Economic Development Consulting Services
- The City of St. Cloud, Florida has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Economic Development Consulting Services, seeking qualified firms or individuals to provide strategic support for business attraction, retention, and community economic growth. The primary objectives include developing data-driven strategies to attract and retain businesses, grow the local tax base, create jobs, and enhance community quality of life. Consultants will be required to perform services such as market...
- The City of St. Cloud, located in Florida's Pinellas County, is seeking qualified vendors for Sign Fabrication and Installation Services through Invitation to Bid (ITB) 2026-004. This procurement opportunity requires electronic bid submissions through the OpenGov Procurement portal at https://secure.procurenow.com/portal/stcloud, with a strict submission deadline of 10:00 a.m. local time on February 19, 2026. The solicitation specifically demands sealed electronic bids for comprehensive sign...
- The City of St. Cloud, Florida, has issued an Invitation to Bid (ITB No. 2025-235) for a Downtown Wayfinding System project, seeking comprehensive signage and navigation solutions for the city's downtown area. This procurement opportunity requires sealed electronic bids to be submitted exclusively through the OpenGov Procurement portal at https://secure.procurenow.com/portal/stcloud, with a strict submission deadline of January 22, 2026, at 10:00 am local time. Potential bidders are prohibited...
- The City of Kissimmee, located in Polk County, Florida, is soliciting qualifications through RFQ2026006 for a continuing professional planning consulting contract covering multiple service categories. The procurement seeks a consulting firm to provide comprehensive professional services including general planning, market analysis, transportation planning, and geographic information systems (GIS) support. Specific deliverables may include comprehensive plan updates, land use studies, traffic...
- The City of St. Cloud, Florida is seeking to establish a pool of qualified contractors for sign repair and installation services through Invitation to Bid (ITB) #2025-047. The procurement is specific to Polk County and aims to create a roster of contractors capable of performing sign-related work for various city facilities on an as-needed basis. Contractors must demonstrate extensive experience, including having completed at least ten commercial sign repair and installation projects valued at...
- 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...
- The City of Sebastian, Florida, is seeking highly qualified firms to provide professional planning, landscape architecture, and surveying services through a Request for Qualification (RFQ) solicitation. The procurement aims to select multiple firms for non-exclusive contracts with an initial three-year term and potential three additional one-year renewal options. Services will encompass comprehensive municipal project support, including permitting and plan review, land development review,...
- The City of Sebastian, Florida is seeking Continuing Engineering and Architectural Services through a Request for Qualification (RFQ) designed to select multiple highly qualified firms for non-exclusive professional services contracts. The procurement aims to identify firms capable of providing comprehensive professional services including architecture, environmental engineering, civil engineering, structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, mechanical/electrical/plumbing engineering,...
- The City of St. Cloud, Florida is seeking sealed electronic bids for ITB 2025-227, a Community Swimming Pool Resurfacing project located at 1300 9th Street, St. Cloud, FL 34769. This Invitation to Bid (ITB) requires potential contractors to submit comprehensive proposals for resurfacing a community swimming pool through the OpenGov Procurement portal. The bid was initially released on December 7, 2025, with a deadline for submitting clarifying questions set for December 26, 2025. Sealed...
- The City of Clearwater is seeking a qualified consultant to conduct a comprehensive Fee Study for Planning & Development services across Pinellas County and Clewiston City, Florida. The procurement focuses on evaluating, analyzing, and updating the current fee structure for various municipal planning and development-related services. The consultant will be responsible for assessing all applicable fees, including application processing, inspection, permit, and other associated charges. Key...
The City of St. Cloud in Florida is seeking Economic Development Consulting Services through a Request for Qualification (RFQ No. 2025-209) released on January 12, 2026, with proposals due by February 5, 2026, at 10:00 am local time. Interested firms must submit their qualifications electronically through the OpenGov Procurement portal at https://secure.procurenow.com/portal/stcloud, with no alternative submission methods permitted. The RFQ requires comprehensive proposals detailing the firm's qualifications, experience, and capabilities in providing economic development consulting services, with a focus on delivering strategic guidance and support to the city's economic growth initiatives. Potential respondents must submit detailed documentation including compliance forms, certifications related to public entity crimes, drug-free workplace compliance, debarment status, E-Verify compliance, and human trafficking affidavits. The evaluation criteria will likely assess the respondents' expertise, past performance, understanding of economic development strategies, and ability to meet the city's specific needs. The deadline for submitting questions about the RFQ was January 16, 2026, with a strict electronic submission process designed to ensure a fair and secure procurement method. While specific set-aside designations are not explicitly detailed in the provided documentation, the RFQ suggests a comprehensive approach to vendor selection that may implicitly encourage diverse participation. The procurement appears to be open to qualified consulting firms with demonstrated expertise in economic development, though no specific restrictions on firm size or type are mentioned in the available information. The document requires extensive compliance documentation, which may indirectly create barriers for less-established firms or those with limited administrative capacity. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the provided materials, and no specific budget range or award value is explicitly stated. The contract appears to be structured with potential for extension, though the exact terms of any potential contract duration or renewal options are not clearly specified in the initial RFQ documentation. Interested firms should carefully review the full RFQ document to understand the complete scope of requirements and potential opportunities for economic development consulting services with the City of St. Cloud.
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RFQ_No._2025-209_Title_Page.pdf | 74KB | 1/2/26 |