Physical Map Revision for Little Sarasota Bay, Lemon Bay, and Phillippi Creek Watersheds

Sarasota County is requesting proposals from professional engineering firms to provide FEMA updates for Little Sarasota Bay, Lemon Bay, and Phillippi Creek Watersheds under RPS #262914AMS, with proposals due November 19, 2026. The County will award a CCNA Specific Project Agreement structured for the duration of the project. This is a grant-funded procurement jointly funded by the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) and Sarasota County under award 26CF0004889/Q413, with SWFWMD serving as a funding partner and the County as administrative agent.

Proposers must be registered with the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation to provide engineering services and must have at least one registered Professional Engineer (PE) licensed by the Florida Board of Engineers. The scope of work includes updating floodplain models to FEMA standards, incorporating new developments, preparing and submitting the FEMA MT-2 application with models, drafting new floodplain maps, and preparing draft Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) panels. Preferred qualifications include experience with FEMA mapping and floodplain modeling services, flood protection project design, hydrological and hydraulic modeling, StormWise and GIS software, and MT-2 application submissions to FEMA.

All work must comply with SWFWMD Watershed Management Program Guidelines and Community Rating System requirements. Contractors must maintain Professional Liability insurance of not less than $1,000,000 per claim/occurrence, Commercial General Liability of $500,000 per occurrence and $1,000,000 aggregate, Business Automobile Liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit, and Workers' Compensation insurance under Florida Statutes Chapter 440. All deliverables, documents, goods, products, and associated intellectual property rights are jointly owned by SWFWMD and the County, with project infrastructure becoming SWFWMD's sole property. Short-listed proposers will be required to attend presentations and/or interviews in Sarasota, Florida or virtually at the County's discretion. Proposals must be submitted through OpenGov Procurement at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/scgov. The solicitation documents and attachments contain minimum qualifications and detailed specifications.