Submittals_RFQ2026004_Columbia_Ave_Complete_Street.pdf

This is a Submittals Opening Sheet from the City of Kissimmee, Florida for Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 2026004 regarding the Columbia Avenue Complete Street project. The RFQ seeks an FDOT pre-qualified consulting engineering firm to provide professional design services for a 2.3-mile corridor extending from North Hoagland Boulevard to North Central Avenue, with potential extensions up to 500 feet on adjacent roadways. The project aims to address ADA deficiencies, improve pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, and enhance the mixed-use urban corridor within the Vine Street District. The submission deadline was January 20, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. Key deliverables include planning studies, design documents at 30%, 60%, 90%, and 100% completion phases, and public outreach components. Mandatory design reviews will be conducted by FDOT at 60%, 90%, 100%, and final submission stages, with project closeout expected by June 30, 2027.

The estimated design cost is $2.9 million with a total construction budget of $50 million. Funding comprises a $500,000 state appropriation grant administered through the FDOT Local Agency Program (LAP) Office, allocated with 30 percent toward design and 70 percent toward construction, supplemented by an Interlocal Agreement with TOHO Water Authority. The RFQ does not include specific set-aside designations but requires Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program participation reporting. Six companies submitted responses with addendums acknowledged: AECOM Technical Services, Metro Consulting Group, Kimley-Horn, GAI Consultants, HDR, and Traffic & Mobility Consultants. The selected consultant must assemble a multidisciplinary team with at least two Florida-registered professional engineers possessing civil engineering proficiency and minimum two years post-registration experience, capable of designing both City and TOHO water utility components.