Renovation of a residential development in St Petersburg, Florida. Completed plans call for the renovation of a residential development.

Selected Contractors shall perform housing rehabilitation duties on owner-occupied singlefamily residences. Work includes interior and exterior building repairs that is not limited to window replacement, painting, tiling, carpet installation, plumbing, electrical, heating ventilation and air conditioning, roof and fence repairs. Work must be completed in compliance with plans, specifications, work write-ups and requirements provided by the HCD Department. Request for Qualifications for Rehabilitation of Residential Single Family Properties NOTICE IS HEREBY given that qualifications will be received on an ongoing basis until closed by the Procurement & Supply Management Director for: The Rehabilitation of Residential Single-Family Properties. The firm submitting response must have a minimum of three years licensing and experience operating under the same legal name of business. Statements of Qualifications must be attached as one PDF of the completed forms. Said Qualifications must conform to the requirements outlined in the RFQ. The City has the right to reject any and all Qualifications and to waive minor informalities. The City will not pay any costs incurred by any Contractor in the preparation of Qualifications. Anticipated Recommendation of Award to City Council :November 7, 2024 The firm submitting response must have a minimum of three years licensing and experience operating under the same legal name of business. Prior to an award of an Agreement resulting from this solicitation, Vendor shall be registered with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations to do business within the State of Florida in accordance with Florida Statute 607.1501. Vendors are required to carefully review this solicitation for defects and questionable or objectionable material. Comments concerning defects and questionable or objectionable material must be made in writing to the Procurement Analyst of record for this solicitation and received by the City at least 10 days before the solicitation submission deadline. This will allow issuance of any necessary addendum. A protest based on omission or error, or on the content of the solicitation, will be disallowed if these faults have not been brought to the attention of the City, in writing, at least 10 days before the time set for submission deadline. Vendors are expected to examine this solicitation and all related documents. Failure to do so is at the Vendor's risk. Each vendor shall furnish the information required by this solicitation. Vendor(s) shall retain a copy of all documents for future reference. All solicitation responses must be submitted with the Vendor's legal name and by an officer or employee having the authority to bind the Vendor by his or her signature. The City will not pay any costs associated with the preparation, submittal, presentation, or evaluation of any solicitation response. All questions must be submitted via City's online sourcing system's Question & Answer feature no later than NO VALUE on TBD. Questions will be answered via City's online sourcing system no later than NO VALUE on NO VALUE. More complex questions may require a written addendum to the solicitation. Explanations or instructions will not materially alter this solicitation unless they are in writing. Oral explanations or instructions given before the award of an Agreement will not be binding. Solicitation responses may be modified or withdrawn in the online application portal prior to the time and date set for the solicitation opening. Correction or withdrawal of solicitation responses after the solicitation opening because of an inadvertent non-judgmental mistake in the solicitation requires careful consideration to protect the integrity of the competitive solicitation process and to assure fairness. If the mistake is attributable to an error in judgment, the solicitation response may not be corrected. Solicitation response corrections or withdrawals by reason of non-judgmental mistakes are permissible but only to the extent they are not contrary to the interest of the City or the fair treatment of other vendors. Vendors will need to furnish a bid bond as indicated in the solicitation, if applicable. When the City is entitled to a cash discount, the period of computations will commence on the date of delivery, or receipt of a correctly completed invoice, whichever is later. If an adjustment in payment is necessary due to damage, the cash discount period shall commence on the date final approval for payment is authorized. If a discount is part of the Agreement, but the invoice does not reflect the existence of a cash discount, the City is entitled to a cash discount with the period commencing on the date it is determined by the City that a cash discount applies. The solicitation will be awarded based on the requirements outlined in the scope, the criteria or factors identified in the solicitation, and the standard for award for the solicitation. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any or all parts of the solicitation response, waive informalities, and request re-solicitations on the services or products outlined in the scope. The City reserves the right to award the Agreement on a split-order, lump-sum, or individual item basis, or such combination as shall best serve the interest of the City unless otherwise specified. Pursuant to Florida Statute sec. 287.05701, the City will not request documentation of a Vendor's social, political, or ideological interests, consider such interests, or give preference to a vendor based on such interests. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, the solicitation response may be held by the City for a period of ninety (90) days after the submission deadline and will continue in full effect and not be subject to withdrawal during that period until an Agreement has been executed with a Vendor. If no Agreement has been executed within the ninety-day period, any solicitation response may be withdrawn or nullified by either the City or the Vendor, or be deemed to be confirmed and extended in time for as long as permitted by the Vendor submitting each solicitation response. Vendors must comply with all the terms of the solicitation, all applicable provisions of the City of St. Petersburg City Code, and all applicable federal and state laws. The City may reject any solicitation response that does not comply with all material and substantive terms, conditions, and performance requirements of the solicitation. The City may waive minor informalities that (i) do not affect responsiveness; (ii) are merely matter of form or format; (iii) do not change the relative standing or otherwise prejudice other vendors; (iv) do not change the meaning or scope of the solicitation; (v) are trivial, negligible or immaterial in nature; (v) do not effect a material change in the work; or (vi) do not constitute a substantial exclusion or modification of a requirement or provision in the solicitation. All complaints or grievances should be first submitted in writing to the Procurement & Supply Management Director, by email at Stephanie.Swinson@stpete.org or by mail to P. O. Box 2842, St. Petersburg, FL 33731 who will promptly investigate the validity of the complaint and present the findings in writing to the person who submitted the complaint. Any actual or prospective vendor who is aggrieved in connection with the solicitation or award of an Agreement may protest to the Procurement and Supply Management Director. The protest shall be submitted in writing within 10 days after such aggrieved person knows or should have known of the facts giving rise thereto. The Procurement and Supply Management Director shall have the authority to settle and resolve a protest of an actual or prospective aggrieved vendor concerning the solicitation or award of an Agreement. If the protest is not resolved by mutual agreement, the Procurement and Supply Management Director shall promptly issue a decision in writing stating the reasons for the action taken and inform the aggrieved person that he or she may make an appeal to the Mayor or designee within five working days. Vendor's appeal will be heard by either the Mayor or City Administrator. All complaints, grievances or appeals must be made no later than seven calendar (7) days preceding the date of the City Council meeting approving the Agreement or no later than seven calendar (7) days following the selection of the successful Vendor if the Agreement is not subject to approval by City Council. Selected Contractors shall perform housing rehabilitation duties on owner-occupied single-family residences. Work includes interior and exterior building repairs that is not limited to window replacement, painting, tiling, carpet installation, plumbing, electrical, heating ventilation and air conditioning, roof and fence repairs. Work must be completed in compliance with plans, specifications, work write-ups and requirements provided by the HCD Department. Final acceptance and payment shall be given only after completion of work and a thorough inspection indicates that the services provided meet the specifications, terms and conditions of the agreement. All agreements are considered complete when inspections are approved, punch lists are completed and all required documents are submitted to the city. Prior to release of funds, the contractor must submit a completed Draw Request Form signed by both the homeowner and the contractor, a copy of the release of lien, certifications and warranties. Should the delivered services be unacceptable to the homeowner or differ in any respect from the specifications, payment will be withheld until such time as the contractor takes necessary corrective action.