The City of Lakeland is requesting proposals for drug and alcohol testing services citywide across all municipal departments and work locations under an RFP with proposals due June 22, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. electronically through the OpenGov procurement portal. Questions were due June 5, 2026. The scope encompasses DOT and non-DOT drug screens (10-panel urine and 10-panel swab), 5-panel DOT screens, breath alcohol, blood alcohol, steroid testing, on-site after-hours testing, on-site random...
The City of Lakeland Public Works – Facilities Maintenance Division is requesting proposals for interior renovation services at the Larry R. Jackson Branch Library, with proposals due June 18, 2026, at 3:30 PM via the OpenGov e-Procurement Portal. The solicitation requires a State Certified Licensed General Contractor (CGC) or Building Contractor (CBC) registered in Florida. A local vendor preference is available for businesses operating within Lakeland Electric's service territory for at...
The City of Lakeland, Florida is soliciting sealed proposals to establish a pre-qualified pool of executive search firms for national recruitments of executive-level positions across municipal departments and enterprise operations, with proposals due June 12, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. A local vendor preference is available to firms maintaining a physical business location within Lakeland Electric's service territory for at least twelve consecutive months prior to the proposal submission deadline.
The scope encompasses recruitment services for traditional municipal government positions (police, fire rescue, public works, community and economic development, finance, human resources, information technology, parks and recreation, legal services) and specialized enterprise executive roles in municipally owned electric and water utilities, airport operations, and sports, entertainment, and event venue management. Firms may submit proposals for traditional governmental recruitments, specialized enterprise recruitments, or both. Selected firms will be utilized on an as-needed basis and may provide comprehensive services including position assessment, candidate recruitment, screening and evaluation, selection support, and compensation and onboarding advisory.
The City intends to award contracts to multiple executive search firms. Evaluation criteria are public sector and enterprise funded experience (30%), search methodology (25%), project team qualifications (20%), fee proposal (15%), and references (10%). Minimum requirements include submission of a fee proposal, timeline, and three references. Respondents must provide certificates of insurance documenting commercial general liability of $1,000,000, business automobile liability of $1,000,000, excess liability of $1,000,000, and professional liability/errors and omissions insurance of $1,000,000 maintained for three years after project completion.
Proposals must include attestations regarding conflict of interest, drug-free workplace certification, suspension and debarment status, public entity crimes certification, E-Verify compliance, scrutinized companies certification, human trafficking affidavit, and hold harmless indemnification agreements. Questions are due by 5:00 p.m. on June 8, 2026. Responses must be submitted electronically through the City's procurement portal. The RFP was released June 1, 2026.