HS004_Escambia_County_ECAT_Hurricane_Sally_Infrastructure_Repair_Program_Agreement_Redacted.pdf

The document appears to be an agreement related to the Escambia County ECAT (Escambia County Area Transit) Hurricane Sally Infrastructure Repair Program, involving Escambia County, Florida. The project focuses on developing a new 55,000-square-foot, single-story public transportation facility on Clarinda Drive in Pensacola, specifically designed as an Enhanced Hurricane Protection Area (EHPA) to replace the existing ECAT facility damaged by Hurricane Sally in 2020. The procurement is a Request for Letters of Interest (RLI) for Owner's Representative and Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) services, with key dates including a pre-solicitation meeting on June 18, 2025, questions due by June 25, 2025, and electronic submissions required by July 11, 2025, at 10:00 am.

The project is funded through HUD's Rebuild Florida Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program, with specific Section 3 workforce and contracting requirements. Contractors must ensure 25% of total project hours are worked by Section 3 workers, with 5% performed by Targeted Section 3 workers, and businesses must meet specific qualifying criteria such as 51% ownership by low-income individuals or public housing residents. The evaluation will be conducted across five criteria totaling 100 points, including Experience (30 points), Personnel Qualifications (15 points), Personnel Availability (15 points), Project Administrative Management (25 points), and Performance (15 points). Contractors must comply with federal regulations, including E-Verify system registration, domestic procurement preferences, and detailed record-keeping requirements.