REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANT SERVICES RFO NO: 2026-04-AP

Description: The City Council of the City of DeFuniak Springs (the "City") is requesting qualifications from firms or individuals licensed to practice in the State of Florida for professional engineering and consulting services. The City of DeFuniak Springs, Florida (the "CITY"), is requesting qualifications from Engineering Firms, licensed to practice in the State of Florida and in compliance with 2 CFR part 200 for "Professional Services" as governed by Florida Statute (FS) 287.055. The intent of this solicitation is to acquire a broad range of professional services for the City based on the definition of "Continuing Contract" in FS 287.055. Firms/teams that can provide all of the required services listed will be considered with preference for this contract; however, the City reserves the right to award a contract to one or more firms/teams for one or more areas of service as the City deems is in the best interest of the City. Consultants may hire sub-consultants to be used for portions of the required services; however, the primary consultant shall be responsible for all of the work performed. It is anticipated that more than one contract for these services will be issued to provide for flexibility in the scheduling of work as deemed necessary by the City, and may be issued for one or more areas of service. Should more than one contract be awarded for the same area of service, the City will establish a non-competitive rotation upon which work will be assigned. AIP eligible, DeFuniak Springs Airport (54J) is a city owned and operated general aviation public use airport. The CITY developed a multi-phase CIP to convert Walton County's sole airport into a business engine, and the apron infrastructure project is a key element. Completed construction of a new terminal recently occurred, to be followed by the lengthening and widening of runway 9-27. These fully funded projects will increase 54J's airfield movements, and apron development is necessary to ensure the full operational benefits of increased airfield capacity are realized. The intent of this solicitation is to acquire a broad range of professional services for the City based on the definition of "Continuing Contract" in FS 287.055 and 2 CFR Part 200. The services sought include: General Engineering and Consulting Services related to the City's Municipal Airport and related aviation services and matters, along with specific tasks related thereto as assigned pursuant to the Contract awarded hereunder. The resulting "Continuing Contract" shall provide for issuance of individual task/work orders based on specific scopes of work. Task Orders will be individually negotiated based on a "Fee Schedule" and any additional negotiated services required within the scope of work. There is no guarantee on any minimum or maximum volume of work during the contract period, and the City reserves the right to award task/work orders based on factors determined to be in the best interest of the City. Established projects to be potentially assigned (included on the City's CIP, Airport Layout Plan, or JACIP) include but are not limited to: 1) East Side Obstruction Removal and Compliance; 2) Airport Layout Plan Update; 3) Commercial Hangar (Adjacent Terminal); 4) Terminal Development Phase 2; 5) East T-Hangar Apron Reconstruction; 6) Rehabilitate Parallel Taxiway, Connectors, and Apron; 7) East Taxiway Geometry and Fillet Improvements. Letter of Interest should be prepared by a corporate officer or principal of the firm authorized to obligate the firm contractually. The letter should include summary information on the firm's history, offices, and personnel that will support the requested services, resources to accomplish the work, and summary of personnel experience and key projects.