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

The consultant shall serve as an extension of county staff, providing all professional, technical, clerical, subconsultant, and subcontracting services necessary to perform assigned work orders with quality, efficiency, and timeliness. Anticipated services include, but are not necessarily limited to the following: construction management, cei, engineering, inspection, testing, and administrative functions typically handled by a florida department of transportation (fdot) project. Work shall occur at county facilities or other locations and shall follow fdot and county standards. The consultants lead must have at least ten (10) years of relevant experience; subconsultants must five (5) years minimum and report to the cei. This scope of work applies to horizontal infrastructure projects including, but not limited to: new construction, repairs, and retrofits, and may involve record drawings and maintenance documentation. The clay county board of county commissioners (county) is requesting statements of qualifications from interested and qualified consultant(s) who will offer general engineering consulting (gec) services for a variety of county projects and residential land subdivision projects involving construction engineering and inspection of transportation, drainage, site development, facilities and other related services. Bidders shall submit all inquiries regarding this rfb in the Question and answer of the rfb. See Inquiries/questions in the Instructions to bidders below for more information. Bidders are prohibited from contacting, by any means, whether orally, telephonically, electronically or in writing, any member of the board, any county employee, including the county manager, the county attorney or the commission auditor, any member of the designated evaluation committee or any agent of the county regarding the request for bids in any respect during the request for bid period. The request for bid period during which no contact may occur commences from the date of publication of the notice of a request for bids and ends upon a bid decision becoming final, I.E. After the notice of bid protest period of 72 hours has expired. However, in the event of a notice of protest, the no contact rule continues in place during the protest period and does not end until a resolution of the protest has occurred and become final. The following exceptions exist to the no-contact rule: Inquiries may be submitted to the purchasing department if specifically provided in the request for bids; Pre-bid conferences provided for in the request for bids; and Formal presentations by bidders to the designated evaluation committee or to the board or any committee thereof specifically contemplated in the request for bids. The board reserves the right and power to reject any and all bids without cause and to waive technical and non-technical or non-material defects in the request for bids or submittal of any bid, and in its discretion to re-advertise the request for bids. The board reserves the right to award request for bids which would be in the best interest of the county. Interested vendors are advised that the clay county board of county commissioners has a local preference policy and buy american policy. Prospective bidders are notified that the failure to include a proper bid bond or other security approved under the countys purchasing policy, if required for this request, will result in rejection of the bid and shall, as well as the failure to file a written notice of protest and to file a written petition initiating a formal protest proceeding within the times and in the manner prescribed in chapter 8, section I of the countys purchasing policy shall, constitute a waiver of the right to protest the bid request, any addendum thereto, or the bid decision, as applicable, and to initiate a formal protest proceeding under the purchasing policy. The countys purchasing policy can be viewed at the countys website by following the appropriate links from the homepage address set forth above. If a prospective bidder is in doubt whether this request requires a bid bond, such prospective bidder is solely responsible for making appropriate inquiry. If provided for in the rfb advertisement, introduction timeline, or supplier questionnaire section; bids require a five (5%) percent bid bond and may not be withdrawn after the scheduled opening time for a period of thirty (30) days. The term bid bond shall include bonds or cashier or certified checks payable to the county. The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids without cause and to waive technical and non- technical or non-material defects in the request or submittal of any bids. A person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for a public entity crime may not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, may not submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity, may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in section 287.017, florida statutes, for category two for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list. Question Deadline 07/16/2025 at 4:30 PM ET Inquiries may only be submitted to the Purchasing Department. Jerry Horton Sourcing Analyst II 477 Houston St P.O. Box 1366 Green Cove Springs, FL 32043 Email: jerry.horton@claycountygov.com Phone: (904) 946-0155 Department: Engineering Department Head: Richard Smith Engineering Director The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.