Grant_Agreement.pdf

This is a Grant Agreement document signed by Lori Serino, Director of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Administration, dated June 30, 2025, related to Sarasota County, Florida's Request for Professional Services for Engineering and Construction Engineering & Inspection (CEI) Services for the Hudson Bayou Dredging Project. The solicitation (RPS 262837AMS) seeks qualified professional engineering firms to provide comprehensive services including design, permitting, bid phase support, post-design construction services, and full construction engineering and inspection for a dredging project extending from downstream of US 41 to the bayou mouth. The project aims to restore hydraulic capacity, improve flood resiliency, and address sedimentation impacts within Hudson Bayou. Required deliverables encompass environmental assessment, bathymetric and hydrographic surveying, sediment characterization, hydraulic and hydrologic analyses, dredging design, and permitting support. Proposals are due by March 27, 2026. Short-listed proposers must attend presentations or interviews either in Sarasota, Florida, or virtually, with meetings and schedules posted in OpenGov Procurement. The contract will be awarded as a CCNA Specific Project Agreement running for the duration of the project, with the selected consultant required to submit a detailed Scope of Services for County approval within 30 days of the Notice of Recommended Award.

Minimum qualifications require that proposing firms be registered with the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation and employ at least one registered Professional Engineer licensed in Florida. Preferred qualifications include a Lead Engineer holding PE licensure with experience in hydraulic and hydrologic modeling for coastal waterway systems. The project is funded through a combination of City of Sarasota surtax and HUD Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds, with no specific budget or award value disclosed. Proposers must comply with grant-funded terms and conditions, including Davis-Bacon and Related Acts labor standards administration and HUD labor standards requirements. Insurance requirements include Commercial General Liability coverage of $500,000 per occurrence with $1,000,000 aggregate, Professional Liability coverage of $1,000,000 per claim, Workers' Compensation insurance in accordance with Florida Statutes Chapter 440, and Marine Liability coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence if vessels are used. The County encourages participation from small business, minority business, women's business enterprise, veteran-owned business, and labor surplus area firms, with Sarasota County named as an additional insured on applicable policies.