CDBG-DR Orange City Mill Lake and Industrial Park Basin Drainage Improvements Design and Engineering

Volusia County's Office of Recovery and Resiliency (ORR) is seeking statements of qualifications from engineering firms to design drainage improvements for two urban drainage basins totaling 599 acres in Orange City, Florida. The project aims to address chronic flooding issues experienced during Hurricane Ian by replacing existing limited-capacity stormwater pump stations with more robust systems: a new 25 cubic feet per second (cfs) pump station for the Industrial Park Basin and a 50 cfs pump station for the Mill Lake Basin. The project will involve approximately 2,800 feet of 30-inch force main and 13,750 feet of 36-inch force main, discharging to a 60-acre City-owned borrow pit that will serve as a reservoir for floodwaters. The procurement is funded through a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant for Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR). Evaluation criteria will focus on three primary areas: firm qualifications (30% weight), experience (40% weight), and project approach (30% weight), using a 0-5 point scoring system. The Request for Statement of Qualifications (RSQ) was released on April 8, 2025, with questions due by April 22, 2025, and final responses required by May 6, 2025, at 3:00 pm.

The solicitation does not explicitly mention specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises. The project will involve three primary phases: Preliminary Engineering, Final Design and Permitting, and Post-Design services, which include survey preparation, utility identification, permitting, and conceptual and construction plan development. Contractors will be required to maintain professional liability insurance, with specified coverage limits including $1,000,000 per occurrence for Commercial General Liability and $1,000,000 per claim for Professional Liability. While no incumbent vendors are mentioned, the contract indicates potential for multiple awards based on experience and qualifications. The draft contract suggests a three-year term with potential renewal options and compensation on a task assignment basis using various pricing methods including fixed fee, time and materials, and cost-plus-a-fixed-fee. Funding is contingent on annual appropriations by Volusia County Council and limited to legally available non-ad valorem tax revenues, though specific budget ranges are not explicitly stated in the provided documentation.