Active SLED Opportunity · FLORIDA · CITY OF ORLANDO

    Design Services for Flood Mitigation Projects in the Southeast Lakes Basin

    Issued by City of Orlando
    cityRFICity of OrlandoSol. 262767
    Open · 13d remaining
    DAYS TO CLOSE
    13
    due Jun 16, 2026
    PUBLISHED
    May 18, 2026
    Posting date
    JURISDICTION
    City of
    city
    NAICS CODE
    541330
    AI-classified industry

    AI Summary

    The City of Orlando seeks qualified engineering consultants for flood mitigation design services in the Southeast Lakes Basin, focusing on protecting the Orlando Health Downtown Campus. The project involves stormwater system improvements and is grant funded by FDEM. Submissions are due by June 16, 2026, with a virtual pre-proposal meeting on May 29, 2026.

    Opportunity details

    Solicitation No.
    262767
    Type / RFx
    RFI
    Status
    open
    Level
    city
    Published Date
    May 18, 2026
    Due Date
    June 16, 2026
    NAICS Code
    541330AI guide
    Jurisdiction
    City of Orlando
    State
    Florida
    Agency
    City of Orlando

    Description

    The City of Orlando (City) is seeking Qualifications Statements from interested Consultants registered in the State of Florida to provide Professional Engineering Services pursuant to Section 471.023 of the Florida Statutes for RQS26-0380 Design Services for Flood Mitigation Projects in the Southeast Lakes Basin which will be grant funded through the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM). Respondents which are business organizations must be filed with and registered in the State of Florida to provide Engineering Services pursuant to Section 471.023 of the Florida Statutes as of the due date for submission of Qualification Statements.

    Background

    The Southeast Lakes Basin is located within areas controlled by the City of Orlando and includes the following 18 lakes (Southeast Lakes):

    1. Lake Eola
    2. Lake Olive
    3. Lake Lawsona
    4. Lake Lucerne (east and west)
    5. Lake Cherokee
    6. Lake Davis
    7. Lake Emerald
    8. Lake Weldona
    9. Lake Greenwood
    10. Lake Como
    11. Lake of the Woods
    12. Lake Copeland
    13. Lake Lancaster
    14. Lake Hourglass
    15. Lake Beauty
    16. Lake Lurna
    17. Lake Wade
    18. Crystal Lake

    The Southeast Lakes Basin has an overall contributing drainage area of approximately 3,500 Acres and is generally bounded by Interstate 4 (I-4) to the west, Michigan Street to the south, the Orlando Executive Airport and Lake Underhill to the east, and State Highway 50 to the north. Existing land uses within the basin are predominantly residential, commercial and open water (lakes).

    Highly developed, much of this area was built prior to the National Flood Insurance Program, the state’s first building code and the state stormwater regulations. Because the Southeast Lakes Basin is a closed basin, it relies exclusively on infiltration, evaporation, transpiration and drainage wells to maintain or lower the water stages in the lakes in the basin. While many of the Southeast Lakes have culverted connections between them and drainage wells, collectively the Southeast Lakes are landlocked and do not have any surface water connection to downstream receiving waters. The basin is generally built-out and has no existing surface water outfall.

    Within the Southeast Lakes Basin is the Orlando Health Downtown Campus. The proposed project is specifically aimed at ensuring unimpeded attenuation for the Orlando Health Downtown Campus during a 100 Year Storm Event. The Flood Mitigation Project will reduce flood risk to the streets, parking lots and buildings on the 65-Acre Orlando Health Downtown Campus, which includes Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC); Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies; and Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. The campus is also home to the Orlando Health Heart Institute, UF Health Cancer Center, Ronald McDonald House, Healthy Y Fitness Center, Obstetrics/Gynecology Building, a pediatric rehabilitation center, UF Health Neurosurgery – Orlando Health, the Medical Education Outpatient Clinic, Occupational Health Building, and other medical and administrative buildings. By reducing flood risk to the streets, parking area and buildings on or around the Orlando Health Campus, the City will help to ensure that emergency vehicles, patients and healthcare workers have unimpeded access to the medical facilities, in particular, Orlando’s only Level One Trauma Center, ORMC.

    The Southeast Lakes Basin Drainage Project entails the modification of the existing stormwater connection along Miller Street and Howell to Lake Lurna: installation of an emergency generator at the Lake Lurna Pump Station; construction of three (3) stormwater detention chambers on the grounds of Orlando Health’s ORMC; construction of a pump station on the grounds of Orlando Health’s ORMC, new stormwater system construction along Orange Avenue from ORMC to Annie Street, modification of an existing connection to Al Coith Park to connect to a newly constructed detention chamber at Al Coith Park, construction of a pump station at Al Coith Park, and construction of an outfall at Lake

    Copeland (the stored water at Al Coith Park chamber would be pumped from Al Coith Park via Annie Street and Orange Avenue to a newly constructed outfall at Lake Copeland).

    Project Details

    • Reference ID: RQS26-0380
    • Department: Public Works
    • Department Head: Corey Knight (Public Works Director)

    Important Dates

    • Pre-Proposal Meeting: 2026-05-29T04:00:00.000Z — JOIN THE PRE-COFERENCE MEETING. Online: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fmeet%2F278196793677917%3Fp%3DoHsxUd8WLRqbyL7Lly%26anon%3Dtrue&type=meet&deeplinkId=2a4badf4-4edb-48c6-a6a4-c2843d8d838a&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: 663 793 911#

    Evaluation Criteria

    • Respondent’s and its subconsultants’, and their assigned staff’s experience, and qualifications. (50 pts)
    • The Respondent and subconsultants’ records of successful performances on past projects. (40 pts)

      Including factors such as cost control, work quality and demonstrated ability to adhere to schedules and budgetary requirements for such projects.

    • Ability of Respondent’s and subconsultants’ personnel to devote necessary time to the project, meet time requirements, and work successfully with governmental staff and any other stakeholders. (10 pts)
    • Respondent’s and its subconsultant’s, and their assigned staff’s, experience and qualifications. (40 pts)
    • The Respondent and subconsultants’ records of successful performances on past projects. (20 pts)

      Including factors such as cost control, work quality and demonstrated ability to adhere to schedules and budgetary requirements for such projects.

    • Ability of Respondent’s and subconsultants’ personnel to devote necessary time to the project, meet time requirements, and work successfully with City staff and any other stakeholders. (10 pts)

      As well as make effective public presentations.

    • Respondent’s demonstrated understanding of the project’s scope of work and approach to successful project completion. (30 pts)

    Submission Requirements

    • ADDENDUM RECEIPT VERIFICATION (required)

      Respondents must acknowledge all issued addenda by confirming below. Failure to acknowledge may result in a non-responsive submittal.

      The failure of a Respondent to submit/confirm acknowledgment of any addenda that affects price(s), is considered a major irregularity and will be cause for rejection of the Submittal.

      The undersigned acknowledges receipt of all issued addenda:

    • CERTIFICATION REGARDING PROHIBITION AGAINST CONTRACTING WITH SCRUTINIZED COMPANIES (required)

      I hereby certify that neither the undersigned entity, nor any of its wholly owned subsidiaries, majority-owned subsidiaries, parent companies, or affiliates of such entities or business associations, that exists for the purpose of making profit have been placed on the Scrutinized Companies that Boycott Israel List created pursuant to s. 215.4725 of the Florida Statutes, or are engaged in a boycott of Israel.

      In addition, if this solicitation is for a contract for goods or services of one million dollars or more, I hereby certify that neither the undersigned entity, nor any of its wholly owned subsidiaries, majority-owned subsidiaries, parent companies, or affiliates of such entities or business associations, that exists for the purpose of making profit are on the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in Sudan List or the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in the Iran Terrorism Sectors List, created pursuant to s. 215.473 of the Florida Statutes, or are engaged in business operations in Cuba or Syria as defined in said statute.

      I understand and agree that the City may immediately terminate any contract resulting from this solicitation upon written notice if the undersigned entity (or any of those related entities of respondent as defined above by Florida law) are found to have submitted a false certification or any of the following occur with respect to the company or a related entity: (i) it has been placed on the Scrutinized Companies that Boycott Israel List, or is engaged in a boycott of Israel, or (ii) for any contract for goods or services of one million dollars or more, it has been placed on the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in Sudan List or the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in the Iran Terrorism Sectors List, or it is found to have been engaged in business operations in Cuba or Syria.

    • Cover Page

      Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

    • CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR PROPRIETARY INFORMATION EXEMPTION FORM (required)

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    • Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion for Federal Aid Contracts (required)

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    • Conflict of Interest/Confidentiality Certification for Consultant/Contractor/Technical Advisor (required)

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    • VETERAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PARTICIPATION FORM (required)

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    • Lobbying Certification (required)

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    • HUMAN TRAFFICKING AFFIDAVIT (required)

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    • Foreign Country of Concern Attestation (required)

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    • W-9 Form (required)

      Upload signed copy of Respondent's most current W-9 .

    • Proof of Insurance (required)

      Upload copy of Respondent's Certificate of Insurance.

    • Please upload your complete Qualification Statement through the City's e-Procurement Portal. (required)

      Respondents are solely responsible for ensuring that their submittals are complete, uploaded, and submitted in the City's e-Procurement Portal by the due date and time.

    • Type of RQS (required)
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    Key dates

    1. May 18, 2026Published
    2. June 16, 2026Responses Due

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