Engineering Services for St. Armands Resiliency and Flood Mitigation

Sarasota County is requesting professional services proposals for design, permitting, bid phase, construction phase, and project closeout engineering for the St. Armands Resiliency and Flood Mitigation Project, with proposals due July 30, 2026. The project is funded in part through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program, and proposers must comply with all applicable federal grant requirements and NEPA regulations.

The scope encompasses stormwater and flood mitigation improvements including rehabilitation and hardening of existing pump stations, installation of backup power systems, improvements to stormwater conveyance systems, and enhancements to outfall structures. Services include evaluation of existing conditions, hydraulic and hydrologic modeling, preparation of construction documents and technical specifications, permitting coordination with federal and state agencies (Florida Department of Environmental Protection, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Southwest Florida Water Management District), bid phase support, construction phase review services, and project closeout.

Proposers must be registered with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation to provide engineering services and must have at least one key personnel member who is a licensed Professional Engineer in Florida. Preferred qualifications include experience with hydraulic and hydrologic modeling in tidally influenced coastal environments, stormwater pump station design with mechanical and electrical systems, and project delivery in constrained urban environments affected by coastal and rainfall flooding.

Insurance requirements are workers' compensation, commercial general liability of $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate, business automobile liability of $1 million combined single limit, and professional liability insurance of $1 million per claim with aggregate coverage or a two-year extended reporting period endorsement. The Professional Services Review Committee will evaluate written proposals, conduct presentations with no fewer than three highest-scoring proposers, and rank candidates based on qualifications and performance during discussions or presentations. Within thirty days of the Notice of Recommended Award, the selected consultant must submit a detailed scope of services for County consideration and inclusion in the draft agreement. Submission is required through OpenGov Procurement at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/scgov.