Summary

This is a Non-Competitive Oversight Committee Justification Form related to Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners' competitive Request for Qualifications (RFQ #26-0494-RFQ-CCNAC) for Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) Professional Engineering Services conducted under Florida Statutes Section 287.055, the Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA). The county seeks a qualified professional engineering firm to provide on-demand MEP consulting services on an assignment-by-assignment basis, including design activities, plan reviews, engineering calculations, design phase support, bidding phase support, survey work, reproduction support, as-built drawings, and project change order support. Written questions are due by May 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM Eastern Time, with all submittals due by May 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM Eastern Time via the OpenGov Procurement platform. No site visit or pre-conference is required. The initial contract term is five years from execution date with one optional 24-month extension available at the county's discretion subject to rate renegotiation.

Compensation will be based on a fully burdened hourly rate fee schedule to be negotiated upon award, with the total upset limit for all compensation over the five-year term pending board approval. The evaluation process allocates 1,000 total points across six criteria: firm ability and qualifications (425 points), experience with similar projects and past performance (375 points), volume of work previously awarded (50 points), minority business status (25 points), Pinellas County Small Business Enterprise certification (100 points), and office location (25 points). A set-aside requirement mandates that individual work assignments valued at $50,000 or greater must allocate at least 10 percent of financial commitment to certified Pinellas County small business enterprise subconsultants, unless the prime firm itself is an SBE. Proposers must hold current Florida professional engineering licensure, maintain Commercial General Liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate with Pinellas County as an additional insured, and Professional Liability (Errors and Omissions) Insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence and aggregate. Submittals may not be withdrawn for 120 days after the opening date.