Active SLED Opportunity · FLORIDA · CITY OF LAKELAND
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City of Lakeland RFQ for a 3-year contract with optional renewals for professional municipal engineering services including planning, design, and construction support for public works, water, wastewater, and electric departments.
In accordance with the State of Florida Consultant's Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA) F.S. 287.005, the City of Lakeland is requesting qualification submittals from firms to assist the City of Lakeland with Professional Municipal Engineering Services
THIS RFQ SHALL RESULT IN A THREE (3) YEAR CONTRACT WITH AN OPTION FOR TWO (2), ONE (1) YEAR RENEWALS UPON MUTUAL CONSENT.
Engineer shall include all phases of engineering services, including, but not limited to, Planning, Reports & Studies, and Design & Construction Services. Services will also include specific areas such as General Municipal, Wastewater, and Water operations engineering. Services will be for the City’s Public Works Department, Department of Electric, Department of Water and Wastewater Utilities and other City Departments.
All required documents included in the RFQ Bid Proposal Pkg. 0 to 5
Professional Engineers 0 to 10
Technical Staff 0 to 10
Proposed COL Project Team 0 to 10
Similar projects 0 to 10
Similar projects performed by the project team 0 to 10
Experience level w/ City, Federal, State Grant/LAP projects 0 to 7
How do they plan to stay on time? 0 to 10
How do they plan to stay on budget? 0 to 10
Lakeland Electric Service Territory 10
Polk County Florida 8
Within 100 miles 6
Past 100 miles but within Florida 4
Out of state 1
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No
Lots of work in the past five years, 5 projects or more ----- 1 points
Some work in the past five years, fewer than 5 ------- 2 points
No work in the past five years - 3 points
“I attest no City of Lakeland employee, their spouse, or child has an ownership stake in this organization.”
A copy of the agreement to be entered into with the successful bidder in included with this bid as an Attachment, should the City require such. Please include any exceptions/revisions to the agreement with your submittal for review during the evaluation period.
If there are no exceptions/revisions, type "N/A."
A certificate of existing insurance coverage should be submitted with the qualifications as proof of insurability. If the current coverage does not meet the RFQ requirements, then the Respondent should request an affidavit of insurability from the Respondent’s insurance agent that certifies the requirements can and will be met.
THIS RFQ SHALL BE VALID FOR SIXTY (60) DAYS FROM DATE OF OPENING.
The following RFQ is in strict accordance with the City of Lakeland Request for Qualifications No. 2026-RFQ-075, dated Monday, July 6, 2026 and all attachments as referenced therein.
“I hereby certify that I understand and am aware that the City of Lakeland at its sole discretion reserves the right to waive technicalities or irregularities, to reject any or all qualifications, and/or to accept the qualifications which is in the best interest of the City. The award of this RFQ, if made, may be based on considerations other than total cost and may be awarded based on various considerations, including without limitation; Respondent’s experience and/or qualifications, past experience, administrative cost, standardization, technical evaluation and oral and/or written presentations as required. The City reserves the right to accept all or part, or to decline the whole, and to award this RFQ to one (1) or more Respondents. There is no obligation to buy. The RFQ, if awarded, will be in the judgement of the City the most responsive to the City’s needs. The City of Lakeland encourages the use of minority and women owned businesses as subcontractors or in joint venture arrangements.”
ex.) This Annual Service Requirement, if placed, shall be firm and valid beginningOctober 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025
adjust the dates below if needed
ex.) with an option forTwo (2), One (1) Year Renewals upon mutual consent.
adjust below if needed
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SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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