CDBG-DR Real Estate Title Services

Volusia County's Office of Recovery and Resiliency is seeking qualified contractors to provide comprehensive real estate title services for projects and programs supported by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) using Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding. The Request for Statement of Qualifications (RSQ 25-SQ-142KW) requires contractors to deliver detailed services including preparing Property Information Reports within 10 business days, issuing title insurance commitments, researching parcel histories, obtaining mortgage releases, conducting property closings within 20 business days, and providing final documentation within 15 days after settlement. The evaluation criteria will weight proposals across four key categories: Experience and References (35%), Project Approach and Timeframes (35%), Firm Resources and Capacity (15%), and Pricing Proposal (15%). Proposals must include specific pricing for 13 different services such as title searches, lien searches, settlement fees, and closing document preparation. The solicitation was released on August 5, 2025, with questions due by August 19, 2025, and final responses required by August 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM through the County's electronic procurement portal.

The contract will be structured as a three-year master agreement with potential two one-year renewals, specifically targeting real estate title services related to Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Milton damage recovery. While no specific set-aside designations were mentioned, contractors must meet stringent qualifications including maintaining comprehensive insurance coverage, including Workers Compensation, Commercial General Liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence), Professional Liability ($1,000,000 per claim), and a $250,000 Fidelity Bond. Contractors will be required to follow state-mandated title service rates per Florida Administrative Code, with tiered pricing structures based on property values. The County will issue individual task assignments for parcels or groups of parcels, with no guaranteed work volume, and funding will be sourced from federal HUD CDBG-DR grants allocated for affordable housing repair and replacement. While no specific budget range was provided, the contract allows for flexible task-based assignments with compensation determined by an attached price list, subject to annual appropriations and grant fund availability.