Subcontractor_Utilization_Plan_.pdf

This is a Subcontractor Utilization Plan form for the City of St. Petersburg, Florida's Request for Qualifications (RFQ-26-089) for Landscape Architect Services. The form requires proposers to document their intent to engage small business enterprises (SBEs), women business enterprises (WBEs), veteran-owned businesses, and minority business enterprises (MBEs) located in the Tampa Bay Region. Proposers must describe their efforts in engaging these business categories and reducing barriers to participation through outreach, education, mentorship, and process improvements. The RFQ seeks qualified landscape architecture firms to provide comprehensive services on an as-needed basis under a multi-year continuing services contract with an initial one-year term and automatic renewal for successive one-year periods up to a maximum four-year term. Services include studies and evaluations, technical investigations, permitting and regulatory compliance, system planning, design development, preparation of bidding documents, construction administration, and expert witness services, with additional specialty services available as needed. Responses are due April 21, 2026, at 3:00 pm, with interviews scheduled for May 22, 2026, and a March 24, 2026 deadline for submission of questions.

Participation in the Subcontractor Utilization Plan is entirely voluntary with no minimum level of small, veteran, minority, or women business enterprise participation required as a condition for contract award; proposers will not be deemed non-responsive if they submit a zero participation amount. The City encourages but does not mandate diverse business participation. Compensation will be determined through lump sum or not-to-exceed fee structures established in individual Task Orders, with fees inclusive of all out-of-pocket expenses and no specific budget range disclosed. Current incumbent vendors being notified include AECOM Technical Services, Booth Design Group, Chen Moore-Maitland, and Kimley-Horn. Work will be funded by the City of St. Petersburg or external agencies including the Southwest Florida Water Management District, Florida Department of Transportation, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Qualified respondents must be registered with the Florida Department of State Division of Corporations, maintain appropriate Florida professional licenses, comply with Florida E-Verify requirements, and carry $1,000,000 Commercial General Liability and $1,000,000 Commercial Automobile Liability insurance with Workers' Compensation coverage.