Petroleum Storage Tank Testing and Inspection Services

Sarasota County, Florida has issued an Invitation for Quotes (IFQ) for petroleum storage tank testing and inspection services for County-owned storage tank systems. The procurement seeks a qualified contractor to provide comprehensive testing, retesting, and inspection services for approximately 152 storage tanks containing petroleum products including gasoline, diesel fuel, diesel exhaust fluid (DEF), and motor oil, with tank sizes ranging from 50 gallons to 30,000 gallons distributed across multiple county facilities. Deliverables include annual operability testing of release detection devices, overfill protection devices, gauges, sensors, and line leak detectors; three-year integrity testing of dispenser sumps, double-walled spill buckets, line secondaries, piping sumps, storage tanks, and submersible turbine pump sumps; and visual inspections documented with photographic evidence in JPG format and detailed descriptions of any identified issues. All services must comply with Florida Administrative Code 62-761, with testing reports due within two weeks of service completion, expedited services required within five calendar days of notification, and verbal response to expedited requests required within one business day. Required qualifications include minimum of two verifiable commercial, industrial, or governmental references within the past seven years with at least one from a governmental institution, and active Certified Pollutant Storage Systems Contractor certification at the time of bid opening. Quotes must not exceed $150,000.00 per project or per contract year with a contingency allowance of up to 10 percent permitted. The quote submission deadline is March 26, 2026, with the anticipated initial contract term of three years.

Sarasota County will not apply local or American business preferences due to grant funding requirements, and no specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises have been identified in this solicitation. Successful contractors must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including Workers' Compensation ($500,000.00 per accident/per disease/per employee), Commercial General Liability ($1,000,000.00 each occurrence/$2,000,000.00 aggregate), Business Automobile Liability ($1,000,000.00 combined single limit), and Pollution Liability ($1,000,000.00 per claim/occurrence). No incumbent vendors or current contractors are referenced in the solicitation documents. The successful contractor will be ineligible for award of two related solicitations for petroleum storage tank repair services and corrosion control and painting services, indicating these are separate contract opportunities. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible offeror, with all work warranted for one year from the date of County acceptance or the standard warranty period provided by the contractor or materials manufacturer, whichever is greater. The budget range is capped at $150,000.00 per project or per contract year before contingency allowances.