P-26-007 Mandarin Pedestrian Safety Improvements

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) is issuing Request for Proposals (RFP) No. P-26-007 for Mandarin Pedestrian Safety Improvements, seeking qualified consulting firms to provide comprehensive professional engineering services in Duval County, Florida. The project involves designing and constructing a 5-foot sidewalk corridor approximately 2.3 miles long along Mandarin Road, extending from Red Cypress Drive to Walter Jones Historical Park. Consultants will be responsible for geometric layout, alignment, grading, drainage design, utility coordination, landscape design, environmental permitting, and tree preservation planning. The evaluation process will include minimum criteria verification, a business compliance review, and two-part scoring: qualification evaluation (40 points maximum) and technical evaluation (60 points maximum). Key submission dates include a non-mandatory pre-proposal meeting on December 8, 2025, at 10:00 AM via Teams, written questions due by December 15, 2025, at 12:00 PM, and sealed proposals due by January 8, 2026, at 2:00 PM ET through the JTA OpenGov Procurement Portal. The contract shall commence upon Notice to Proceed and must achieve substantial completion within 270 calendar days.

The procurement requires Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Small Business Enterprise (SBE) participation, with JTA targeting 30 percent small business involvement in professional services contracts. Proposers must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) and in good standing with Florida's Sunbiz database, maintaining all required professional licenses. DBE/SBE firms must be certified by the Florida Uniform Certification Program at submission time. The contract will be Firm Fixed-Price or Rate-based, with compensation determined through negotiation after qualification and technical evaluation. Insurance requirements include commercial general liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence), professional liability ($3,000,000), and excess liability ($2,000,000), with JTA named as an additional insured. Deliverables include a detailed project schedule within ten days of Notice to Proceed, monthly progress reports, participation in up to three public meetings, and electronic submission of construction documents, permitting packages, and design files compatible with MicroStation or AutoCAD. While no specific budget range is explicitly stated, the project is federally funded and subject to FTA Third Party Contract Clauses, indicating potential for substantial project investment.