Geotechnical Services for Transmission and Substation Projects

Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) is soliciting qualifications from geotechnical firms to perform geotechnical investigation services for transmission and substation facility projects, with responses due August 18, 2026 by 12:00 PM EST and a mandatory pre-response meeting on July 30, 2026 at 11:00 AM EST via Microsoft Teams. The procurement is governed by Florida's Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA), which excludes price from initial evaluation.

Respondents must demonstrate successful completion of two similar transmission geotechnical projects and two similar substation geotechnical projects within the past seven years. The scope encompasses drill rig operations, Standard Penetration Testing (SPT), Cone Penetration Testing (CPT), soil sampling, laboratory soil testing, groundwater level assessment, and thermal resistivity testing. Respondents cannot be on Florida's Convicted Vendor List, Suspended Vendor List, or Jacksonville's Disqualified Vendor List, nor have had a contract with JEA terminated for default within the past two years.

JEA intends to award one contract but reserves the right to award multiple contracts based on work groupings or exclude certain items as deemed in its best interest. The contract term is three years with two optional one-year renewal periods at JEA's sole discretion. Insurance requirements include $1,000,000 combined single limit for commercial general liability and automobile liability, plus excess or umbrella coverage.

Evaluation criteria are professional staff experience (20 points), design approach and workplan (35 points), company experience (40 points), and use of Jacksonville Small and Emerging Business (JSEB) firms (5 points). Responses must be submitted through JEA's E-Procurement and Contract Management Portal (Zycus Supplier Network).