Fire Station No. 1 Wind Retrofit Project

Santa Rosa County, Florida is seeking professional engineering firms to provide continuing engineering services for its water and wastewater systems through a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) issued pursuant to the Florida Competitive Consultant Negotiations Act (F.S. 287.055). The procurement encompasses comprehensive services including engineering studies, design, surveys, structural and electrical design, geotechnical and environmental studies, plan development, specifications, cost estimates, contract documentation, permitting at federal, state, and local levels, construction engineering inspections, contract management, project certification, grant and loan identification and administration, and public meeting facilitation. Qualified respondents must demonstrate current insurance coverage including workers' compensation, commercial general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, business auto liability of $500,000, and professional liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence, along with registration in the Federal System of Award Management (SAM) and a current Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). Proposals will be evaluated on a 100-point scale distributed across seven categories: Letter of Interest (5 points), Company Profile and Qualifications (15 points), Project Execution (20 points), Project Experience with six examples from the past three years (30 points), Project References (15 points), Permitting and Grant Experience (10 points), and Forms and Required Documents (5 points). All proposals must be submitted electronically through the procurement portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/santarosafl by 10:00 a.m. on Monday, December 22, 2025, with a question deadline of 12:00 p.m. on Monday, December 8, 2025. Proposals must not exceed 35 pages, excluding required forms, and will remain subject to acceptance or rejection for sixty calendar days following the opening date.

Santa Rosa County encourages participation from small businesses, minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, and disadvantaged business enterprises, with the County explicitly stating it does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, disability, sex, or age in the administration of contracts. No incumbent vendor or current contractor is identified in the procurement documents. The agreement will be funded from County sources with potential utilization of federal funds, which would require compliance with federal regulations including 2 CFR 200, Buy America provisions, domestic preference requirements, Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage standards, and debarment and suspension verification requirements. Services will commence upon issuance of a Notice to Proceed, with compensation provided through a fee schedule to be incorporated into the Professional Services Agreement, and invoices to be paid within thirty days of approval in accordance with the Florida Prompt Payment Act. The County reserves the right to terminate the agreement with or without cause upon ten calendar days' notice and offers no minimum guarantee of work. Specific contract award value or budget range is not identified in the procurement documents.