RFQ 2025-13 Building Department Services
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- 2025-13
- State
- Florida
- Responses due
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- Point of contact
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- Jessica B Bodden jbodden@okeechobeecountyfl.gov (863) 763-6441
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About this opportunity
Okeechobee County, Florida has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ 2025-13) seeking a qualified firm to provide comprehensive Building Department Services for the county's unincorporated areas. The procurement aims to secure a vendor capable of managing the entire building department's operations, including intake and review of building permit applications, issuance of building permits, construction plans review, building inspections, contractor licensing, and acting as the County Building Official. Interested firms must submit three bound copies, one original, and one electronic copy (PDF/A) by 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, to the Okeechobee County Historic Courthouse. The submission requirements include a letter of transmittal, organizational profile, firm qualifications, individual resumes, proposed scope of services, public entity crimes affidavit, and other pertinent documentation. Key dates include a question deadline of September 24, 2025, and an addenda deadline of October 1, 2025, with no pre-submittal meeting scheduled.
The county does not specify any specific set-aside designations or restrictions for respondents, presenting an open competitive opportunity for qualified firms. The building department currently processes approximately 3,442-3,732 permit applications and 6,727-10,332 inspections annually, with recent fiscal year revenues ranging from $707,511 to $1,802,914. The contract will be for a five-year term with the potential for two additional one-year renewals. The successful vendor will be responsible for providing all necessary personnel, equipment, and materials to operate the building department, with the county providing the office environment, permitting software, and workspace. Insurance requirements include professional liability ($1,000,000 minimum), general liability ($500,000 minimum), and automotive insurance ($300,000 minimum). The county reserves the right to reject any and all submissions, waive technical errors, and select the proposal that best serves the public interest.
Opportunity text
Notice is hereby given that Okeechobee County, Florida, is inviting interested firms to submit qualifications documents to provide Building Department Services, including the intake and review of building permit applications, the issuance of building permits, plans review services, building inspection services, building official services and contractor licensing services. Qualifications documents to provide Building Department Services within the scope of this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) shall include a letter of transmittal, organizational profile and Firm's qualifications, resumes of individuals to perform the work, scope of services proposed, public entity crimes affidavit, and other pertinent data as outlined in the information regarding the Firm. Interested firms shall submit three (3) bound copies, one (1) original, and one (1) electronic copy (PDFA) format in a sealed enclosure bearing the name and address of the responding firm and the words BUILDING DEPARTMENT SERVICES prior to 3:00 p.m. local time on Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at the Okeechobee County Historic Courthouse, 304 NW 2nd Street, Room 123, Okeechobee, FL 34972. Submittals received after the time and date specified will not be considered. No pre-submittal meeting will be held. With this Request for Qualifications (RFQ), Okeechobee County is soliciting submittals from qualified firms to provide complete Building Department Services for unincorporated Okeechobee County, Florida. The successful firm will provide all professional and technical services for operating a building department, including intake and review of building permit applications, issuance of building permits, review of construction plans, performing building inspections, services pertaining to contractor licensing, and acting as County Building Official in accordance with Chapter 468.604, F.S. and functioning as the director of the Building Department.
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