Property Appraisals

The City of St. Petersburg, Florida, located in Pinellas County, is conducting a competitive solicitation (RFP No. 7793) for property appraisal services for municipal property insurance coverage. The procurement seeks a single qualified vendor to provide comprehensive annual appraisals and re-appraisals of City-owned buildings and structures through physical inspections, with services to be delivered in accordance with standard industry appraisal practices. Deliverables include Building Detail Reports with photographs and site diagrams, Building Summary Reports, Statement of Values with trending reports, and supplemental appraisals for newly acquired properties, all to be completed within 14 calendar days of property inspections conducted during a designated one-week window typically scheduled in August or September. The contract term is three years with an optional two-year renewal period, and the contractor must provide annual update services (trending) for all properties and respond to appraisal-related questions within 30 days at no additional cost. Minimum qualifications require three years of experience in property appraisal services, Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) or Accredited Member (AM) designation, Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) compliance, and qualified staff capable of conducting in-person appraisals. Evaluation criteria are weighted as follows: qualifications and experience (30 points), project approach and methodology (30 points), cost analysis (30 points), and business enterprise program outreach and utilization (10 points). The RFP was released on March 27, 2026, with a deadline for submitting questions on April 21, 2026, and a proposal submission deadline of May 12, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. via electronic submission through OpenGov.

The solicitation encourages voluntary participation by Small Business Enterprises (SBE), Women Business Enterprises (WBE), Veteran-Owned Businesses, and Minority Business Enterprises (MBE) located in the Tampa Bay Region, though no minimum participation levels are required and proposers will not be deemed non-responsive for submitting zero participation amounts in any category. No incumbent vendor has been identified for this procurement. The annual budget for appraisal services may not exceed $15,000 per appraisal year, with all costs including labor, per diem, travel, and reporting requirements included in the proposed fees and no additional charges permitted. Base prices must remain firm for the initial three-year contract term, after which price adjustments in any renewal period may not exceed the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Cost Index percent change for the preceding twelve months. The contractor must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including commercial general liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate), commercial automobile liability ($1,000,000 combined single limit), workers' compensation as required by Florida law, and errors and omissions/professional liability insurance ($1,000,000 per occurrence). Additional requirements include registration with the Florida Division of Corporations, a Level 2 background screening for Parks and Recreation facilities access, Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) credentials for port access, and compliance with Water Resources Department background check requirements as applicable, with the City's insurable property portfolio consisting of approximately 930 properties valued at $1.87 billion.