Preinvite_Email_87_Vendors.pdf

This is a pre-invitation email from Sarasota County, Florida announcing an upcoming Request for Professional Services solicitation for Engineering and Construction Engineering & Inspection (CEI) Services related to the Hudson Bayou Dredging Project. Sarasota County is soliciting 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 the dredging project. The project extends from downstream of US 41 to the bayou mouth, including two northern channels, and aims to restore hydraulic capacity, improve flood resiliency, and address sedimentation impacts. The solicitation number is 262837AMS with proposals due by March 27, 2026. Required deliverables encompass environmental assessment, bathymetric and hydrographic surveying, sediment characterization, hydraulic and hydrologic analyses, dredging design, permitting support, and construction administration. The Professional Services Review Committee will evaluate written proposals and conduct discussions with at least the three highest-scoring proposers, with short-listed proposers required to attend presentations or interviews either in Sarasota, Florida, or virtually. The contract will be awarded as a CCNA Specific Project Agreement running for the duration of the project.

Minimum qualifications require proposing firms to be registered with the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation and employ at least one registered Professional Engineer licensed in Florida, with preferred qualifications including a Lead Engineer holding PE licensure with experience in hydraulic and hydrologic modeling for coastal waterway systems. The project is funded in whole or in part by a combination of City of Sarasota surtax and HUD Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds. Proposers must comply with grant-funded terms and conditions, including Davis-Bacon and Related Acts labor standards and federal grant compliance standards. 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, 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. No specific budget or award value is disclosed in available documentation. Within 30 days of the Notice of Recommended Award, the selected consultant must submit a detailed Scope of Services for County approval and contract inclusion.