Cross Bayou Athletic Association Complex Improvements - Professional Design-Build Services (PID 004556B)

Pinellas County, Florida, seeks qualified Design-Build teams composed of professional contractors and design professionals to provide complete services for the reconstruction of the Cross Bayou Athletic Association Baseball Park located at 102nd Avenue and 98th Street North in Seminole, Florida (PID 004556B). The procurement is structured in two phases: Phase 1 requires completion of 100% construction documents from existing 60% design plans within 190 calendar days of the Notice to Proceed, including a Guaranteed Maximum Price proposal not to exceed $10,000,000; Phase 2 encompasses complete construction and Certificate of Occupancy issuance within 455 calendar days. The project scope includes demolition and reconstruction of seven athletic fields (four Little League fields ranging 200-220 feet, two 220-foot softball fields, and one 150-foot tee ball field), two prefabricated buildings (1,120-square-foot restroom/concession facility and 1,200-square-foot maintenance building), four batting cages, bleachers, dugouts, backstops, site lighting, irrigation systems, stormwater management infrastructure, utility connections, and a mid-block pedestrian crossing. The Design-Build firm must obtain all required permits, coordinate utilities with identified agencies (Duke Energy, TECO People's Gas, Charter Communications, and Frontier Communications), achieve FEMA compliance for flood zone AE requirements, and comply with Florida Building Code, Pinellas County ordinances, and FDOT specifications. Written questions are due by March 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM Eastern Time, a mandatory site visit is scheduled for February 25, 2026 at 9:00 AM, and all submittals must be uploaded to the OpenGov procurement platform by March 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM Eastern Time. Evaluation criteria total 2,000 points, comprising: firm qualifications and personnel ability to meet schedule and budget (425 points), firm experience with similar projects and past performance (375 points), volume of work previously awarded (50 points), minority business status (25 points), Pinellas County Small Business Enterprise (SBE) status (100 points), location (25 points), and proposed compensation (200 points), with additional scoring of up to 1,000 points for oral presentations if required by the evaluation committee.

The Design-Build team must register with Florida's Division of Corporations and hold appropriate professional licenses and certifications, with the selected firm becoming the Engineer of Record through compliance with Florida Statute 61G15-27.001. Pinellas County's Small Business Program identifies approximately 10 percent of project work as available for SBE subcontracting, including survey, erosion control, clearing and grubbing, grading, sidewalk installation, fencing, sodding, irrigation, and landscaping; interested firms can reference the Pinellas County Small Business Program Management System website for certified SBE opportunities. The Design-Build team must provide a bid bond of 5% of the Phase 2 base bid and Performance and Payment Bonds equal to 100% of the agreement amount, with liquidated damages assessed for failure to achieve Substantial Completion within contract time. Comprehensive insurance requirements are mandated for both design and construction phases, including Workers' Compensation, Commercial General Liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate), Professional Liability ($2,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate for Phase 1; adding Business Automobile Liability, Excess/Umbrella Liability, and Builders Risk insurance for Phase 2), and Pollution Legal/Environmental Liability, with all policies from companies rated A- VIII or better by A.M. Best and maintained for two years beyond final project acceptance. The estimated project budget is $10,000,000 for construction and design services, with funding provided through the Penny for Pinellas capital improvement sales surtax approved for the Local Infrastructure Sales Surtax program; the Design-Build firm's fixed lump sum compensation for Phase 2 must include profit markup not exceeding 5%, with 5% of monthly payments retained by the County during construction.