Equipment Towing, Transport and Recovery Services

Pinellas County, Florida is soliciting an Invitation to Quote (ITQ) for Equipment Towing, Transport and Recovery Services to support county field operations on an as-needed basis. The procurement seeks a qualified service provider to furnish comprehensive towing services for inoperable or wrecked vehicles and trailers, transport of off-road equipment and stationary equipment including shipping containers, and recovery of stuck or overturned vehicles and fleet equipment, with service delivery required both within and outside Pinellas County. The successful contractor must maintain a fleet of towing and transport vehicles with qualified operators and provide services 24 hours per day, seven days per week at flat-fee rates for in-county services categorized by vehicle class (light vehicles up to 10,000 lbs GVWR, medium trucks 10,000-19,500 lbs GVWR, heavy trucks exceeding 19,500 lbs GVWR, and heavy equipment), with separate pricing for freight container transport and out-of-county services on a per-hour or per-mile basis. Pricing must include all expenses such as recovery, hook-up, mileage, fuel, tolls, and driver compensation, with unit prices remaining firm for the contract duration; vendors may request annual price adjustments after the first 12 months not to exceed relevant U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indices. The ITQ was released on April 8, 2026, with proposals due by April 16, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. through the OpenGov procurement portal; site visits may be scheduled in advance by contacting John Neal at (727) 582-3038, though scope of work discussions are prohibited. The contract term is 36 months from the date of award, with optional extensions of two additional 12-month periods available if all prices, terms, and conditions remain unchanged and approval is granted by the County Administrator or Division Director of Purchasing.

Pinellas County Certified Small Business Enterprises (SBEs) are given preference on this solicitation, with SBEs submitting within the first five business days of the posting receiving priority consideration and those submitting after receiving a five percent price preference. The contractor must be registered with the Florida Division of Corporations and comply with all federal, state, and local laws, including asbestos removal licensing requirements where applicable; use of brokered or subcontracted services is expressly prohibited. The contractor must maintain comprehensive insurance including Workers' Compensation with employer's liability limits of $500,000 per employee, per disease, and per policy limit; Commercial General Liability Insurance with a $1,000,000 combined single limit per occurrence and $2,000,000 products/completed operations aggregate; Business Automobile or Trucker's/Garage Liability Insurance with a $1,000,000 combined single limit per accident; and Excess or Umbrella Liability Insurance with $1,000,000 each occurrence and $1,000,000 general aggregate, with Pinellas County named as an additional insured on all policies except workers compensation. All insurance policies must be from companies authorized to do business in Florida with an AM Best rating of A- VIII or better. The procurement documents indicate this is a successor to an expiring contract for towing, transport, and recovery services, suggesting an incumbent contractor has been providing these services; however, specific incumbent vendor information is not provided in the available documentation, and no specific award value or budget range is listed in the solicitation materials.