Okaloosa County Sealed Solicitation
Title: Planning & Design Services for the Project Opal Economic Development Project-DM
Deadline: 5/12/2025 3:00 PM (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
Status: Deadline Expired
Solicitation Number: RFQ BCC 44-25
Description: The purpose of this Request for Qualification (RFQ) is to seek the services from firms or
individuals licensed to practice in the State of Florida that can provide professional site
planning and design services. This document provides the guidelines by which interested consultants
are to submit their interest, qualifications, and proposal. Selection and negotiations will conform
to the Florida Consultants Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA) Chapter 287.055, Florida Statutes and
County policy. The proposed draft agreement for the work contemplated by this RFQ is attached and
may be subject to change.
Documents:
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Addition 1
Posted: 5/8/2025
Type of Addition: Addendum
Overview: See Addendum attached.
Deadline: 5/12/2025 3:00 PM
Solicitation #: RFQ BCC 44-25
Documents:
Question 1
Posted: 4/29/2025
Question: Where is "Exhibit A"? On page 6 of the RFQ, it says: PART 2 -- SCOPE OF SERVICES SEE EXHIBIT A..."
Response: It is referring to the draft agreement which is attached. The scope is at the front of the document as well as listed in the draft agreement.
Question 2
Posted: 4/29/2025
Question: 6. Past projects/References mentions “contact information of an owner's representative who directly participated in design and construction of the project with the firm,” and then, "List of References” is included in the forms section. Should the references be different? 8. Business Credentials and Other. Are d and e on a different page limit? Screenshots of the FL license. How do you want to see the required forms?
Response: See attached addendum.
Question 3
Posted: 4/29/2025
Question: Per the info below, highlighted in yellow, from the RFQ can you let us know if the geotech work is still available or has it been completed? If the work is still available will there be a separate RFQ for the work mentioned below? The majority of the professional design work (90%), project management, CEI and the construction required to build these infrastructure and improvements will all be funded via a $16.8M Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc. Grant (Triumph Grant). The understanding of grants, specifically Triumph grants, are an important aspect of this project. The following tasks are expected to be completed ahead of any grant and with other funds: • Separately Funded by County – Clearing and grubbing of the site (commencing in May), boundary survey. • Separately Funded by Project Opal (economic development client) – Geotechnical investigations, topographic survey, ecological survey, cultural resources survey, concept site layout.
Response: The geotech portion is being handling by the company and is no longer needed.
Question 4
Posted: 5/2/2025
Question: Is there a site visit planned?
Response: See addendum attached.
Question 5
Posted: 5/2/2025
Question: Our team has reviewed and believes that more time than 2 weeks is needed for a proposal such as this. Is there are possibility of extending the due date?
Response: See addendum attached.
Question 6
Posted: 5/2/2025
Question: Was the RFP developed by the County, owner of the property, or another consultant and provided to the county?
Response: see attached addendum
Question 7
Posted: 5/2/2025
Question: Is there a list of firms that have shown interest in the RFP?
Response: See addendum attached
Question 8
Posted: 5/5/2025
Question: In section 3, Planning & Design Experience of Team Members, it states, “Resumes for key team members will be provided in this section” With the 2-page limit, do resumes count towards the page limitation? In addition, do section dividers and a cover page count towards the page count?
Response: See addendum attached.
Question 9
Posted: 5/5/2025
Question: In section 8, Business Credentials and Other, RFQ states, “Show State of Florida licensing/registration qualifications of the firm and key personnel.” Due to the one-page limit, is it acceptable to include copies of firm and staff licenses in section 9, Additional Information & Comments to appear more legible?
Response: See addendum posted.
Question 10
Posted: 5/5/2025
Question: Your RFQ document includes indemnification language in several places (page 44, page 49). Will you agree to replace the language on page 44 (section 20, Indemnification and Waiver of Liability) with the indemnification language you used on page 49 (Indemnification & Hold Harmless) since this language complies with Florida Statute 725.08?
Response: See addendum attached.
Question 11
Posted: 5/7/2025
Question: 1. May the County confirm that the terms and conditions of an eventual contract will be subject to negotiations by the County with the top-ranked proposer? We note the Indemnification section of the contract appears to not comply with Florida law. 2. May proposers submit a redacted and unredacted version of our litigation histories? Most of our pending litigation involves private entities, and, thus, is not subject to public record. 3. Pages 2 and 11 of the RFQ indicate the County reserves the right to waive any irregularity or technicality in proposals received. May the County clarify what types of situations would involve an irregularity or technicality, or provide examples of what circumstances fell into these categories in the past? 4. May the County provide proposers a draft copy of the Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc. Grant? We note the grant will not be signed until June 13th per page 4 of the RFQ.
Response: See addendum attached.
Posted: 5/8/2025
Type of Addition: Addendum
Overview: See Addendum attached.
Deadline: 5/12/2025 3:00 PM
Solicitation #: RFQ BCC 44-25
Documents:
Posted: 4/29/2025
Question: Where is "Exhibit A"? On page 6 of the RFQ, it says: PART 2 -- SCOPE OF SERVICES SEE EXHIBIT A..."
Response: It is referring to the draft agreement which is attached. The scope is at the front of the document as well as listed in the draft agreement.
Posted: 4/29/2025
Question: 6. Past projects/References mentions “contact information of an owner's representative who directly participated in design and construction of the project with the firm,” and then, "List of References” is included in the forms section. Should the references be different? 8. Business Credentials and Other. Are d and e on a different page limit? Screenshots of the FL license. How do you want to see the required forms?
Response: See attached addendum.
Posted: 4/29/2025
Question: Per the info below, highlighted in yellow, from the RFQ can you let us know if the geotech work is still available or has it been completed? If the work is still available will there be a separate RFQ for the work mentioned below? The majority of the professional design work (90%), project management, CEI and the construction required to build these infrastructure and improvements will all be funded via a $16.8M Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc. Grant (Triumph Grant). The understanding of grants, specifically Triumph grants, are an important aspect of this project. The following tasks are expected to be completed ahead of any grant and with other funds: • Separately Funded by County – Clearing and grubbing of the site (commencing in May), boundary survey. • Separately Funded by Project Opal (economic development client) – Geotechnical investigations, topographic survey, ecological survey, cultural resources survey, concept site layout.
Response: The geotech portion is being handling by the company and is no longer needed.
Posted: 5/2/2025
Question: Is there a site visit planned?
Response: See addendum attached.
Posted: 5/2/2025
Question: Our team has reviewed and believes that more time than 2 weeks is needed for a proposal such as this. Is there are possibility of extending the due date?
Response: See addendum attached.
Posted: 5/2/2025
Question: Was the RFP developed by the County, owner of the property, or another consultant and provided to the county?
Response: see attached addendum
Posted: 5/2/2025
Question: Is there a list of firms that have shown interest in the RFP?
Response: See addendum attached
Posted: 5/5/2025
Question: In section 3, Planning & Design Experience of Team Members, it states, “Resumes for key team members will be provided in this section” With the 2-page limit, do resumes count towards the page limitation? In addition, do section dividers and a cover page count towards the page count?
Response: See addendum attached.
Posted: 5/5/2025
Question: In section 8, Business Credentials and Other, RFQ states, “Show State of Florida licensing/registration qualifications of the firm and key personnel.” Due to the one-page limit, is it acceptable to include copies of firm and staff licenses in section 9, Additional Information & Comments to appear more legible?
Response: See addendum posted.
Posted: 5/5/2025
Question: Your RFQ document includes indemnification language in several places (page 44, page 49). Will you agree to replace the language on page 44 (section 20, Indemnification and Waiver of Liability) with the indemnification language you used on page 49 (Indemnification & Hold Harmless) since this language complies with Florida Statute 725.08?
Response: See addendum attached.
Posted: 5/7/2025
Question: 1. May the County confirm that the terms and conditions of an eventual contract will be subject to negotiations by the County with the top-ranked proposer? We note the Indemnification section of the contract appears to not comply with Florida law. 2. May proposers submit a redacted and unredacted version of our litigation histories? Most of our pending litigation involves private entities, and, thus, is not subject to public record. 3. Pages 2 and 11 of the RFQ indicate the County reserves the right to waive any irregularity or technicality in proposals received. May the County clarify what types of situations would involve an irregularity or technicality, or provide examples of what circumstances fell into these categories in the past? 4. May the County provide proposers a draft copy of the Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc. Grant? We note the grant will not be signed until June 13th per page 4 of the RFQ.
Response: See addendum attached.