Site work for a mixed-use development in Defuniak Springs, Florida. Conceptual plans call for site work for a water / sewer project; playground / park / athletic field; and religious / funeral development.

The Board of County Commissioners, herein referred to as the "COUNTY", is seeking statements of qualifications from Professional Engineering Firms, licensed to practice in the State of Florida for professional engineering and consulting services, to to provide master planning and engineering design services for the development of approximately 220 acres of land recently acquired by Walton County for the purposes of a regional stormwater management facility, event venue and passive recreational park. The subject property is located east of CR 393 North between US Hwy 98 and Chat Holley Road in Santa Rosa Beach. Letter of Interest should be prepared by a corporate officer or principal of the firm authorized to obligate the firm contractually. The letter should include summary information on the firm's history, offices, and personnel that will support the requested services, resources to accomplish the work, summary of personnel experience, key projects and project approach. Walton County has recently acquired 220 acres of land in the Santa Rosa Beach area with the intention of developing a regional stormwater management facility, event venue, and passive recreation park. This property is central to the south end of Walton County and is situated near the outfall of several mosquito control ditches that currently flow directly into the Choctawhatchee Bay. These mosquito control ditches represent a drainage basin over 1200 acres that currently convey stormwater runoff into the Bay. Walton County intends to create a master planned public facility that will function as an event venue and will also incorporate a regional stormwater management facility with passive recreation opportunities, wetland preservation, transportation improvements and storm related debris management opportunities. Once the master planning process is completed, the CONSULTANT will complete design and permitting for the regional stormwater management facility and a new roadway that will connect US Hwy 98 to Chat Holley Road and facilitate ingress/egress to the future event venue and passive recreational park. All technical questions regarding this request should be directed in writing; preferably by email to the purchasing manager. Questions shall be submitted no later than 12:00 noon local time on april 5, 2022. Questions submitted after that date and time will not be answered. Directing questions to any other county staff, or any other person is prohibited and will result in submittal being disqualified. The purchasing agent and county staff will review and answer. If applicable, answers citing the question asked but not identifying the questioner will be distributed to all known prospective vendors. Contact Person: Randy Burns, Deputy Purchasing Agent 176 Montgomery Circle DeFuniak Springs, Fl 32435 850-892-8176 email:burrandy@co.walton.fl.us Any person or entity whose proposal is rejected, in whole or in part, or who submits a proposal but is not awarded the contract, may protest such decision. `Written notice of intent to file a protest must be submitted with the Purchasing Agent or Finance Director within twenty -four (24) hours after the Board's declaration of its intention with regard to an award. Written protest must be submitted to the Purchasing Agent or Finance Director within ten calendar days after filing written notice of intent. Each written protest must be accompanied by a protest bond in the form of a certified check, cashier's check or money order made payable to the Board of County Commissioners, in an amount equal to 1% of the protestor's proposal received by the County, but in no case less than $500.00. The COUNTY reserves the right to accept or reject any statement of qualification as may be deemed necessary by the COUNTY to be in its best interest. The COUNTY further reserves the right to waive any and all formalities, and reserves the right to reject all nonconforming, unresponsive statements of qualifications. The COUNTY reserves the right to reject the statement of qualification of any firm of individual if the County believes that it would not be in the best interest of the COUNTY to make an award to that firm or individual, because the statement of qualification is not responsive or responsible, or firm or individual is unqualified or of doubtful financial ability, or fails to meet any other pertinent standard or criteria established by the COUNTY. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.