D_-_HS020_-_Executed_Agreement_Redacted.pdf

This is an executed agreement document between Escambia County Board of County Commissioners and a selected architectural and engineering firm for the provision of professional design services and limited construction administration for the Century Community Shelter project (CDBG-DR HS020) in Century, Florida. The project encompasses the design and oversight of a new single-story, approximately 16,000 square-foot community multi-purpose facility and evacuation shelter located at the former Century High School Gym building at 720 East Hecker Road. The facility is designed to function as a Category 5-resistant, EHPA-compliant hurricane shelter providing emergency sheltering, food and water distribution, supply storage, and post-disaster recovery and community health services. The original Request for Qualifications was released on January 22, 2026, with a non-mandatory pre-solicitation meeting held on January 30, 2026, a question deadline of February 11, 2026, and a final proposal submission deadline of February 23, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. through the ProcureNow portal. The executed agreement is dated August 12-13, 2024, indicating contract execution within the required five-day period following notice of award.

The contract requires the selected firm to employ at least one registered Florida architect and one registered Florida civil engineer with knowledge of current Florida Building Code and local regulations. The project is funded through Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) federal funding. The successful contractor must provide insurance documentation including $1,000,000 General Liability coverage with $2,000,000 aggregate and Professional Errors and Omissions coverage of $2,000,000/$4,000,000. The contract includes mandatory compliance with federal Section 3 provisions requiring that employment and economic opportunities be directed to low and very low-income persons, with minimum numeric goals of 25 percent of total project hours performed by Section 3 workers and 5 percent by Targeted Section 3 workers. All contractors must comply with E-Verify requirements and standard federal contract provisions, with noncompliance potentially resulting in contract termination for default, debarment, or suspension from future HUD-assisted contracts. No specific contract award value is disclosed in the available procurement documents.