Plumbing Maintenance and Repair

The City of St. Petersburg is conducting a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for plumbing maintenance and repair services for city facilities, seeking to qualify up to five responsible vendors who will provide on-call plumbing services. The solicitation requires vendors to have been in commercial plumbing business for at least five years, possess a current Florida Masters Plumbers License, and maintain 24/7/365 emergency call capabilities. Vendor responses will be evaluated using a point system that allocates 40 points for experience, 15 points for references, and 30 points for firm-specific qualifications. Respondents must submit a comprehensive qualification package including a transmittal letter, five reference projects from the past five years, three client references, current Florida licenses, and an employee list with at least one full-time licensed master plumber. The proposal is due on March 6, 2025, at 3:00 pm, with an anticipated City Council award recommendation on April 17, 2025. The contract term is three years with one optional two-year renewal, and the estimated annual expenditure is approximately $150,000.

The solicitation includes specific provisions for small and disadvantaged business enterprises, with additional points awarded for certified Small Business Enterprise (SBE), Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), or Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) status. Vendors must provide commercial general liability insurance of at least $1 million per occurrence, commercial automobile liability insurance of $1 million, and workers' compensation insurance as required by Florida law. The contract includes living wage requirements for service contracts exceeding $200,000 and mandates compliance with E-Verify. Vendors must disclose any prior contractual failures, litigation, or permit violations and demonstrate an ability to work cooperatively with multiple clients. Price adjustments after the initial twelve months will be limited to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), requiring mutual written agreement between the vendor and the City's Procurement and Supply Management Department. When individual projects arise, the City will solicit quotes from the qualified vendors, with the lowest and most available qualified vendor being awarded each specific project.