Sample_Insurance_Certificate.pdf

This is a Certificate of Insurance document related to the City of Pembroke Pines, Florida's CCNA Sunswept Community Water System Replacement Program, a competitive Request for Qualifications seeking qualified consulting engineering firms to serve as Engineer of Record for comprehensive design and construction phase services. The solicitation encompasses water main replacement and upsizing, water service relocations, meter connections and box replacements, fire hydrant replacements, and associated restoration work within the Sunswept residential community and adjacent commercial areas in Broward County, with an estimated total capital improvement project cost of $15,120,000. The design services timeline spans eighteen months with an anticipated start date of August 1, 2026 and completion date of February 1, 2028. Questions must be submitted by March 3, 2026, with proposals due by 2:00 PM on March 17, 2026, followed by public bid opening at 2:30 PM the same day; no pre-bid meeting is scheduled. Minimum qualifications require five years of comparable experience with at least three references from the past five years, and the evaluation committee will assess proposals based on adequacy of personnel, past record and performance, firm capabilities and experience, understanding and approach to work, willingness to meet time and budget requirements, current workload capacity, and geographic location.

The professional engineering services budget is estimated at $1,120,000, with construction costs estimated at $14,000,000, and compensation will be negotiated at rates determined to be fair, competitive, and reasonable following CCNA procedures. Local business set-asides and preferences apply, with Pembroke Pines local vendors receiving a five-point preference, Broward County local vendors receiving 2.5 points, and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses receiving 2.5 points. Consultants must comply with E-Verify employment eligibility verification requirements, drug-free workplace certification, Florida public entity crime statutes, human trafficking certifications, and comprehensive insurance requirements including general liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate), professional liability/errors and omissions ($1,000,000), workers' compensation, auto liability, and pollution liability coverage, with the City named as additional insured on all policies. The solicitation applies Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage requirements and federal labor standards compliance obligations, including HUD Section 3 requirements directing economic opportunities to low- and very low-income residents with minimum numeric goals of 25 percent of total project hours worked by Section 3 workers and 5 percent by Targeted Section 3 workers. No proposal security or performance bonds are required for the professional services phase.