CDBG-DR - CEI Services for Century Bridge Replacement - HS019

Escambia County, Florida is soliciting Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) services through a Request for Letters of Interest for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funded infrastructure improvements in the Town of Century. The procurement encompasses limited construction, engineering, inspection, and project administrative services for the replacement of a bridge on Alger Road and rehabilitation of a pipe culvert on Jefferson Avenue, both damaged by Hurricane Sally. Deliverables include erosion control conferences, bi-weekly project meetings, bridge construction inspection with pile driving verification and wave equation analysis, field surveys, quality assurance testing, progress payment documentation, and project administration, with the primary objective of restoring damaged infrastructure and increasing resilience to future disasters through measures such as slope stabilization with rip rap, flowable fill, erosion matting, and grassing. Qualified respondents must be fully licensed to perform work in Florida, possess or obtain a Local Business Tax Receipt for Escambia County, and demonstrate technical knowledge, adequate financial status, and prior experience with similar infrastructure projects. Evaluation criteria include compliance with RLI instructions (5 percent), company and staff qualifications (30 percent), related experience (30 percent), approach and innovation (10 percent), quality and schedule control methods (15 percent), and socioeconomic business enterprise status (10 percent). Key dates include a non-mandatory pre-solicitation meeting on May 27, 2025, a deadline for questions on June 2, 2025, and a proposal submission deadline of June 10, 2025 at 9:00 a.m., with the contract award to be made on an "all-or-none total" basis to the most responsive and responsible firm.

Respondents must meet comprehensive insurance requirements including workers' compensation at statutory limits, general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, business auto liability of $1,000,000 per accident, and professional liability of $1,000,000 per wrongful act and $2,000,000 aggregate. All proposals must include current insurance documentation, federal compliance certifications including E-Verify certification, Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment certifications, debarment and suspension verification through the System for Award Management (SAM.GOV), conflict of interest disclosures, and drug-free workplace certification. Section 3 Business Enterprise designations and certifications are evaluated as part of the scoring criteria, with applicants able to demonstrate qualification through meeting HUD income thresholds or employment metrics, and the contract includes mandatory Section 3 compliance clauses requiring that employment opportunities be directed to low and very low-income residents with minimum participation goals of 25 percent of total project hours worked by Section 3 workers. Federal requirements under 2 C.F.R. Part 200 apply, including Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage requirements, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act compliance, Clean Air Act and Federal Water Pollution Control Act adherence, and six-year records retention obligations. The total CDBG-DR funding allocated to the project is $2,862,137.00 for drainage and road improvements, though the specific budget allocation for the CEI services contract is not separately delineated in the solicitation documents.