ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, AND ENGINEERING CONSULTING SERVICES

This Request for Qualifications seeks to establish an on-call, continuing consultant roster for the City of Dania Beach, Florida (located in Broward County) to provide architecture, landscape architecture, and engineering consulting services across seven service categories: Civil Engineering, Architectural and Building Services, Utilities Engineering, Transportation Planning and Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Landscape Architecture, and General Consulting Engineering. Selected consultants will provide services on an as-needed basis for various City projects and departments, including design, studies, cost estimating, and construction management services. Key qualifications include current Florida licensure and authorization to perform requested services, demonstrated experience working with government agencies, and proof of insurance meeting City requirements with minimum 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 Workers' Compensation coverage at statutory levels. Proposals must be submitted through the City's e-Procurement Portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/daniabeachfl by November 7, 2025, at 2:00 pm. Evaluation criteria allocate 40 points for firm qualifications and past performance, 30 points for experience and qualifications of assigned staff, 25 points for approach and delivery of services, and 5 points for Women or Minority Business Enterprise certification. Proposers must submit comprehensive documentation including business information, resumes of key personnel, five relevant project references from the past five years, litigation history, equal opportunity statements, proof of licenses and insurance, and multiple notarized affidavits.

The City of Dania Beach actively encourages participation from small businesses, minority/women-owned businesses, and disadvantaged business enterprises, with evaluation criteria allocating 5 points for Women or Minority Business Enterprise certification. No specific contract value or budget range is identified in the RFQ documentation, and the City does not guarantee any specific amount of work will be assigned to selected consultants during the contract term. The contract will be non-exclusive, and selected consultants may be short-listed in multiple service categories. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the solicitation materials. A protest procedure is established requiring a $5,000 protest bond and filing within three business days of the Notice of Award posting, and a "Cone of Silence" restricts communications with City officials during the evaluation process. The City reserves the right to award contracts to multiple proposers across different service categories and does not guarantee assignment of work, retaining the discretion to accept or reject any proposals based on qualifications and ability to serve the City's interests.