Orlando_Legal_Ad_2025-10-09T160259.242.pdf

This is a legal advertisement placed by the City of Sanford, Florida, for publication in the Orlando Sentinel and related media channels. The advertisement announces a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for design-build services to improve the Main Water Treatment Plant, with the primary objective of removing water contaminants including 1,4-Dioxane and PFASs. The project is a multi-phase design and construction initiative with an estimated total budget of $48.5 million. The RFQ was released on October 15, 2025, with a non-mandatory site visit scheduled for October 29, 2025, at 10:00 AM. Written questions were due by November 13, 2025, at 2:00 PM, and qualification packages were due by December 11, 2025, at 2:00 PM. Evaluation and selection were scheduled for January 8, 2026, with potential interviews and presentations to follow. Vendors must be authorized to transact business in Florida for at least seven consecutive years and must include a team with at least three professional engineers licensed in Florida specializing in advanced water treatment, along with a Certified General Contractor or professional engineer licensed in Florida for a minimum of seven years.

The project will be funded through a State of Florida Revolving Fund loan, though the City had not secured all required funding at the time of RFQ issuance, with award contingency dependent on obtaining sufficient funding. The selected vendor will be required to establish a guaranteed maximum price and completion date during contract negotiations. Vendors must demonstrate financial capacity and bonding capability for the project. The procurement is subject to federal requirements including Davis-Bacon prevailing wage standards, American Iron and Steel provisions, and Buy America requirements. The legal advertisement itself carries a gross price of $178.17 and was ordered for publication on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, in the Orlando Sentinel's full run, black and white format, and cross-published on Florida public notices and classified advertisement platforms.