Fee_Schedule_Titles.pdf

This is a Fee Schedule document for the City of Tampa's Professional Building Plan Review & Inspections Services Request for Qualifications (RFQ). The City of Tampa is seeking qualified, licensed service providers to perform ongoing and as-needed residential and commercial construction plan review and inspection services for structures requiring permitting within city limits. Services encompass building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, fire, and miscellaneous trade categories. The RFQ was released on October 27, 2025, with a non-mandatory pre-proposal meeting scheduled for November 4, 2025, and proposals due by November 17, 2025, at 4:30 pm. The City intends to pre-qualify a minimum of three respondents and has structured the contract with a potential one-year initial term and three additional one-year renewal options. The award will be based on experience, qualifications, location, and ability to perform.

The fee schedule establishes an all-inclusive unit price per hour model with no additional fees permitted. Construction Plans Reviewers are budgeted for 520 hours each across seven line items (Building-Commercial, Building-Residential, Fire, Plumbing, Electrical, Mechanical, and Miscellaneous/Other). Construction Field Inspectors are budgeted for 1,050 hours for single-trade services and 3,150 hours for multi-trade services, totaling 4,200 hours. Evaluation criteria include cost to the city (10 points), firm experience and project team qualifications (30 points), references (15 points), understanding of scope of work (25 points), criminal history screening practices (5 points), and Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE) participation (15 points). The City emphasizes SLBE participation and requires comprehensive compliance documentation including Diversity Management Initiative forms, criminal history screening practices, and conflict of interest disclosures in accordance with Florida Statutes 468, 471, and 481.