Progressive Design-Build Services for Lift Station 8 Relocation and Collection System Improvements Phase 1

The City of Bradenton is issuing a Request for Qualification (RFQ) for progressive design-build services to relocate and upgrade Lift Station 8 and associated collection system improvements, a procurement vehicle designed to integrate design and construction services under a single contract. The procuring agencies are the City of Bradenton and the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), with jurisdiction in Manatee County, Florida. The scope of work encompasses furnishing and installing a replacement lift station facility at 1302 4th Avenue West, Bradenton, Florida 34205, including an upsized lined wet well, new pumps, upsized discharge piping, and all necessary electrical and instrumentation components, along with pre-design services, design services including hydraulic modeling and permitting, and comprehensive construction services. Qualified proposers must be either a Certified General Contractor or Certified Utility Contractor licensed by the State of Florida, with at least one key personnel member holding a current Professional Engineer license from the Florida Board of Professional Engineers; preferred qualifications include demonstrated experience with at least three sanitary sewer lift station installation projects within the past ten years. Evaluation will be based on ability of professional personnel (35 percent), proposer's past performance and experience (40 percent), and project approach including management techniques and timeline (25 percent). Key dates include a non-mandatory pre-proposal meeting on March 18, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., a question submission deadline of March 25, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., proposal submissions due April 1, 2026, by 2:30 p.m., an evaluation meeting on April 15, 2026, presentations by short-listed proposers on April 28, 2026, a notice of recommended award anticipated April 29, 2026, and contract award expected May 27, 2026.

No specific set-aside designations or restrictions on organization types are identified in the procurement documents; however, all proposers must comply with Florida Statutes Chapter 287 regarding procurement, maintain specified insurance coverage with the City named as additional insured, comply with E-Verify requirements, and obtain various state certifications including drug-free workplace and scrutinized companies certifications. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified for this progressive design-build engagement. The project requires integration with existing sanitary sewer infrastructure, with particular attention to system resilience and adaptability to sea-level rise, as documented in the detailed capacity analysis report prepared by Jacobs Engineering. The project budget totals $2,000,000 in state funding with no match requirement from the City of Bradenton, allocated across preconstruction activities ($600,000), bidding and contractor selection ($50,000), project management ($350,000), and construction ($1,000,000); however, construction costs cannot exceed $7,500,000, and multiple Guaranteed Maximum Prices (GMPs) may be requested during design and construction phases. The project is funded through state financial assistance under the Statewide Water Quality Restoration Projects appropriation category and operates under a cost reimbursement agreement structure with monthly invoicing permitted for eligible expenses.