Continuing Contract for Professional Environmental Risk Engineering Services (CCNA)

The City of Lakeland is requesting qualification submittals under Florida's Consultant's Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA, F.S. 287.05) for a continuing contract in professional environmental risk engineering services, with submittals due August 7, 2026, and written questions due July 30, 2026.

The scope includes hazardous-material response and remediation, environmental site assessments (Phase I and II), asbestos survey and abatement, groundwater contamination assessment, indoor air quality surveys, storage-tank assessment and removal, spill prevention control and countermeasure plan development, oil spill response services, and API-qualified tank inspections. Work will be assigned task-by-task. Qualified firms must hold state of Florida environmental licensing and certifications, demonstrate a minimum of five years' industry experience, provide five prior or current environmental projects of equal size and scope with references, and maintain ability to respond within 24 hours for routine work and two hours for emergency response. Submittals must include professional resumes of assigned staff and up to five project sheets completed in Florida within the past five years.

The contract term is three years with options for two additional one-year renewals upon mutual consent, effective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2029, with maximum term through September 30, 2031. Compensation is based on a Professional Engineering Services Fee Schedule with hourly billing rates and unit prices firm through September 30, 2029, subject to equitable annual adjustment for renewal terms. Task Authorizations under $5,000 require a City Letter of Confirmation; those exceeding $50,000 require City Manager approval; those exceeding $100,000 require City Commission approval. Reimbursable expenses are passed through at cost factor 1.0 per the City's Consultant Expense Reimbursement Policy.

Evaluation criteria weighted across 100 points are response to requirements (5%), professional personnel capability (30%), experience and past performance (27%), willingness and ability to meet time and budget requirements (20%), location (10% preference to Lakeland Electric Service Territory or Polk County firms), minority business enterprise status (5%), and volume of work previously awarded (3%). Mandatory insurance includes commercial general liability ($1,000,000), business automobile liability ($1,000,000), workers' compensation per statute, contractors pollution/environmental impairment liability ($1,000,000), and professional liability ($1,000,000) maintained through three years post-contract. Submittals must include certificates of insurance, notarized indemnification agreement, human trafficking affidavit, and certifications regarding drug-free workplace status, suspension and debarment, public entity crimes, conflict of interest, E-Verify compliance, and scrutinized companies compliance. Responses must be submitted electronically through the OpenGov e-Procurement Portal.