RFQ 2021 - 01

CITY OF PAHOKEE

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INCLUDING:
ENGINEERING, INSPECTION, SURVEYING, MAPPING,
GROUNDWATER, SURFACE WATER, WATER QUALITY, UTILITIES,
LAND PLANNING, LAND DEVELOPMENT, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT,
TRANSPORTATION / TRAFFIC; FOR MULTIPLE CONTINUING
CONTRACTS FOR THREE (3) YEARS,
WITH THE POTENTIAL OF 2 ONE-YEAR RENEWALS

RFQ No.  2021 - 01

Opening Date and Time: October 8, 2021 at 12:00 p.m.

City of Pahokee is seeking engineering, CEI, surveying, mapping, groundwater, surface water, water quality, utilities, land planning, land development, landscape architect, transportation / traffic consultants interested in providing professional services in connection with City of Pahokee projects.  Firms submitting must have expertise in providing at least one of the listed disciplines for governmental agencies.  Proposers shall have some of the listed services available in-house or may propose multiple firms, which have joined together to provide the various required disciplinary services in order to offer all services.  Individuals and firms properly registered in the State of Florida are encouraged to submit their qualifications for consideration.  All submittals (see Part III, Submission Requirements) received in response to this RFQ will be reviewed by a City Evaluation Committee.  In order to be considered, submittals must be received by the City Clerk staff at their offices at 207 Begonia Drive, Pahokee, FL  33476, by October 7, 2021 at 2:00 p.m., at which time all responses to this request will be recorded in the presence of one (1) or more witnesses.

The City intends to award continuing contracts to firms in each area of expertise listed and may award more than one contract for each discipline.  The awards shall be given to the most highly qualified to perform the required services.  In determining whether a firm is qualified, the City shall consider such factors as the ability of professional personnel; past performance; willingness to meet time and budget requirements; location; recent, current, and projected workloads of the firms; and the volume of work undertaken by each firm.  Firms selected by the City will provide professional services to the City on an as-needed basis, based upon Work Orders to be issued by the City under the continuing contracts.  The contracts shall be for three (3) years unless terminated by the City in writing, with the City having the option to renew for two (2) additional one-year periods. 

A copy of the proposed contract documents can be obtained from the City of Pahokee’s City Clerk’s office, by email at cityclerk@cityofpahokee.com, or by calling (561) 924-5534 ext. 2006. 

The solicitation does not commit City of Pahokee to award any contracts, to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of a response to this RFQ, or to contract for any services.  The City reserves the right to reject any or all submittals received as a result of this solicitation, or to cancel in part or in its entirety this RFQ, if it is in the best interest of the City to do so.  The City may re-procure at the discretion of the Commission.

City of Pahokee is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.

Si necesita la assistencia de un interprete que hable espanol para participar un esta reunion, por favor pongase en contacto con cityclerk@cityofpahokee.com al (561) 924-5534 ext. 2006.

TIJAUNA WARNER
CITY CLERK
CITY OF PAHOKEE