Continuing Coastal Engineering Services

The City of Sebastian, Florida is seeking to procure Continuing Coastal Engineering Services through a Request for Qualification (RFQ) process. The solicitation aims to select multiple highly qualified consulting firms to provide professional services for the city's interior waters, adjacent waters, and Indian River Lagoon shorelines. Required services include shore protection, erosion control, waterway and channel management, waterway access improvements, and project management involving complex permitting processes with agencies such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and St. Johns Water Management District. Minimum qualifications for firms include being in continuous business for at least five years, holding appropriate Florida professional licenses, possessing at least five years of relevant municipal, county, state, or federal project experience, and maintaining professional certifications. The evaluation process will utilize an adjectival-based scoring system, assessing proposals across five key areas: firm profile, coastal engineering knowledge, regulatory methodology, staff credentials, and references, with a maximum of 100 points possible. Key deadlines include questions due by January 22, 2026, at 2:00 PM local time, and proposals due electronically via VendorLink by February 6, 2026, at 2:00 PM, with a virtual proposal opening scheduled for 2:05 PM on the same day.

The solicitation does not explicitly specify set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, though the document indicates an interest in providing opportunities for small businesses, minority-owned businesses, and women's business enterprises. The contract will be a non-exclusive agreement with an initial three-year term and potential for three additional one-year renewal periods upon mutual agreement. Compensation will be structured through mutually negotiated Continuing Services Agreements (CSAs) on a task basis, with consultants required to provide detailed scopes of work, schedules, and not-to-exceed or lump sum budgets. Firms must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage, including Commercial General Liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence), Business Automobile coverage ($1,000,000), Workers' Compensation at statutory limits, and Professional Liability Insurance ($1,000,000 per claim). While specific budget ranges are not explicitly stated, the solicitation suggests flexible compensation mechanisms that will be determined through individual task negotiations. The City reserves the right to award contracts to a minimum of three firms and to conduct oral discussions with top-ranked firms before making final recommendations to the City Council.