General Planning Consultant and Master Plan Update

Agency:	Tampa International Airport
State:	Florida
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	541310 - Architectural Services 541320 - Landscape Architectural Services 541330 - Engineering Services 541611 - Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
Posted Date:	Feb 22, 2026
Due Date:	Apr 3, 2026
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Project ID:

Title: General Planning Consultant and Master Plan Update

Addenda: 0

Release Date: 2/20/2026

Due Date: 4/3/2026

Request for Qualifications

Planning and Development

91800 , 91817

Release Date: Friday, February 20, 2026

· Due Date: Friday, April 3, 2026 2:00pm

Posted Friday, February 20, 2026 10:00am

All dates & times in Eastern Time

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Post Information

Posted At:Fri, Feb 20, 2026 10:00 AM
Sealed Bid Process:Yes (Bids Sealed / Pricing Sealed)
Private Bid:No

Overview

Summary

The Hillsborough County Aviation Authority (Authority), an independent special district, issues this Request for Qualifications (Solicitation) for General Planning Consultant and Master Plan Update for Tampa International, Peter O. Knight, Plant City, and Tampa Executive Airports in accordance with Florida Statute Section 287.055. The Authority welcomes responses to this Solicitation (Response) from all national, regional, and Florida firms.

Background

The Authority was created in 1945 and is an independent special district governed by the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority Act, Chapter 2022-252, Laws of Florida. This Act provides that the Authority will have exclusive jurisdiction, control, supervision, and management over all publicly owned airports in Hillsborough County.

The Authority retains the services of five separate general consultants: two for continuing general consultant services (engineering/architecture), one for environmental services, one for planning, and one for structural engineering services. Additionally, the Authority retains the services of an Automated Transit System (ATS) Design Professional. The selected Respondent will be required to coordinate their services on occasion with the Authority’s current general consultants and the ATS Design Professional.

Timeline

Solicitation Posted:

February 20, 2026

Mandatory Pre-Solicitation Conference (Mandatory):

March 6, 2026, 10:00am

In-Person: Authority Boardroom - SkyCenter

Parking Instructions: Parking for the public to access SkyCenter is in the parking garage directly next to SkyCenter. The gate arm of the parking garage will be in the raised position. Respondent will park on Level 5 or 6 of the parking garage. Respondents will not park in front of the SkyCenter building or the cell phone lot.

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Request for Clarification Deadline:

March 20, 2026, 5:00pm

Addendum posted:

March 27, 2026, 5:00pm

Deadline for Submitting Solicitation responses:

April 3, 2026, 2:00pm

Notice of Minimum Qualifications Meeting posted:

April 3, 2026, 5:00pm

Minimum Qualifications Meeting (Non-Mandatory):

April 16, 2026, 10:00am

In-Person: Conference Room SC4-C3 - SkyCenter

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Notice of Technical Evaluation Committee Meetings and Interviews posted:

April 16, 2026, 5:00pm

Technical Evaluation Committee Meeting (Non-Mandatory):

May 4, 2026, 9:30am

In-Person: Conference Room SC4-C3 - SkyCenter

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Technical Evaluation Committee Meeting (Non-Mandatory):

May 5, 2026, 9:30am

In-Person: Conference Room SC4-C3 - SkyCenter

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Interviews:

May 6, 2026

Interviews:

May 7, 2026

Final Technical Evaluation Committee Meeting (Non-Mandatory):

May 8, 2026, 9:30am

In-Person: Authority Boardroom - SkyCenter

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Selection by Authority’s Board (Non-Mandatory):

June 4, 2026, 9:00am

Authority Boardroom - SkyCenter

Submit Final Fee & Scope Proposal:

June 25, 2026, 5:00pm

Contract presented to Authority’s Board for award (Non-Mandatory):

August 6, 2026, 9:00am

Authority Boardroom - SkyCenter

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