This is a Solicitation Development Form for a multi-year architect/engineering agreement issued by the City of St. Petersburg, Florida (Pinellas County), for Geotechnical and Miscellaneous Materials, Testing and Inspection Services under RFQ-26-090. The solicitation seeks qualified vendors to provide comprehensive technical services on an as-needed basis, including construction inspection, geotechnical services involving soil and rock boring and laboratory evaluation, construction materials testing for soils, concrete and asphalt, materials engineering services including non-destructive testing and hazardous materials analysis, and miscellaneous services such as percolation testing and pavement core sampling. Key personnel requirements include a project manager and a LEED or ENVISION Lead, each with a minimum of ten years of applicable experience. The Request for Qualifications was released on March 4, 2026, with a question deadline of April 9, 2026, and a response deadline of April 28, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. Evaluation and shortlisting is scheduled for May 13, 2026, followed by interviews and selection on May 29, 2026. The initial contract term is one year with automatic renewal for successive one-year periods unless thirty days' notice of non-renewal is provided; the agreement expires at the end of the third renewal term (maximum four years), with the current agreement set to expire on May 31, 2026.
Qualified vendors must demonstrate Florida Department of State registration, E-Verify compliance, and specified insurance coverage including commercial general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate, commercial automobile liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit, and workers' compensation with employers' liability of at least $100,000 per accident. Personnel accessing certain City facilities must maintain Level 2 criminal background clearances, and those accessing port facilities must possess a valid federal Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC). The Statement of Qualifications must be submitted as a single PDF file not exceeding 75 pages and include five reference projects completed within the past five years with current client contact references, firm qualifications, detailed project approach methodology, safety protocols, and CADD and GIS capabilities compatible with AutoCAD Civil 3D 2024, ESRI ArcMap 10.8, and ESRI ArcPro Version 3.0. Evaluation criteria are weighted as Project Team and Firm Qualifications (35 percent), Experience and Reference Projects (25 percent), Project Approach (25 percent), and Business Outreach Plan (15 percent), scored on a 0-10 point scale. Compensation will be structured through individual task orders on a lump sum or not-to-exceed basis with fees inclusive of all out-of-pocket expenses. The City may evaluate and qualify multiple vendors for an approved vendors list subject to City Council approval. Projects may be funded by the City of St. Petersburg, the Southwest Florida Water Management District, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or other agencies, with compliance required with respective funding agency requirements. This is a renewal agreement for incumbent firms, and the City encourages participation from small business enterprises, minority-owned business enterprises, and women-owned business enterprises through a voluntary Supplier Diversity and Business Outreach Plan with no mandatory minimum participation requirements for contract award eligibility.