Site work, paving and outdoor lighting for a civil project in Orlando, Florida. Conceptual plans call for site work for a road / highway; for outdoor lighting for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) requires the services of Professional Engineering Consultants to prepare construction drawings / specifications for the widening of SR 408 between Kirkman Rd and Church St. This project includes approximately 3.5 miles of widening for the limited access highway. Shortlist consideration will be given to only those firms who are qualified pursuant to law, and as determined by CFX, based on information provided by the firms, and who have been prequalified by FDOT to perform, as a minimum, the indicated Major Types of Work. Firms are advised that requests made for project information and files must be made through the CFX Contact Person . Any violation of this requirement will be grounds for rejection of a submittal made in response to this notice. MAJOR TYPES OF WORK: As a minimum, the Consultant shall be prequalified by FDOT in the following work type: 3.2 Major Highway Design, and 3.3 Controlled Access Highway Design. ADDITIONAL TYPES OF WORK REQUIRED: The consultant shall also be prequalified by FDOT on its own or through a subconsultant in the following work types: Group 4.1, Miscellaneous Structures and Minor Bridge Design; Group 4.2.1 Major Bridge Design Concrete; Group 4.2.2, Major Bridge Design Steel; Group 6.1, Traffic Engineering Studies; Group 6.3.1, Intelligent Transportation Systems Analysis and Design; Group 6.3.2, Intelligent Transportation Systems Implementation; Group 6.3.3, Intelligent Transportation Traffic Engineering Systems Communication; Group 7.1, Signing, Pavement Marking, and Channelization; Group 7.2, Lighting; Group 7.3, Signalization; Group 8.1, Control Surveying; Group 8.2, Design, Right of Way, and Construction Surveying; Group 8.4, Right of Way Mapping; Group 9.1, Soil Exploration; Group 9.2, Geotechnical Classification Lab Testing and Group 9.4, Foundation Studies. DESCRIPTION: The project includes approximately 3.5 miles of widening for the limited access highway. The new typical section will include a 12' outside shoulder, four 12' travel lanes, and a 10' inside shoulder in both directions of travel. Prime Consultant shall self-perform 55% of the work on this project. Additional elements include surveying, drainage evaluation and design, bridge and retaining wall design, noise barriers, permitting, intelligent transportation systems (ITS), lighting, signing and pavement markings, four new AET ramp toll gantries, improvements to the mainline toll site, maintenance of traffic, utility design and coordination, geotechnical analysis, scheduling and project controls, progress reporting and other associated tasks and activities. DISADVANTAGED/MINORITY/WOMEN/BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PARTICIPATION: Disadvantaged/Minority/Women/Business Enterprises will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, sex, or national origin in consideration for qualification or an award by CFX. CFX has established a 20% participation objective for D/M/WBE firms for each project. INSPECTOR GENERAL: By submission of a Letter of Interest, the Consultant understands and shall comply with subsection 20.055(5) Florida Statutes. NON-SOLICITATION PROVISION: From the first date of publication of this notice, no person may contact any CFX Board Member, Officer or Employee or any evaluation committee member, with respect to this notice or the services to be provided. All such requests for information shall be made to the CFX Contact Person indicated below. Refer to the lobbying guidelines of CFX on the CFX website for further information regarding this Non-Solicitation Provision. PROHIBITION AGAINST CONSIDERING SOCIAL, POLITICAL, OR IDEOLOGICAL INTERESTS IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING: Consultants are hereby notified of the provisions of Section 287.05701, Florida Statutes, as amended, which confirm that CFX will not request documentation of nor consider a Consultant's social, political, or ideological interests when determining if the Consultant is a responsive or responsible Consultant. Consultants are further notified that CFX's Board shall not give preference to a Consultant based on the Consultant's social, political, or ideological interests. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.