Vendor_Outreach.pdf

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Construction Manager at Risk for Public Utilities
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262818RM
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Sarasota County, Siesta Key CDP, Florida

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This is a vendor outreach notification from Sarasota County, Florida's Procurement and Contracts Specialist regarding an upcoming Request for Professional Services Library solicitation for Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) services for public utility infrastructure projects. The solicitation seeks to establish a library of qualified CMAR service providers to manage pre-construction and construction phases for water and wastewater infrastructure projects, including water main installations, lift station rehabilitations, treatment plant upgrades, and electrical system enhancements on an as-needed basis. The initial contract term is anticipated to be five years. Proposals must be submitted through the OpenGov Procurement platform at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/scgov, with a proposal due date of February 16, 2026. Vendors must register with OpenGov Procurement and subscribe to the Sarasota County Procurement Portal to receive solicitation details and notifications.

Proposers must be Florida-licensed Certified General Contractors or Underground Utility and Excavation Contractors at time of submittal. Preferred qualifications include demonstrated CMAR experience on utility projects and successful completion of a minimum of three public utility projects within the past seven years. Insurance requirements are substantial, including Workers' Compensation with $500,000 employers liability limits, Commercial General Liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, Business Automobile Liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit, and Umbrella/Excess Liability of $2,000,000. When projects advance to construction phase, Builder's Risk insurance equal to the full Guaranteed Maximum Price plus change orders is required with a maximum deductible of $25,000. No specific award values or budget ranges are disclosed in the available materials. Local preference is not applicable, and there are no identified set-asides or disadvantaged enterprise restrictions.

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From: Robert Morandi To: Robert Morandi Subject: 262818RM_Construction Manager at Risk for Public Utilities Date: Monday, January 12, 2026 1:51:07 PM

Good afternoon, Sarasota County will be releasing a solicitation for a Construction Manager at Risk on OpenGov Procurement in the upcoming days. We are reaching out to you as a known vendor to make you aware of the upcoming opportunity. We encourage you to visit OpenGov Procurement to review the solicitation.

This solicitation is a Request For Professional Services Library.

To participate in any Sarasota County solicitation, you will need to register with OpenGov Procurement. Once registered, please “subscribe” to the Sarasota County Procurement Portal to receive notifications for Sarasota County solicitations. There is never a fee to participate in Sarasota County solicitations in OpenGov Procurement.

Please read the OpenGov Procurement Vendor Guide for more information on how to set up your account or manage notifications on postings of solicitations. If you have questions pertaining to registration or technical questions relating to the use of OpenGov you may contact their help desk using the blue chat bubble in the bottom right corner of the screen or email them at procurement-support@opengov.com.

Once a solicitation is active, if you have any questions pertaining to that solicitation, please submit those questions via the OpenGov Procurement Q&A.

Thank you for your interest in doing business with Sarasota County and have a wonderful day.

Robert Morandi United States Marine Corps Veteran Procurement and Contracts Specialist Financial Management

o. 941-861-5161 1001 Sarasota Center Blvd., Sarasota, Florida 34240 www.scgov.net

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