RFP_26044SH__Intent_to_Award.pdf
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- High Voltage Electrical Substation Services
- Solicitation number
- RFP 26-044-SH
- Issued by
- Polk County, Lake Harbor CDP, Florida
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This is a Notice of Intent to Award issued by the Kissimmee Utility Authority (KUA) Finance & Administration Procurement Division for RFP 26-044-SH, High Voltage Electrical Substation Services. KUA intends to award contracts to three firms: Elite Construction of Ocala, Inc., Terry's Electric, Inc., and Reliable Substation Services, Inc. The solicitation sought proposals for high voltage electrical substation services on an as-needed basis, with proposals originally due August 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. The scope of work encompasses electrical repairs, rebuilds, expansions, modifications, maintenance, testing, troubleshooting, and new installations on KUA's high and low voltage systems, including work on communications and control systems, power transformers, circuit breakers, cable installation and termination, grounding systems, and substation equipment rated up to 230KV. The contract term is three years with two optional one-year renewal periods. The anticipated contract value exceeds $750,000.
The Notice of Intent to Award, dated September 10, 2026, is subject to final approval by the KUA Board of Directors and does not constitute formation of a contract until execution of a fully approved contract or purchase order. Contractors must maintain 24/7 emergency availability with response times of four hours for emergencies, eight hours for holiday/weekend non-emergency work, and 24 hours for scheduled business-hour repairs. Mandatory qualifications include Florida electrical contractor licensure, demonstrated live station work at 69KV or 230KV within the last eight years, power transformer relocation and outage coordination experience, adequate safety and confined space equipment, and background checks. Pricing was submitted using a mandatory Exhibit A Pricing Sheet in firm-fixed format for the first contract year with tariff adjustment provisions, and evaluation was based on a five-year average with lowest total price receiving full points. Any person adversely affected by the award decision must file a written protest with the Vice President of Finance and Administration within seventy-two hours, excluding weekends and legal holidays.
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Finance & Administration Procurement Division
1701 W Carroll St Kissimmee, Florida 34741
(407) 933-9809
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD
September 10, 2026
To: All Interested Parties
RE: RFP 26-044-SH High Voltage Electrical Substation Services
All, Kissimmee Utility Authority (“KUA”) hereby provides notification of its intent to award the above referenced solicitation to the following firms:
Elite Construction of Ocala, Inc.
Terry’s Electric, Inc.
Reliable Substation Services, Inc
This Notice of Intent to Award is subject to final approval by the KUA Board of Directors, as applicable.
Therefore, this Notice of Intent does not constitute the formation of a contract between KUA and the apparent successful bidders. The successful bidders shall not acquire any legal or equitable rights relative to this solicitation until a contract or purchase order, containing terms and conditions acceptable to KUA, is duly approved and executed by KUA.
In the event the apparent successful proposer fails to accept, negotiate, and execute a contract with KUA, KUA may, at its sole discretion, revoke the award and proceed to award to the next highest ranked proposer, reject all bids received, cancel the solicitation, and/or re-solicit at a later time. KUA further reserves the right to cancel this Notice of Intent at any time prior to execution of the contract or purchase order, as applicable.
Thank you for your interest in doing business with KUA. We look forward to receiving your submittals in the future.
Sincerely, Sheila Hernandez, CPPB, FCCM Senior Buyer cc: project file Any person adversely affected by the decision or intended decision of award must file a written notice of protest to the Vice President of Finance and Administration within seventy-two (72) hours (excluding Saturday, Sundays, and legal holidays) after the posting of KUA’s decision or intended decision.
KUA Procurement personnel should be contacted to obtain comprehensive written protest procedures prior to filing a written notice of protest.
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