This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Clearwater, Florida. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

he purpose of this competitive process is to ensure Pinellas County compliance with Section 287.055 Florida Statutes known as the "Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act" (CCNA). The CCNA establishes contracting procedures by which counties must select architects, professional engineers, landscape architects, and surveyors and mappers ("Professional Firms") for architectural, engineering, landscaping and mapping services ("Professional Services"). The CCNA process allows for professional firms to be chosen on quality of personnel, minority business enterprise consideration, past performance, willingness to meet time and budget requirements, location, workload, and volume of work previously awarded to each Professional Firm by the County. Since future construction work associated with work assignments under this contract may be federally funded, the engineering services provided for in this contract will need to meet all current National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements. Current NEPA requirements supersede and shall apply to the scope of services for that specific work assignment. The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified consultants to provide professional engineering services for the delivery of various projects programmed in the County's Capital Improvement Program (CIP). Projects selected for implementation under this design services contract may consist of, but not be limited to preliminary design and final design services for bridges and other structural projects, including design of related roadway, sidewalk, roadway drainage facilities, traffic and transportation studies, transportation planning, environmental, and utility improvements. Design of these projects may also include permitting, coordination with utility agency owners, public outreach, and project support right-of-way and easement acquisition. Work may also include design project management to supplement County Engineering staff, construction engineering and inspection, engineering evaluations, and engineering presentations. Since future construction work associated with work assignments under this contract may be federally funded, the engineering services provided for under this contract will need to meet all current National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements. Current NEPA requirements supersede and shall apply to the final agreement. Deadline for Written Questions: August 6, 2020 by 3:00 P.m. Submit Questions to: Sue Steele, Cppb at Ssteele@pinellascounty.org. Pinellas County reserves the right to reject any or all Requests for Proposals. The respective constitutional officer, county administrator on behalf of the board of county commissioners or within his/her delegated financial approval authority, or director of purchasing, within his/her delegated financial approval authority shall have the authority when the public interest will be served thereby to reject all proposals or parts of proposals at any stage of the procurement process through the award of the contract. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.