Building Plan Review and Inspection Services

The City of St. Petersburg is requesting proposals for building plan review and inspection services on an as-needed basis under RFP #26-295, with proposals due August 25, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. and written questions due July 29, 2026. The City intends to award multiple contracts for an initial three-year term with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods.

Firms must hold current Florida certifications under Chapter 468, Part XII (Standard Plan Review, Residential Plans Examiner, and Standard Inspection) with a minimum of three years' experience providing similar services to municipalities or public agencies. All personnel performing plan review or inspection services must maintain active licensure in the appropriate category. Services encompass confirming compliance with the Florida Building Code, City ordinances, and applicable regulations for commercial and residential construction projects across structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and floodplain disciplines. Selected firms may also be required to provide disaster-related services during declared States of Emergency and must comply with FEMA financial assistance requirements.

Evaluation weighting is qualifications and experience of firm and staff (41 percent), project approach and methodology (30 percent), cost proposals (15 percent), and business enterprise program outreach and utilization including small and minority-owned business participation (14 percent). Subcontractor utilization goals for SBE, MBE, WBE, and veteran-owned businesses are entirely voluntary with no minimum participation requirements mandated as a condition of contract award.

Proposers must submit fixed hourly rates for plan review services, field inspection services, overtime services, and emergency services, locked for the full initial contract term with no escalation or adjustment and inclusive of all overhead, administrative costs, technology, and travel within City limits. The City reserves the right to reject any or all submittals. Required insurance includes Commercial General Liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate, Automobile Liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit, Workers' Compensation as required by Florida law, and Errors & Omissions/Professional Liability insurance of $2,000,000 per occurrence. All submittals must be submitted electronically through the OpenGov Procurement portal as a single continuous PDF not exceeding 50 pages.