Design-Build Services for Event Center

Notice is hereby given that City of Orlando is accepting sealed responses for RFP26-0371 Design-Build Services for Event Center and they must be submitted electronically by 2:00 pm local time on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in order for a Respondent to be considered for award of a contract. 

Respondents are solely responsible for ensuring that their submittals are complete, uploaded, and submitted electronically via OpenGov by the due date and time. The City shall not be responsible for any submission delays or failures caused by any occurrence. Respondents are expected to examine this solicitation, specifications, associated drawings, if any, and all instructions. Failure to do so will be at the Respondent's risk.

Each Respondent shall furnish the information required on each submittal form and each accompanying sheet thereof on which an entry is made.

Project Details

• Reference ID: RFP26-0371
• Department: Orlando Venues
• Department Head: Walter Johnson (Chief Venues Officer)

Important Dates

• Pre-Proposal Meeting: 2026-05-06T17:30:00.000Z — JOIN THE VIRTUAL PRE-SOLICITATION CONFERENCE. Online: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fmeet%2F284838852212821%3Fp%3Dm54LthjBg0IeaKsnye%26anon%3Dtrue&type=meet&deeplinkId=d82a0098-090e-42f6-a860-3a3c1d96587c&directDl=true&msLaunch=true&enableMobilePage=true&suppressPrompt=true Call into the virtual meeting by dialing this phone number: +1 321-247-7568 Once dialed-in and prompted, enter the Conference ID: 307 668 937#

Evaluation Criteria

• Solicitation Information —

  The City’s Procurement and Contracts Division is the official source to obtain information relating to City of Orlando procurements. It is incumbent on the Respondent to obtain current solicitation and award information prior to and after the scheduled opening date of a solicitation. Information is updated as it becomes available. An award, or recommendation of award, may be made at any time after the scheduled opening date of a solicitation.

• Instructions for Electronic Submission —

  Solicitation documents are available for download ONLY from the City of Orlando's e-procurement Portal, https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/orlando. There is no cost for vendors to register in OpenGov.

  You may also contact the Procurement and Contracts Division at (407) 246-2291 or visit us during normal business hours, to obtain award information and other documents at:
  City of Orlando
  Procurement and Contracts Division
  400 South Orange Avenue, Fourth Floor
  Orlando, Florida 32801
  Please remember, email notification is provided as a courtesy to our Respondents, but it is the Respondent's responsibility to check with the City of Orlando’s website and/or e-procurement Portal, for any updates.

• Questions and Answers —

  All communication and contact regarding this solicitation shall be directed to the Purchasing Agent referenced on the cover page of this solicitation. 

  Please know that the question and answer module of OpenGov is NOT being utilized for this solicitation

  Please be advised that you must maintain and update your OpenGov vendor file with the proper contact and email information at all times during the solicitation process. OpenGov system functions as a courtesy notification system, sending an email announcement to registered suppliers when additional documents or addenda to a solicitation occur. Unless a Respondent registers and downloads the solicitation directly from the City’s OpenGov Portal, the notification system is not activated. It is the responsibility of the Respondent to check OpenGov Portal prior to submitting a response to ascertain if any addenda have been issued, to obtain all such addenda, and return executed addenda with the Response/submittal if necessary.

Submission Requirements

• Vendor Response/Submittal (required) —

  Respondents are solely responsible for ensuring that their responses/submittals are complete, uploaded, and submitted in the OpenGov Portal by the due date and time. The City shall not be responsible for any submission delays or failures caused by any occurrence.

• Do you need to include a Pricing Sheet? (required) —

  Is electronic pricing needed?