Rev. 2018-09-12
CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA - RFQ
c/o Contract Administration Department
306 East Jackson Street #280A4N
Tampa, Florida 33602
20-D-00400-II; Additional A/E Work Order Agreements For Professional
Services As Needed
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT IN COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 287.055, FLORIDA STATUTES (CONSULTANTS’
COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION ACT) APPLICABLE LAW, EXECUTIVE ORDERS, RULES, REGULATIONS, AND THE CITY’S STANDARD
PROCEDURES. A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SHALL BE POSTED, IF AT ALL, ON THE CITY’S WEBSITE ACCESSIBLE BY UTILIZING
THIS WEBSITE LINK: www.tampagov.net/contract-administration/programs/architectural-engineering-construction-and-related-rfqs
The City of Tampa desires to obtain professional services from
ADDIYTIONAL firms, not already under contract, within the scope of
professional engineering, architectural, or registered surveying and
mapping, related to certain projects authorized in the City's Budget
as amended from time to time by the City Council, said services to
be provided as needed, under work order agreements expiring in
April of 2022, in the following areas: architecture; landscape
architecture; mechanical; electrical; plumbing; structural; threshold
inspections; interior design; space planning; industrial engineering;
emergency management; systems engineering; noise abatement;
vibration engineering; materials testing; geotechnical testing;
antenna and propagation; civil engineering; traffic studies; street
lighting; signals; roadways; bridges; transportation; right-of-way
acquisition; project development & environmental/ public
involvement; public facility comprehensive planning concurrence;
parking; environmental; site assessments; recycling; solid and
hazardous waste; disaster debris; waste-to-energy; rate studies,
stationary tanks; hydrocarbon management; energy; water; waste
water; sewer; utility location/ vacuum excavation; storm drainage;
DRI; facility plan review or subdivision review; planning; design;
construction administration, engineering or inspection; scheduling;
drafting/CAD services; preparation of plans and specifications for
new construction, alterations, maintenance, or repair projects at
various buildings to be designated; general land and topographic
surveys; mapping; aerial photogrammetry; layouts for transportation,
water, sanitary, storm sewer or other construction projects; or such
other services as may be performed by an architect, professional
engineer, landscape architect, or registered surveyor and mapper in
connection with his or her professional employment or practice.
Additional material may be found at demandstar.com and at:
www.tampagov.net/contract-administration/programs/architectural-
engineering-construction-and-related-rfqs
Questions may be directed to Jim Greiner, P.E., Contract
Administration, City of Tampa, (813) 274-8598, or E-Mail
jim.greiner@tampagov.net.
An individual or entity (“Firm”) responding to this RFQ must provide
evidence of any required licenses, certificates, or registrations with
its submission or within 10 days thereof in order to be considered.
The City shall own all ideas, documents, plans, and materials
developed as a result of this solicitation and Firm is informed same
shall be subject to reuse in accordance with Section 287.055(10),
Florida Statutes. Firm (i) confirms it has read and is familiar with
Section 119.071(3), Florida Statutes regarding certain building
plans, blueprints, schematic drawings, which depict the internal
layout and structural elements of a building, facility, or other
structure owned or operated by the City or other agency that are per
said section exempt from Section 119.07(1), Florida Statutes and
Section 24(a), Art. I of the Florida Constitution (“Exempt Plans”) and
(ii) agrees Firm shall remain in compliance with same, including
maintaining the exempt status of such Exempt Plans for so long as
they are held by Firm or otherwise in its possession. The City may
cancel, withdraw, or modify this RFQ at any time and reserves the
right to reject any or all responses and to waive irregularities,
formalities, and informalities as it determines in the City’s best
interest.
Firms desiring to provide these services to the City must submit a
single electronic file in searchable PDF format, Smaller than 3MB, that
includes the attached RFQ Transmittal Memorandum completed as
appropriate, a Letter of Interest addressed to Brad L, Baird, P.E.,
Chairman, and referring to this RFQ by number, together with a
Statement of Qualifications and any supplemental material allowing
evaluation for further consideration (short-listing) based upon the
following criteria/point system: A Letter of Interest that lists your firm's
strongest IN-HOUSE areas of specialization, firm's Florida A/E license
number, and experience (40); Indication, if applicable, of your firm's
WMBE or SLBE certification with the City of Tampa (20); Standard
Form 330, or the same information in similar form (5); and
Supplemental materials to show: performance on, or low amount of,
previous City projects (5), staffing (10), and experience (20).
The PDF file must be E-Mailed to
ContractAdministration@tampagov.net
BEFORE 2 P.M., Thursday,
October 15, 2020. As a courtesy, the City will endeavor provide an
email acknowledgement usually sent within a few days after
submission receipt (submissions received on the day of the deadline
may not be acknowledged before the deadline or at all). It is Firm’s
responsibility to confirm its submission (PDF file) has been received.