File Summary

The Special_Events.png file is an image related to the City of St. Petersburg, Florida's Request for Proposal for Downtown Enhanced Services Zone (DESZ) ambassador services. The project encompasses a 226-acre downtown area across approximately 203 blocks, including the Downtown Core, Central Avenue Corridor, and Waterfront Arts District. Services required include on-site ambassador hospitality and safety outreach, wayfinding assistance, public information, cleaning and maintenance operations seven days a week, fifty-two weeks per year. Key deliverables include trash removal and disposal, pressure washing of sidewalks and hardscapes, landscaped area maintenance, special event cleanup within one calendar day of completion, and compassionate engagement with unhoused individuals. The pre-proposal meeting is scheduled for February 18, 2026, with questions due by March 10, 2026 and responses provided by March 17, 2026. Proposals must be submitted electronically by March 26, 2026 at 3:00 p.m., followed by evaluation and shortlisting on April 8, 2026. The contract term is three years from the date of execution with two optional one-year renewal periods available by mutual agreement. Vendors must provide all necessary equipment and uniforms subject to City approval and integration with the SeeClickFix platform is required.

The estimated annual budget for DESZ services is $630,000, with no set-aside restrictions limiting organizational eligibility. However, the City strongly encourages proposers to demonstrate outreach and engagement with small businesses, women-owned businesses, veteran-owned businesses, and minority-owned businesses within the Tampa Bay Region through a voluntary Subcontractor Utilization Plan with no minimum requirements mandated for contract award. The contract is subject to living wage requirements per St. Petersburg City Code due to the contract value exceeding $200,000 annually. Vendors must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including $1,000,000 commercial general liability, $1,000,000 commercial automobile liability, workers' compensation per Florida law, and $1,000,000 pollution liability insurance. Proposals will be evaluated on executive summary and qualifications (10%), technical approach and integration (25%), innovation and technology use (20%), community engagement and ordinance compliance (20%), budget and cost (10%), and business enterprise program outreach and utilization (15%). Proposers must provide a minimum of three client references from similar projects completed within the past five years and demonstrate relevant experience managing downtown ambassador services, business improvement districts, or enhanced services districts.