailed resume for each containing at a minimum salary, education, and experience. The

Consultant shall submit a written request for personnel approval to the Project

Manager at least two weeks prior to the date individuals are to report to work.

B. Personnel identified in the Consultant submittal are to be assigned as proposed and are committed to performing services under the Agreement. Personnel changes will require written approval from City. Previously approved staff, whose performance is unsatisfactory, shall be replaced by the Consultant within one week of City notification.

C. Before the project begins, all project staff must possess all the necessary qualifications/certifications for obtaining the duties of the position they hold. Cross training of the Consultant’s project staff is highly recommended to ensure a knowledgeable and versatile project inspection team but shall not be at any additional cost to the City and should occur as workload permits.

D. The CEI Consultant is responsible for providing the applicable project CEI staffing necessary to achieve comprehensive and effective CEI service coverage of the projects. The CEI will propose the CEI staffing to the Owner (City of Orlando) after they have been selected as the project CEI at the conclusion of the City’s selection process. The CEI and the City will review/discuss and come to an agreement on the level of staffing and appropriate associated fees. Minimum qualifications for the Consultant personnel are set forth as follows. Exceptions to these minimum qualifications will be considered on an individual basis. The City’s Public Works

Director or designee will have the final approval authority.

4.14. Pertinent CEI Services

A. CEI Senior Project Engineer - A Civil or Environmental Engineering degree and registered in the State of Florida as a Professional Engineer (or if registered in another state, the ability to obtain registration in the State of Florida within six months) and a minimum ten (10) years of engineering experience. Qualifications include the ability to communicate effectively in English (verbally and in writing);

direct highly complex and specialized construction engineering administration and inspection program; plans and organizes the work of subordinate and staff members; develops and/or reviews policies, methods, practices, and procedures;

and reviews programs for conformance with City standards.

B. CEI Inspector – High school graduate or equivalent plus a minimum of ten (10) years of experience in construction inspection in wastewater treatment plant construction. Must have the following training, certification, and/or licensing as required by the scope of work for the project:

1. Qualifications:

a. CTQP Concrete Field Technician Level I

b. CTQP Asphalt Roadway Level I

c. CTQP Earthwork Construction Inspection Level I

d. CTQP Grouting Technician Level I

2. Certifications:

a. FDOT Intermediate MOT

b. Nuclear Radiation Safety

c. Trenching / Excavation

d. Confined space

e. Material handling

f. Fall protection

g. Hazard communication

4.15. Staffing

Once authorized, the Consultant shall establish and maintain appropriate staff through the duration of construction and completion of the final estimate. Responsible personnel, thoroughly familiar with all aspects of construction and final measurements of the various pay items, shall be available to resolve disputed final pay quantities.

Construction engineering and inspection forces will be required of the Consultant at all times while the Contractor is working. If Contractor operations are substantially reduced or suspended, the Consultant will reduce its staff appropriately as directed by the City.

4.16. Agreement Management

A. General:

1. With each monthly invoice submittal, the Consultant will provide a Status

Report. This report will provide an estimate of the Consultant funds expiration date per Agreement schedule for the prime Consultant and for each

Subconsultant.

2. When the Consultant identifies a condition that will require an amendment to the Agreement, the Consultant will communicate the need to the City’s

Project Manager for approval in concept. Once received, the Consultant shall prepare and submit a written request, and all accompanying documentation to the Project Manager for approval and further processing. The content and format of the amendment request and accompanying documentation shall be in accordance with the instructions and format to be provided by the City.

3. The Consultant shall be responsible for performing follow-up activities to determine the status of each amendment request submitted to the City.

B. Invoicing, Fees, Contract, And Agreements - The CEI services Agreement for this project will be compensated based on the specific rates of compensation method. Man-hours will be estimated and approved prior to Agreement execution or the execution of a Services Authorization for any additional work.

4.17. Subconsultant Services

Upon written approval, prior to performance of work, the Consultant may subcontract for materials testing or specialized professional services.

4.18. Third Party Beneficiary

It is specifically agreed between the parties executing the Agreement that it is not intended by any of the provisions of any part of the Agreement to create in the public or any member thereof, a third party beneficiary hereunder, or to authorize anyone not a party to the

Agreement to maintain a claim, cause of action, lien or any other damages or any relief of any kind pursuant to the terms or provisions of the Agreement.

4.19. City Authority

The City shall be the final authority in considering contract modifications of the

Construction Contract.

4.20. Project Cost Accounting

The Consultant and its subconsultants shall have staff performing work on the Agreement charge their time to the nearest quarter hour for each specific project on which work is being performed. The City will provide the Consultant and its subconsultants with the project number assigned to this project, in which the City requires the Consultant to capture time and cost. Time expended by accounting personnel of the Consultant in preparation of invoices associated with the Agreement is an unallowable direct project cost.

5. QUALIFICATION STATEMENT FORMAT

Responses to this request for qualification statements shall include the following information and be presented in the order shown, separated into sections as noted, including a Table of Contents that identifies each section and its page number:

5.1. Letter of Introduction

Letter of Introduction addressed to David Billingsley, Chief Procurement Officer.

5.2. Table of Contents

Tab each item in paragraphs below (including sub-paragraphs) and record tab number/letter in the Table of Contents along with corresponding page number.

5.3. Cover Page from this Solicitation

Cover Page from the attachments this solicitation with completed business and contact information (including DUNS number).

5.4. Confidential and/or Proprietary Information Exemption Form

Complete Confidential and/or Proprietary Information Exemption Form (attached to this

Solicitation as ATTACHMENT "A").

5.5. Business Experience and Qualifications

A. A copy of Respondent’s current W-9.

B. If Respondent is a business organization, please submit a copy or screenshot of

Respondent’s registration with the Florida Department of Business and

Professional Regulation, evidencing that Respondent as an entity has filed and been qualified by a licensed engineer licensed under Chapter 471 to practice, or offer to practice, Engineering Services pursuant to Section 471.023 of the Florida

Statutes in Florida.

1. Please note that such certificate of authorization must be held by the

Respondent, not a sub-consultant, and that it must be held by Respondent on or before the date of submittal for this solicitation.

2. For information on qualifying and registering an engineering firm in Florida, please see the following link from Florida Board of Professional Engineers:

https://fbpe.org/licensure/licensure-process/engineering-firms/

C. Federal SF 330 – even though some of this information may be a duplication of information requested under a separate paragraph. A link to this form can be found at: https://www.gsa.gov/forms-library/architect-engineer-qualifications

1. Note: With respect to Section F of Form 330, Respondents may submit such number of projects which they believe necessary to demonstrate their and https://fbpe.org/licensure/licensure-process/engineering-firms/ https://www.gsa.gov/forms-library/architect-engineer-qualifications their team’s capability to perform the work. While the City anticipates that form’s default number of ten (10) projects will be sufficient to demonstrate such capability, the City does not restrict Respondents from submitting a greater or fewer number of projects in this section.

D. A list of the professional personnel the Respondent is proposing to assign to this contract, their academic background, and their experience on other similar projects. Please include the jurisdiction and license number of any relevant licenses and certifications such personnel may hold.

E. A list of subconsultants the Respondent intends to utilize under this contract, the subconsultants’ personnel that would be assigned, and their academic background and experience on other similar projects.

F. A list of similar projects that are ongoing or have been completed by the

Respondent and subconsultants within the last 10 (ten) years along with a reference for each of those projects, including current addresses, email addresses, and telephone numbers. Project descriptions shall clearly explain what role the

Respondent and subconsultants performed on the project.

G. A description of the Respondent's expertise with similar projects, the Respondent’s provision of services on those projects, and the public participation required by those projects. The description shall also include the Respondent’s expertise with scheduling, ability to adhere to schedules, cost control, and ability to work with City staff and other stakeholders.

H. A description of the Respondent and subconsultants’ current and planned workloads and the commitment of the assigned project manager and Respondent and subconsultant personnel to dedicate the necessary time to any assigned task.

I. List the Respondent’s office location(s), with street address(es), where its work for this project will be performed. If the work will be performed by Respondent at more than one office location, indicate what percentage of work will be performed at each location (for example, if Respondent has both Tampa and Orlando offices where work will be performed). This information will be used to calculate scoring for both, short-listing and final ranking.

J. A narrative description demonstrating Respondent’s understanding of the

Project's scope of work and its approach to successful completion of the project.

5.6. Veteran Business Enterprise (VBE)

Please submit the Veteran Business Enterprise Participation Form attached to this solicitation as ATTACHMENT "C."

5.7. Evidence of Financial and Insurance Status

Please include answers to the following questions with your Qualification Statement:

1. Has any professional liability/errors and omissions insurance coverage held by your entity ever been cancelled? If yes, explain fully.

2. Has anyone recovered against the coverage? If yes, explain fully.

Note: The City reserves the right in the future to require the submittal of evidence of

Respondent's ability to obtain and maintain errors and omission insurance, professional liability insurance, or malpractice coverage. Further, the City reserves the right in the future to require the submittal of evidence it deems necessary relative to the

Respondent's financial status and insurance status.

5.8. Investigations and Litigation

If the Respondent has ever been the subject of an investigation conducted by a regulatory agency or professional licensing board, give the details and outcome of such action. If the

Respondent has been sued within five years of the Qualification Statement submittal date as a result of actions or inactions in the course of its business or profession, give the details and outcome of such suit(s) with your Qualification Statement.

5.9. Prohibition Against Contracting with Scrutinized Companies

In accordance with Section 287.135(2) of the Florida Statutes, “[a] company is ineligible to, and may not, bid on, submit a proposal for, or enter into or renew a contract with an agency or local governmental entity for goods or services of:

A. Any amount if, at the time of bidding on, submitting a proposal for, or entering into or renewing a contract, the company is on the Scrutinized Companies that

Boycott Israel List, created pursuant to s. 215.4725, or is engaged in a boycott of

Israel; or

B. One million dollars or more if, at the time of bidding on, or submitting a proposal for, or entering into or renewing such contract, the company:

1. Is on the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in Sudan List or the

Scrutinized Companies with Activities in the Iran Terrorism Sectors List, created pursuant to s. 215.473, or

2. Is engaged in business operations in Cuba or Syria.”

Section 215.473 of the Florida Statutes defines a company to include “all wholly owned subsidiaries, majority-owned subsidiaries, parent companies, or affiliates of such entities or business associations, that exists for the purpose of making profit.”

By submitting a response to this solicitation, a Respondent certifies that it and those related entities of Respondent as defined above by Florida law above are not on the

Scrutinized Companies that Boycott Israel List, created pursuant to s. 215.4725 of the

Florida Statutes, and are not engaged in a boycott of Israel. In addition, if this solicitation is for a contract for goods or services of one million dollars or more, by submitting a response to this solicitation, a Respondent certifies that it and those related entities of

Respondent as defined above by Florida law are not on the Scrutinized Companies with

Activities in Sudan List or the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in the Iran Terrorism

Sectors List, created pursuant to Section 215.473 of the Florida Statutes and are not engaged in business operations in Cuba or Syria. Any Respondent awarded a Contract as a result of this solicitation shall be required to recertify the aforementioned certifications at each renewal of the Contract. The City may terminate any contract resulting from this solicitation if Respondent or any of those related entities of Respondent as defined above by Florida law are found to have submitted a false certification or any of the following occur with respect to the company or a related entity: (i) it has been placed on the

Scrutinized Companies that Boycott Israel List, or is engaged in a boycott of Israel, or (ii) for any contract for goods or services of one million dollars or more, it has been placed on the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in Sudan List or the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in the Iran Terrorism Sectors List, or it is found to have been engaged in business operations in Cuba or Syria. Notwithstanding the preceding, the City reserves the right and may, in its sole discretion, on a case by case basis, permit a company on such lists or engaged in business operations in Cuba or Syria to be eligible for, bid on, submit a proposal for, or enter into or renew a contract for goods or services of one million dollars or more, or may permit a company on the Scrutinized Companies that Boycott

Israel List to be eligible for, bid on, submit a proposal for, or enter into or renew a contract for goods or services of any amount, should the City determine that the conditions set forth in Section 287.135(4) of the Florida Statutes are met.

Accordingly, firms responding to this solicitation shall acknowledge the Certification

Regarding Prohibition Against Contracting With Scrutinized Companies question under the Vendor Questionnaire section. A contract shall not be awarded to a Respondent who does not acknowledge this.

5.10. Human Trafficking Affidavit

The Vendor hereby represents, warrants, and certifies that Vendor does not use coercion for labor or services as defined in Section 787.06, Florida Statutes and that

Vendor has provided the Human Trafficking Affidavit attached hereto as ATTACHMENT

"D."

A completed Human Trafficking Affidavit should be included with your Submittal. A contract shall not be awarded to a Respondent who does not submit the form at the time of submittal or within seven (7) days of the date the City requests the form be submitted, if a Respondent fails to return the form with its response.

5.11. Prohibition against Contracting with Entities of Foreign Countries of Concern

In accordance with Section 287.138(2) of the Florida Statutes, “[a] governmental entity may not knowingly enter into a contract with an entity which would give access to an individual’s personal identifying information if: (a) The entity is owned by the government of a foreign country of concern; (b) the government of a foreign country of concern has a controlling interest in the entity; or (c) The entity is organized under the laws of or has its principal place of business in a foreign country of concern.” Additionally, under Section

287.138(4)(a), “a governmental entity may not accept a bid on, a proposal for, or a reply to, or enter into, a contract with an entity that would grant the entity access to an individual’s personal identifying information unless the entity provides the governmental entity with an affidavit signed by an officer or representative of the entity under penalty of perjury attesting that the entity does not meet any of the criteria in paragraphs (2)(a)-(c).

Section 287.138(1)(c) of the Florida Statutes defines a “foreign country of concern” to include “the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of

Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Republic of Cuba, the Venezuelan regime of Nicolas Maduro, or the Syrian Arab Republic, including any agency of or any other entity of significant control of such foreign country of concern.” Section

287.138(1)(a) defines a “controlling interest” to mean “possession of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a company, whether through ownership of securities, by contract, or otherwise,” and further states that “[a] person or entity that directly or indirectly has the right to vote 25 percent or more of the voting interests of the company or is entitled to 25 percent or more of its profits is presumed to possess a controlling interest.”

If this solicitation is for a contract which would give access to an individual’s personal identifying information, by submitting a response to this solicitation, a Respondent certifies that it and those related entities of Respondent as defined above by Florida law above are not owned by the government of a foreign country of concern, are not subject to a controlling interest held by the government of a foreign country of concern, are not organized under the laws of a foreign country of concern, and do not have their principal place of business in a foreign country of concern. Any Respondent awarded a Contract as a result of this solicitation shall be required to recertify the aforementioned certifications at each renewal or extension of the Contract. The City may terminate any contract resulting from this solicitation if Respondent or any of those related entities of Respondent as defined above by Florida law are found to have submitted a false certification or any of the following occur with respect to the company or a related entity: (i) the government of a foreign country of concern acquires the entity; (ii) the government of a foreign country of concern acquires a controlling interest in the entity; (iii) the entity is reorganized under the laws of a foreign country of concern; or (iv) the entity moves its principal place of business to a foreign country of concern.

Accordingly, firms responding to this solicitation shall execute and return with their response an executed copy of ATTACHMENT E, “Foreign Country of Concern

Attestation,” Florida Department of Management Services Form PUR-1355. A contract shall not be awarded to a Respondent who does not submit the attestation form at the time of submittal or within seven (7) days of the date the City requests the attestation form be submitted, if a Respondent fails to return the form with its response.

6. QUALIFICATION STATEMENT SUBMITTAL

Submissions must be received prior to 2:00 p.m., local time, Thursday, April 16, 2026.

Except as provided in Section titled, "Americans with Disabilities Act," for people needing special accommodations, to be responsive, Qualification Statements for this solicitation must be submitted electronically. Paper responses will be deemed non-responsive.

Instructions for submitting a Qualification Statement:

A. Once you have logged into your OpenGov account, go to the solicitation in which you want to bid/participate on. Then click on “Draft Response,” complete the information requested, upload your bid/quote/submittal, along with all required attachments, and submit.

Respondents are solely responsible for ensuring that their submittals are complete, uploaded and submitted in the e-Procurement portal by the due date and time.

Respondents are strongly encouraged to submit their response well ahead of the final due date and time to avoid any…