In accordance with the Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act (Florida Statutes 287.055) the City of Lake City, Florida ("City'') is seeking Qualifications from Firms for Civil Engineering Services for small projects within the City. Services will be on an as-needed basis for small projects to be coordinated with the Public Works or Utility Departments. However, other City departments may require and access services as well during the term of the contract. Federal requirements may be applicable to task orders issued for projects under the awarding Continuing Services Contracts. There are no small projects defined at this time. The following projected timetable should be used as a working guide for planning purposes only. The City reserves the right to adjust this timetable as required during the course of the RFP process. Last Date for Receipt of Written Questions: October 9, 2023, 4:00pm Question Response Deadline: October 16, 2023, 4:00pm. Addendum Issued (If Applicable):October 18, 2023. Evaluation Committee Meeting: November 6, 2023. Proposals delivered by any other means will not be considered by the Procurement Department. Any proposals received after the above time will not be accepted under any circumstances. Any uncertainty regarding the time will be resolved against the Proposer. Request for additional information or clarifications shall be submitted in writing via the ProcureNow Question/Answer Tab via the City's e-Procurement portal, on or before, Monday, October 9, 2023 by 4:00 pm. All questions submitted and answers provided shall be electronically distributed via email to proposers following this solicitation on the City's e-Procurement Portal. It will be the sole responsibility of the Proposer to contact the Procurement Department prior to submitting a response to determine if any addenda have been issued, to obtain such addenda, and to acknowledge addenda must be accessed through ProcureNow. Respondents to this solicitation or persons acting on their behalf may not contact, between the release of the solicitation and the end of the 72-hour period following the agency posting the notice of intended award, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and city holidays, any employee or officer of the executive or legislative branch concerning any aspect of this solicitation, except in writing to the Procurement Department or as provided in the solicitation documents. Violation of this provision may be grounds for rejecting a response. The City of Lake City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive any informalities or irregularities in any proposals received, to re-advertise for proposals, or take any similar actions that may be deemed to be in the best interest of the City. The City of Lake City is seeking proposals from qualified and experienced firms, licensed to practice in the State of Florida, with demonstrated skills and experience in Civil and Environmental Engineering. 3.3. Scope of Services The Scope of Services included full spectrum civil engineering services to support the City's mission. The Scope of services may include but is not limited to: 1. Bid preparation (ADA compliant documents), technical specification development, cost estimating, project management, and construction monitoring; 2. Structural Engineering, Construction Engineering, & Inspection Services, such as administration and inspection of various construction projects to include roadway, utility and facilities, including proper recording analysis and reporting as required by the City; 3. Geotechnical Services, Topographic Mapping and Specific Purpose Surveys, topographic surveys using laser scanner technology of areas adjacent to the right of way with restricted access, e.g. railroad crossings; 4. Stormwater engineering, Stormwater facility design and management, calculation and development of stormwater management reviews; 5. Facility Engineering, such as general civil engineering services related to site development of public properties including design (such as park design), construction, renovations & rehabilitation, building & property site assessments, sustainability & energy efficiency design; 6. Landscape, hardscape, and irrigation design; park facility master planning; park and recreational facilities design, bicycle and pedestrian path design; integration of parks, landscaped and open spaces and recreational facilities; 7. Permitting design for state and federal agencies, including but not limited to SRWMD, DEP, FDOT and State Health Department; 8. Aquatic environmental engineering, construction, regulatory permitting, ecosystem restoration, regional sand management, environmental impact studies, environmental support services, and other related engineering services; 9. Roadway design, such as engineering services and design of arterial, collector, and local roadways including all ancillary components normally required: such as streetscapes, sidewalks. Design of bridges and minor bridges, drainage and culverts associated with roadways, ability to inspect and provide roadway assessment reports, traffic concerns, street rehabilitation, reconstruction, and resurfacing; 10. Public works inspections, parking lots, parking spaces and capital improvement plans, feasibility and engineering studies. The selected firm(s) or individual(s) will enter into a basic Contract for Civil/Environmental Engineering Services with the City and will provide services to the City under Task Assignments to the basic Contract. The contract term will be for a three (3) year period, with two (2) additional one (1) year extensions under the same terms and conditions upon mutual agreement of the City and the Engineering firm(s). Task assignments to a basic contract may include engineering services as they relate to design and permitting of public works, utilities, recreational, aquatic environmental, landscape architecture, environmental impact assessments, site assessments, surveying, mitigation, etc. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.