Independent Review of Fire Permits

Collier County Growth Management is seeking an independent consultant to conduct an independent review of specified fire permits.

Background

Collier County Building Plan Review conducts fire permit inspections for a local fire district. Buidling Plan Review is seeking a qualified third-party vendor to conduct an independent review of specified fire-related permits to evaluate compliance with applicable fire codes, review accuracy and consistency of plan review comments. The selected vendor is expected to provide a review of the applicable permits.

Project Details

• Reference ID: QQ-2026-115
• Department: Building Review & Permitting
• Department Head: John McCormick (Division Director)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-04-20T21:00:00.000Z
• Pre-Proposal Meeting: 2026-04-15T19:00:00.000Z — https://colliercountyfl.webex.com/colliercountyfl/j.php?MTID=m990cd72833db342d29001cb4c9d1c37d

Addenda

• Addendum #1 (released 2026-04-22T18:33:25.987Z) —

  Please use the See What Changed link to view all the changes made by this addendum.

Evaluation Criteria

• Worker’s Compensation —

  Statutory Limits of Florida Statutes, Chapter 440 and all Federal Government Statutory Limits and Requirements

  Evidence of Workers’ Compensation coverage or a Certificate of Exemption issued by the State of Florida is required. Entities that are formed as Sole Proprietorships shall not be required to provide a proof of exemption. An application for exemption can be obtained online at https://apps.fldfs.com/bocexempt/

• Scope of Work - Third Party Fire Permit Review —

  The vendor shall provide qualified personnel to conduct plan reviewes for thirty-two (32) outstanding fire permit applications. Reviews shall be preformed in accordance with all applicable Florida Building and Fire codes.

   

  1. 1. Permit Review
        1. Review thirty-two (32) fire permit applications, including associated plans and supporting documentation. The outstanding list of permits for review will be provided to the awarded vendor at the time of purchase order issuance. 
        2. Evaluate submissions for compliance with applicable fire codes, standards, and local ordinance, including but not limited to the Florida Fire Prevention Code (FFPC), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards, and applicable local amendments. 
        3. Provide written review comments identifying deficiencies, requited corrections, and suggested approval conditions, as applicable. 
        4. The vendor must possess experience performing fire plan reviews for municipal or county agencies and have knowledge of applicable fire codes, including Florida Fire Prevention Code and NFPA standards. The reviewer must possess the Florida Fire Plans Examiner certification (please upload on the vendor questionnaire portion of this quick quote). 
• Employer’s Liability —

  $100,000 single limit per occurrence

• Commercial General Liability (Occurrence Form) patterned after the current ISO form —

  Bodily Injury and Property Damage

  $500,000 single limit per occurrence, $1,000,000 aggregate for Bodily Injury Liability and Property Damage Liability.  This shall include Premises and Operations; Independent Contractors; Products and Completed Operations and Contractual Liability.

• Indemnification —

  To the maximum extent permitted by Florida law, the Contractor/Vendor shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Collier County, its officers and employees from any and all liabilities, damages, losses and costs, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees and paralegals’ fees, to the extent caused by the negligence, recklessness, or intentionally wrongful conduct of the Contractor/ Vendor or anyone employed or utilized by the Contractor/Vendor in the performance of this Agreement. 

• Automobile Liability —

  $500,000 Each Occurrence; Bodily Injury & Property Damage, Owned/Non-owned/Hired; Automobile Included

• Watercraft —

   $TBD Per Occurrence

• United States Longshoreman's and Harborworker's Act —

  United States Longshoreman's and Harborworker's Act coverage shall be maintained where applicable to the completion of the work.

   $TBD Per Occurrence 

• Maritime Coverage (Jones Act) —

  Maritime Coverage (Jones Act) shall be maintained where applicable to the completion of the work.

  $TBD Per Occurrence

• Aircraft Liability —

  Aircraft Liability coverage shall be carried in limits of not less than $5,000,000 each occurrence if applicable to the completion of the Services under this Agreement.

  $TBD Per Occurrence

• Pollution —

  $TBD Per Occurrence

• Professional Liability —

  $1,000,000 Per claim & in the aggregate

• Project Professional Liability —

  $TBD Per Occurrence 

• Valuable Papers Insurance —

  $TBD Per Occurrence 

• Cyber Liability —

  $TBD Per Occurrence 

• Technology Errors & Omissions —

  $TBD Per Occurrence 

• Additional Information —
  1. Vendor shall ensure that all subcontractors comply with the same insurance requirements that he is required to meet.  The same Vendor shall provide County with certificates of insurance meeting the required insurance provisions.
  2. Collier County must be named as "ADDITIONAL INSURED" on the Insurance Certificate for Commercial General Liability where required. This insurance shall be primary and non-contributory with respect to any other insurance maintained by, or available for the benefit of, the Additional Insured and the Vendor’s policy shall be endorsed accordingly.
  3. The Certificate Holder shall be named as Collier County Board of County Commissioners, OR, Board of County Commissioners in Collier County, OR Collier County Government, OR Collier County.  The Certificates of Insurance must state the Contract Number, or Project Number, or specific Project description, or must read:  For any and all work performed on behalf of Collier County.
  4. On all certificates, the Certificate Holder must read: Collier County Board of Commissioners, 3295 Tamiami Trail East, Naples, FL 34112
  5. Thirty (30) Days Cancellation Notice required.
  6. Collier County shall procure and maintain Builders Risk Insurance on all construction projects where it is deemed necessary. Such coverage shall be endorsed to cover the interests of Collier County as well as the Contractor.  Premiums shall be billed to the project and the Contractor shall not include Builders Risk premiums in its project proposal or project billings.  All questions regarding Builder’s Risk Insurance will be addressed by the Collier County Risk Management Division.
  7. Professional Services and/or Consulting Services may require professional liability insurance. 
  8. Environmental services, repairs, construction and/or hazardous materials projects may require pollution insurance.

Submission Requirements

• I certify that I have read, understood and agree to the terms in this Quick Quote, and that I am authorized to submit this response on behalf of my company. (required)
• Quick Quote Instructions have been acknowledged and accepted. (required)
• Collier County Purchase Order Terms and Conditions. Collier County Purchase Order Terms and Conditions have been acknowledged and accepted. (required) —

  Collier County Purchase Order Terms and Conditions have been acknowledged and accepted.

   

• Insurance Requirements -Vendor Acknowledges Insurance Requirements and is prepared to produce the required insurance certificate(s) if awarded this quote. (required)
• Pricing Proposal (required)
• Proof of Status from Division of Corporations - Florida Department of State (SunBiz) (required) —

  http://dos.myflorida.com/sunbiz/ should be attached with your submittal.

• E-Verify - Memorandum of Understanding (required) —

  Vendor MUST be enrolled in the E-Verify - https://www.e-verify.gov/ at the time of submission of the bid. E-Verify Memorandum of Understanding or Company Profile page should be attached with your submittal.

• W-9 Form (required)
• Any required licenses. (required)
• Insurance Requirement (required)
• Watercraft (required) —

   $ __________ Per Occurrence

• United States Longshoreman's and Harborworker's Act Coverage (required) —

  $ __________ Per Occurrence

• Maritime Coverage (Jones Act) (required) —

  $ __________ Per Occurrence

• Aircraft Liability (required) —

  $ __________ Per Occurrence

• Pollution (required) —

   $ __________ Per Occurrence 

• Professional Liability (required) —

  $ ___________ Per claim & in the aggregate

• Project Professional Liability (required) —

   $__________ Per Occurrence

• Valuable Papers Insurance (required) —

  $__________ Per Occurrence

• Cyber Liability (required) —

   $__________ Per Occurrence

• Technology Errors & Omissions (required) —

  $__________ Per Occurrence

• Employer's Liability (required) —

   $ __________ single limit per occurrence

• Aggregate - Commercial General Liability for Bodily Injury Liability and Property Damage Liability (required) —

  $_________ aggregate

• Single Limit - Commercial General Liability for Bodily Injury Liability and Property Damage Liability (required) —

  $________ single limit per occurrence

• Automobile Liability (required) —

  $________ Each Occurrence

• Pricing (required) —
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    • This is a quote for goods or commodities.
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    • Seeking services for hourly rate schedules.
  • Choose Option 2 when you need vendors to provide you with the line items. 
• Is this a grant-funded quote? (required) —

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