CEI Services for Fruitville Road Widening - Debrecen Rd. to Lorraine Rd.

Sarasota County, Florida is issuing a Request for Professional Services (RPS) solicitation for Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) Services related to the Fruitville Road Widening project extending from Debrecen Road to Lorraine Road in Siesta Key CDP. The procurement seeks a qualified professional services firm to provide comprehensive CEI services including full project administration, on-site and off-site inspection, materials sampling and testing, shop drawing processing, utility coordination, daily reporting with photographs, monthly drone aerial photography, live feed camera services, and final estimate certification. Proposers must be registered with the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation to provide engineering services and must have at least one registered Professional Engineer on staff at the time of submittal. Preferred qualifications include key personnel with experience in roundabout construction, multi-phase construction, and multilane road widening, as well as current Florida Department of Transportation Construction Training Qualification Program certifications in Advanced Maintenance of Traffic, Earthwork Construction Inspection Level II, Concrete Field Inspector Level II, Quality Control Manager, Final Estimates, and Asphalt Paving Level II. The County will employ a Professional Services Review Committee to evaluate proposals using a five-point scale, conduct presentations with the three highest-scoring proposers in Sarasota or virtually, and rank candidates based on written proposals, clarifications, and presentation performance. The proposal due date is June 16, 2026, with proposals submitted through OpenGov Procurement at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/scgov, and the County anticipates awarding a CCNA Specific Project Agreement effective for the duration of the project.

The solicitation documents do not identify any set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, or incumbent vendors for this procurement. No existing infrastructure, technology integration requirements, or contract award values and budget ranges are specified in the available solicitation materials. Interested vendors must register with the OpenGov Procurement platform at no cost to submit proposals and receive official notifications. Technical questions regarding the solicitation should be submitted through the OpenGov Procurement Q&A portal once the solicitation becomes active, and administrative inquiries can be directed to Sarasota County's procurement office at fberger@scgov.net. Insurance requirements are comprehensive and mandatory, including Workers' Compensation with $500,000 minimum per accident, Commercial General Liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate, Business Automobile Liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit, and Professional Liability or Errors & Omissions of $1,000,000 per claim/occurrence, with all carriers maintaining an A.M. Best's Financial Strength Rating of A- Class VII or better and Florida licensure.