Site work for a water / sewer project in Tampa, Florida. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The City of Tampa desires to obtain Professional Design-Build Services for City-Wide Distribution Watermain Improvements Project. The project includes but is not limited to surveying, design and construction and public relations for various noncontiguous distribution water infrastructure improvements throughout the City's water service area. Services will also include coordination and scheduling during the permitting and design phase, cost estimating, construction engineering and inspection (CEI), administering subcontracts and all related work required for a complete project. (See Design Criteria Package) Services are anticipated to be performed as Task Order assignments with the construction phase identified as a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) contract with appropriate Public Construction Bonds. Various projects will be developed over a five (5) year period with an estimated budget of $120 million. The City, at its option, may award to multiple firms. The estimated budget will be equally distributed between the selected firms. Questions may be directed to Jim Greiner, P.E., Contract Administration, City of Tampa, (813) 274-8598, or E-Mail jim.greiner@tampagov.net. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") and Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, persons with disabilities needing a reasonable accommodation to participate in this public hearing or meeting should contact the City of Tampa's ADA Coordinator at least 48 hours prior to the proceeding. The ADA Coordinator may be contacted via phone at 813-274-3964, email at TampaADA@tampagov.net, or by submitting an ADA - Accommodations Request form available online at tampagov.net/ADARequest. 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. Pursuant to Section 2-282, City of Tampa Code, during the solicitation period, including any protest or appeal, NO CONTACT with City officers or employees is permitted from any proposer, other than as specifically stated in this solicitation. 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. The City of Tampa will not request documentation of or consider a bidder's (proposer's) social, political, or ideological interests when determining if the bidder (proposer) is a responsible vendor and will not give preference to a proposer based on the proposer's social, political, or ideological interests.