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

It is the intent of Okaloosa County, on behalf of its Public Works (OCPW) Department, to contract with multiple professional consulting firms for engineering and other design services including but not limited to: engineering studies; surveys; engineering design; architectural and landscape design; geotechnical studies; preparation of plans, specifications, contract documents and cost estimates; obtaining necessary federal, state, and local governmental agency permits; construction inspections; contract administration; project completion certifications and as-builts as may be required; presentations to the Board of County Commissioners and the general public; right-of-way identification, appraisal and assistance in acquisitions; assistance in identifying and acquiring grants and loans from federal agencies or other applicable sources of funding. The types of public infrastructure projects which may be assigned include: roadway design; minor bridges; signalization projects; traffic studies; storm water management; erosion control; coastal management; environmental investigations; solid waste management; utilities (design coordination and water and sewer minor extensions); parks and recreation; facilities management; architectural and landscape design services; and any other type of project for the transportation, recreation, employment, and health and safety of the public which may be under the purview of the Okaloosa County Public Works Department or any other County Department. Proposer are required to pay wages to laborers and mechanics at a rate not less than the prevailing wages specified in a wage determination made by the Secretary of Labor. In addition, contractors must be required to pay wages not less than once a week. If the grant award contains Davis Bacon provisions, the County will place a copy of the current prevailing wage determination issued by the Department of Labor in the solicitation document. The decision to award a contract shall be conditioned upon the acceptance of the wage determination. Unless otherwise agreed to in the executed Task Orders, the COUNTY will obtain, arrange, and pay for all advertisements for bids; permits and licenses required by local, state, or federal authorities; and land, easements, rights-of-way, and access necessary for CONSULTANTs services or project construction. The term of this contract will be for three (3) years. The County reserves the right to renew any contract for two (2) one-year contract periods. The terms of the renewal periods will be negotiated up front and finalized into the initial three-year contract. The County reserves the right to award to the firm submitting a responsive proposal with a resulting negotiated agreement that is most advantageous and in the best interest of Okaloosa County, and to waive any irregularity or technicality in proposals received. Okaloosa County shall be the sole judge of the resulting negotiated agreement that is in its best interest and its decision will be final. Question Deadline 11/14/2023