CR 191 Henry Street Sidewalk Project (FDOT-LAP)

Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners is conducting a Request for Proposals (RFP 25-019) to procure professional engineering design services for the CR 191 Henry Street Sidewalk Project (FDOT-LAP). The project scope involves designing a new sidewalk along the east side of Henry Street from Municipal Drive to the south side of the Simpson Bayou Bridge, including the design of two timber pedestrian bridges crossing Davison Bayou and Simpson Bayou. The selected consultant must be FDOT pre-qualified and will be responsible for delivering 60%, 90%, and Final Plan submittals, including construction drawings, cost estimates, specifications, topographic surveying, utility coordination, environmental assessments, and all necessary engineering documentation. The design schedule is not to exceed 210 days, with anticipated completion by June 17, 2026, and design work anticipated to begin by November 17, 2025. Proposals are due by 10:00 am on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, and will be publicly opened via Teams, with questions to be submitted through the Santa Rosa County Procurement Portal by 12:00 pm on Thursday, September 18, 2025. Evaluation of proposals will utilize a 100-point scoring system based on company profile, key personnel qualifications, project approach, project timelines, and similar project experience. The project is funded through a Florida Department of Transportation Local Agency Program (LAP) grant and requires the consultant to maintain professional liability insurance coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence.

Santa Rosa County encourages participation from small businesses, minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, and disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs), and has adopted an overall 10.54% DBE program goal. The County does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, sex, or age in the administration of contracts and reserves the right to waive irregularities in proposals, reject any or all proposals for sound documented reasons, and award the contract to the firm determined to be in the best interest of Santa Rosa County. The professional services contract will be issued on a not-to-exceed basis with a term of 210 days from the date of full execution, and the contractor will submit invoices every 30 days, with payment contingent upon annual appropriation by the County Commission. The selected consultant must comply with various federal and state requirements, including federal funding source compliance, nondiscrimination provisions, public records laws, debarment certifications, drug-free workplace certifications, and employment eligibility verification. No specific contract award value or budget range is disclosed in the procurement documents provided.