The County of Volusia Office of Recovery and Resiliency is seeking licensed surveyor firms to submit a Statement of Qualifications to be considered to provide land surveying and mapping services for projects and programs supported by the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD"), utilizing funding from sources such as Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR). The Consultant and any Subconsultants shall not be a subsidiary or partner of the county's CDBG-DR construction implementation firm, Lemoine Disaster Recovery, LLC. Question Submission Deadline:August 14, 2024, 11:59pm Questions and exceptions concerning any Section of this RSQ shall be directed through the question and answer section of the County's Electronic Portal. Authorization for performance of services by the selected firm(s) under the basic contract shall be in the form of written task assignments signed by the firm, executed and issued by the County. Each project shall be negotiated at the time of the development of the scope of work. Each task assignment shall describe the services required, state the commencement and completion date of work and establish the amount and method of payment. The task assignment will be issued under, and incorporate the terms of the basic contract. The County makes no covenant or promise as to the number of available projects or that the firm will perform any project for the County during the life of the basic contract. The basic contract does not authorize the performance of any work or require the County to place orders for work. Expiration of the term of the basic contract will have no effect upon task assignments issued pursuant to the basic contract and prior to the expiration date. Obligations entered therein by both parties shall remain in effect until completion of the work authorized by the task assignment. This solicitation is made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 287.055, Laws of Florida, known as the Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA). The responding firm shall have a current professional registration certificate from the appropriate governing board. The responding firm must be properly registered at the time of its submittal to practice their profession in the State of Florida. The County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals received as a result of this RSQ, or to negotiate separately with competing Respondents, and to waive any informalities, defects, or irregularities in any proposal, or to accept that proposal or proposals, which in the judgment of the proper officials, is in the best interest of the County. Any Proposal in response to this RSQ shall be valid through 10/31/2024. At the end of this time the proposal may be withdrawn at the written request of the Respondent if no award has been made. If the Proposal is not withdrawn at that time it remains in effect until an award is made or the solicitation is canceled regardless of the status of the proposal bond. The County reserves the right to request an extension of the proposals if a Contract has not been executed by 10/31/2024. The County of Volusia reserves the right to allow for the clarification of questionable entries and the correction of OBVIOUS MISTAKES. The County reserves the right to waive minor irregularities in Submittals, providing such action is in the best interest of the County. Minor irregularities are defined as those that have no adverse effect on the County's best interests, and will not affect the outcome of the selection process by giving the Respondent an advantage or benefit not enjoyed by other Respondents. The County of Volusia reserves the right to reject offers containing terms or conditions contradictory to those requested in the solicitation specifications.
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