CEI Services for Manasota Road Bascule Bridge Rehabilitation

Sarasota County is requesting proposals for Construction, Engineering, and Inspection services for the Manasota Road Bascule Bridge Rehabilitation Project, with proposals due October 20, 2026, and will award a CCNA Specific Project Agreement for the duration of construction through February 28, 2029.

The scope encompasses comprehensive CEI services including on-site and off-site inspection, materials sampling and testing, and labor standards compliance administration across sheet piling installation, concrete bulkheads, directional boring, electrical work, waterway excavation, marine mattress placement, movable bridge machinery rehabilitation, and structural steel repair and coating. Deliverables include daily reports with photographic documentation, shop drawing review, request for information processing, contractor pay estimate verification, and utility coordination. The project is federally funded through HUD Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery and FHWA PROTECT grants, requiring full compliance with Davis-Bacon labor standards.

Proposers must be registered with the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation and have at least one Florida-licensed Professional Engineer on staff. Preferred qualifications include current Florida Department of Transportation Construction Training Qualification Program certifications in earthwork, concrete inspection, quality control, final estimates, stormwater control, structural steel and coating inspection, critical structures construction, and National Electric Code training.

Insurance requirements include Workers' Compensation, Commercial General Liability ($1 million each occurrence / $2 million aggregate), Professional Liability ($1 million per claim), and Marine Liability ($1 million each occurrence), with Sarasota County named as additional insured.

A Professional Services Review Committee will evaluate proposals using a scoring scale. The top three proposers advance to presentations and interviews in Sarasota or virtually at the County's discretion before final ranking and award recommendation.