General Planning Consultant Services

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
FOR
GENERAL PLANNING CONSULTANT SERVICES
RFQ NO. 27-04
ADDRESS FOR SUBMITTAL:
BROWARD METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION
TRADE CENTRE SOUTH
100 WEST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD, SUITE 650
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33309
DATE ISSUED: May 21, 2026
CLOSING DATE and TIME: June 23, 2026 @ 4:00 P.M. EST
THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUBMITTING A SUBMITTAL FOR THIS RFQ ON OR
BEFORE THE STATED DATE AND TIME WILL BE SOLELY AND STRICTLY THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PROPOSER.
RFQ NUMBER 27-04

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS NO. 27-04
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Definition of Terms........................................................................................... ........................................ DEF - 1 of 2
Section 1.0 - RFQ Requirements and Instructions to Proposers ...................... ....................................... RIP - 1 of 16
Section 2.0 - General Terms and Conditions ............................................................................. ................ GTC - 1 of 4
Section 3.0 - Special Terms and Conditions....................................................... ...................................... STC - 1 of 4
Section 4.0 - Scope of Services ........................................................................ ........................................SOS - 1 of 3
Attachment "A" - BMPO Non-Discrimination Requirements
Attachment "B" - BMPO Agreement - To be executed by the Successful Proposer
RFQ Required Documents
Attachment "C" - RFQ Forms Required to be Completed and Included with Submittals:
Proposal Form
Contractor's Qualification Certification
Proposer's Disclosure of Subcontractors, Subconsultants, and Suppliers Form
Drug-Free Workplace Certificate
Anti-Kickback Affidavit
Non-Collusion Affidavit
Non-Discrimination Affidavit
Independence Affidavit
Accuracy of Proposal Certification
Attachment "D" - FDOT Forms Required to be Completed and Included with Submittals:
FDOT Form No. 375-030-60 Vendor Certification Regarding Scrutinized Companies Lists
FDOT Form No. 375-030-30 Truth in Negotiation Certificate
FDOT Form No. 375-030-32 Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion
for Federal Aid Contracts
FDOT Form No. 375-030-33 Certification for Disclosure of Lobbying Activities on Federal Aid Contracts
FDOT Form No. 375-030-34 Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
FDOT Form No. 375-031-06 E-Verify
FDOT Form No. 375-030-31 Affidavit Regarding Labor and Services
Post Award Documents
Attachment "E" - BMPO Required Invoice Documentation
Contractor Invoice Template
Final Release on Contract and Affidavit
Attachment "F" - Contractor Performance Evaluation Form
Federal Requirements
Attachment "G" - Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Funding Supplement
RFQ NUMBER 27-04

DEFINITION OF TERMS
Whenever in this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) the following terms (or pronouns which
replace these terms) are used, their intent and meaning shall be interpreted as provided below.
Failure to capitalize a defined term shall not change its meaning. Where a term is clearly used as
a generic reference and not a defined term, its meaning shall not be changed by inserting the
capitalized, defined term.
ADDENDA or ADDENDUM: Interpretations and supplemental instructions issued by the BMPO
to document holders that clarify or modify the Contract Documents.
AGREEMENT: The document titled "Agreement" that when executed by the BMPO and the
Successful Proposer establishes an enforceable commitment by the parties to comply with the
terms of the Contract Documents.
AMENDMENT: A bilaterally executed written modification to the Contract Documents.
BROWARD METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION ("BMPO" or "Agency"):
BMPO will serve as the contracting agency.
BMPO BOARD: The Governing Board of the BMPO that has the authority to approve Contracts
exceeding $250,000, as authorized by the BMPO Procurement Rules.
BMPO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Committee established by the BMPO Board to take
action on certain administrative items, including the approval of Contracts exceeding $35,000 but
less than $250,000, as authorized by the BMPO Procurement Rules.
BMPO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR or EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: The BMPO Executive
Director or designee who reviews the Evaluation/Selection Committee recommendation and
makes final recommendation of the Successful Proposer to the BMPO Board or Executive
Committee.
BMPO PROJECT MANAGER: The BMPO authorized representative having the responsibility
to oversee and manage the Contract Documents and the day-to-day activities of the Contractor
performing the Work.
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS or CONTRACT: The Agreement, RFQ, the Technical
Specifications or Scope of Services, the General Terms and Conditions, the Special Terms and
Conditions, the Contractor's Submittal, Fee Proposal, Task Work Orders, and all other documents
included as attachments to these documents or incorporated into them by reference.
CONTRACT AMOUNT: The total amount of the Agreement between the Successful
Proposer(s) and the BMPO for provision of continuing services for BMPO General Planning
Consultant Services.
CONTRACT AWARD: The approval granted by the BMPO Board or Executive Committee
authorizing the BMPO to execute the Contract.
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CONTRACTOR or CONSULTANT: The Successful Proposer, as approved by the BMPO
Board or Executive Committee, which has entered into a bilateral fully executed Agreement with
the BMPO.
EVALUATION/SELECTION COMMITTEE or COMMITTEE or ESC: The committee
appointed to review and evaluate the Submittals, determine the final ranking and make a
recommendation of award to the BMPO Executive Director.
GOODS: All materials and commodities that will be required to be provided by the Successful
Proposer in accordance with the Contract Documents.
PROJECT: The Scope of Services, Services or Work as defined and described in the Contract
Documents.
PROPOSER: The business entity or entities that submits a Submittal for this RFQ.
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS or RFQ or SOLICITATION DOCUMENT: The
document inclusive of all Addenda utilized to solicit Submittals.
RFQ SUBMITTAL or SUBMITTAL: The written information that the Proposer submits in
response to the RFQ.
SUBCONSULTANT or SUBCONTRACTOR: An individual, consultant, or corporation having
a direct contractual relationship with the Consultant or with any other Subconsultant for
performance of a part of the Work for the Project. Subconsultants include any of the Consultant's
affiliates.
SUCCESSFUL PROPOSER(S): The Proposer(s) that have been ranked the highest responsive
and responsible Proposer(s) and recommended for award by the ESC to the BMPO Executive
Director.
TASK WORK ORDER: The individual Work assignments issued to the Contractor consisting
of a detailed task breakdown, the number of hours and personnel categories necessary to complete
the task, the final work product, including deliverables, and the time frame for completing the
Work.
WORK or SCOPE OF SERVICES or SERVICES: The services to be performed for the Project,
as described in the Contract Documents.
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INDEX OF RFQ REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSERS
1.1 CONTRACTING AGENCY ............................................................................................. 1
1.2 INTRODUCTION/INVITATION .................................................................................... 1
1.3 PURPOSE .......................................................................................................................... 1
1.4 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS ............................................................................................... 2
1.5 PRE-SUBMITTAL CONFERENCE ......................................................................... 2
1.6 ORAL INSTRUCTIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS ................................................... 3
1.7 ADDENDA AND CLARIFICATION............................................................................... 3
1.8 ADDRESS FOR THIS RFQ...............................................................................................4
1.9 STAFFING REQUIREMENTS................................................................................ 4
1.10 RIGHT TO REJECT ...........................................................................................................5
1.11 MODIFICATION, RE-SUBMITTAL AND WITHDRAWAL OF SUBMITTALS ........6
1.12 RFQ SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................6
1.13 RFQ SUBMITTAL CONTENT ....................................................................................... 8
1.14 EVALUATION PROCESS ............................................................................................. 10
1.15 REVIEW OF FACILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS .................................................. 14
1.16 PROTEST PROCEDURES ............................................................................................. 14
RFQ NUMBER 27-04

1.0 - RFQ REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS
TO PROPOSERS
1.1 CONTRACTING AGENCY
The Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization ("BMPO") is a dynamic, federally mandated
public agency that serves as a catalyst for change in transportation. With the coordination of 31
local governments and municipalities, more than 1.9 million residents, and over 13 million visitors
each year, the BMPO enables seamless transportation and redevelopment in Broward County that
provides an opportunity for people and communities to grow and thrive. More information
regarding the BMPO can be obtained at: https://www.browardmpo.org/.
1.2 INTRODUCTION / INVITATION
The BMPO intends to enter into indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) continuing service
contracts with up to four (4) qualified Proposers to provide General Planning Consultant
Services to the BMPO as more fully described in the Scope of Services. Each contract period of
performance shall be for an initial term of three (3) years, in which the BMPO shall have the sole
option to extend the term, at its discretion, for two (2) one-year extensions. The budgetary ceiling
amount of the awarded IDIQ contracts will be a total amount not to exceed $10 million per contract
over the full term of the five-year Contract. The BMPO shall request Contractor's services on an
as needed basis. Individual Task Work Orders will be issued pursuant to the terms and conditions
of the Agreement.
This Request for Qualifications ("RFQ") solicits written responses from qualified Proposers
interested in providing the Scope of Services needed for this Project.
1.3 PURPOSE
The purpose of the RFQ is to assist the BMPO in the evaluation of each Proposer's ability to
provide the desired Scope of Services.
This document shall outline the elements of the RFQ Submittal, the RFQ evaluation method,
Contractor(s) selection process, and Contract(s) execution. The BMPO intends to execute multiple
Contracts with the responsive and responsible Contractor(s) whose RFQ Submittal is determined
to be the most advantageous to the BMPO.
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1.4 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Key milestone dates associated with the Solicitation shall be as follows, and may be altered at any
time, as best meets the needs of the BMPO.
ACTION/ACTIVITY DATE LOCAL TIME LOCATION
BMPO Website:
Advertisement Start
5-21-26 See BMPO Website https://www.browardmpo.org/procureme
(Date Issued) nt/current-solicitations
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe
Pre-Submittal Conference 5-27-26 11:00 am
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Deadline for Questions Via Email to BMPO Procurement
6-3-26 5:00 pm
Manager: solicitations@browardmpo.org
(Submit via email only)
BMPO Procurement Office
Deadline for Proposals Due 100 W. Cypress Creek Road
6-23-26 4:00 pm
Advertisement Closing Date Suite 650
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
BMPO Board Room
Public Announcement of Receipt 100 W. Cypress Creek Road
6-23-26 On or about 4:15 pm
of Sealed Proposals Suite 650
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
BMPO Board Room
Evaluation/Selection Committee
100 W. Cypress Creek Road
Discussion, Evaluation and 7-8-26 On or about 2:00 pm
Suite 650
Recommendation
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
On or about 9am to BMPO Board Room
Oral Presentations/Interviews of 12pm Order 100 W. Cypress Creek Road
7-21-26
Shortlisted Proposers Selected in a Suite 650
Random Drawing Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
BMPO Board Room
Evaluation/Selection Committee On or about 3:00 pm
100 W. Cypress Creek Road
Discussion, Evaluate and 7-21-26 After the last firm
Suite 650
Recommend presentation
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
BMPO Website:
Posting - Intended Award 7-22-26 On or about 3:00 pm https://www.browardmpo.org/procureme
nt/current-solicitations
BMPO Board Room
BMPO Board Approval of On or about 11:00 100 W. Cypress Creek Road
9-10-26
Intended Award am Suite 650
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
1.5 PRE-SUBMITTAL CONFERENCE
The BMPO will conduct a Pre-Submittal Conference at the date shown under Section 1.4. The
conference will be held virtually via Zoom. The link to access the meeting is shown in Section 1.4.
ATTENDANCE AT THIS MEETING IS NOT MANDATORY.
The purpose of the Pre-Submittal Conference is to provide an open forum for the BMPO to review
the RFQ and the Project with the prospective Proposers. Prospective Proposers will not have the
ability to ask verbal questions or comment during the Pre-Submittal Conference. Questions arising
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prior to, during and after the Pre-Submittal Conference must be addressed in compliance with
Section 1.6 of the RFQ. For those prospective Proposers that are unable to attend the meeting or
have difficulties accessing the Zoom link, the BMPO will be providing a summary of minutes of
the meeting through the issuance of an Addendum to the RFQ.
1.6 ORAL INSTRUCTIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
1.6.1 Oral Instructions. No negotiations, decisions or actions shall be initiated or executed by a
Proposer as a result of any oral discussions with any BMPO Board member, employee, or
consultant. No interpretation of the meaning of the Contract Documents and no correction of any
apparent ambiguity, inconsistency or error therein will be made orally to any Proposer. All such
interpretations and supplemental instructions will be issued to all Proposers in receipt of this RFQ,
in the form of written Addenda/Addendum, as indicated in Section 1.7. Only those
communications that are in writing from the BMPO shall be considered as a duly authorized
expression on behalf of the BMPO.
Also, only written communications from Proposers will be recognized by the BMPO as duly
authorized expressions on behalf of the Proposers.
Any questions, requests for interpretations or supplemental instructions arising from this
RFQ must be submitted in writing to the BMPO's Procurement Manager, Mr. Oscar Nelson,
by e-mail at solicitations@browardmpo.org. Mr. Nelson shall be the sole point of contact for this
procurement and can be reached at (954) 876-0041. In order for questions to be answered in a timely
manner, they must be received no later than the date and time specified in Section 1.4 above.
Written questions received after the date specified in Section 1.4 may not be answered. Proposers
are responsible for ensuring that their questions have been received by the BMPO.
1.6.2 COMMUNICATIONS AND CONE OF SILENCE
ANY COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN ANY POTENTIAL VENDOR, SERVICE
PROVIDER, BIDDER, LOBBYIST OR CONSULTANT AND ANY MPO BOARD MEMBER,
STAFF MEMBER, COMMITTEE MEMBER, OR CONSULTANT OF BMPO REGARDING
THIS PROCUREMENT ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED FROM THE DATE ON WHICH
THE SOLICITATION ADVERTISEMENT APPEARS ON BMPO'S WEBSITE THROUGH
THE DATE OF CONTRACT AWARD AND FROM THE DATE OF THE FILING OF ANY
NOTICE OF PROTEST OF AWARD THROUGH RESOLUTION FOR THE PARTIES
INVOLVED IN THE PROTEST OR CONTRACT AWARD, WHICHEVER IS LONGER.
The only exceptions to this are: (i) any communications with the Contracting Officer or BMPO's
designated point of contact; (ii) site visits to the apparent low Bidder's or apparent successful
proposer's facilities (iii) any communications made on the record at a publicly noticed meeting
of BMPO, or (iv) negotiation meetings held by the BMPO negotiations team or Contracting
Officer.
It may be determined that other Contracts such as Sole Source Procurements may include a Cone
of Silence provision and if so, the Cone of Silence language may be applied for that specific
Procurement. Any violation of the Code of Silence requirements shall constitute grounds for
immediate and permanent disqualification of the offending firm and possible debarment or
suspension. At the Executive Director's sole discretion, it may also serve as grounds for the
voiding of any Contract with the violator and/or to temporarily or permanently debarring the
violator from future work with BMPO
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1.7 ADDENDA AND CLARIFICATION
Addenda. In the event that the BMPO finds it necessary to supplement or modify any portion of
the RFQ during the Proposal preparation period, such procedure(s) shall be accomplished by
issuance of written Addenda.
All Addenda will be in writing from the BMPO with content and number of pages described to all
Proposers. Each Proposer must acknowledge receipt of all Addenda by signing the
acknowledgment in the Addendum Acknowledgment on the Proposal Form.
Addenda subject matter takes the same precedence of the respective subject matter that it is
modifying. In the event of conflicts in the Addenda, the most recent Addendum will govern.
Reference herein to the RFQ shall include all Addenda, unless specifically noted.
1.8 ADDRESS FOR THIS RFQ
Mail or deliver all RFQ Submittals to:
Mr. Oscar Nelson
Procurement Manager
Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization
Trade Centre South
100 W. Cypress Creek Road, Suite 650
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
Phone: 954-876-0041
Email: solicitations@browardmpo.org
The complete solicitation package may be obtained from the BMPO's website:
https://www.browardmpo.org/procurement/current-solicitations or from the DemandStar website:
https://www.demandstar.com/app/agencies/florida/broward-metropolitan-planning-
organization/procurement-opportunities/d78b6ad4-65e9-4acf-9b63-a3fd0fd6dbb5/
1.9 STAFFING REQUIREMENTS
After submitting Submittals and up through contract execution, proposed Subconsultants, teaming
arrangements, or key staff of the Consultant cannot be changed or substituted except in instances
of force majeure or in the event of circumstances that cannot reasonably be anticipated and/or are
beyond the control of the prime Consultant. In such cases, changes or substitutions are subject to
the discretion of the BMPO and cannot be made without written approval of the BMPO. All such
requests made during this solicitation must be routed and coordinated through the BMPO's
Procurement Officer only, as the official point of contact during the solicitation. After contract
execution, Subconsultant, teaming arrangement, or key staff changes/substitutions require pre-
approval of the BMPO's Project Manager before implementing. All qualification/certification
requirements of the original advertisement shall govern, where applicable.
1.9.1 Teaming. Proposers must select between submitting as a Prime Consultant (the
"Proposer") or a Subconsultant when responding to this solicitation. Firms electing to submit as
Prime Consultant may only respond once to this solicitation. In other words, Prime Consultants
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are limited to participation on a single team. If submitting as a Prime Consultant, a Proposer may
not participate as a Subconsultant on another proposal for the same solicitation. If a Proposer fails
to adhere to these restrictions and participates in more than one proposal, then the proposal which
includes the Proposer as a Prime Consultant shall be found non-responsive.
1.10 RIGHT TO REJECT
1.10.1 General. The BMPO, at its sole and absolute discretion, reserves the right to cancel and
withdraw this RFQ at any time and to reject any or all RFQ Submittals.
1.10.2 Responsiveness of RFQ Submittals and Disqualification. All RFQ Submittals must be in
writing. A responsive RFQ Submittal is an offer which complies with and conforms to the
requirements of the RFQ. RFQ Submittals which, in the opinion of the BMPO, are non-responsive
will be rejected. RFQ Submittals may be rejected if found to be conditional, irregular or not in
conformance with the requirements and instructions contained herein. A Submittal may be found
to be irregular or non-responsive for reasons including failure to utilize or complete forms,
conditional Submittals, incomplete Submittals, indefinite or ambiguous Submittals and improper
and/or undated signatures. All RFQ Submittals must be typed.
1.10.3 BMPO Staff shall perform an initial responsiveness determination of RFQ Submittals
received. Any RFQ Submittal containing conditions that may change the terms and conditions of
the Contract Documents will be rejected as nonresponsive by the ESC. Conditions include
assumptions, exceptions, qualifications, points of discussion, and all other terms submitted by
Proposers that may materially affect the Work.
1.10.4 All questions or request for changes to the Solicitation Documents may only be submitted
during the question-and-answer period, including such requests for changes in Attachment "B"
BMPO Agreement. The Successful Proposer shall execute the BMPO Agreement, same as
attached Attachment "B" to the RFQ. All RFQ Submittals, generally, are public records subject
to the provisions of Chap. 119, Fla. Stat., unless there is a specific exemption that applies to some
portion of the Submittal. Only those pages to which a public records exemption applies shall be
marked as "confidential", "proprietary" or "trade secret" with the correct statutory citation for the
exemption stated on each page containing information that the Proposer claims is exempt. For
every page marked "confidential", "proprietary" or "trade secret", the Proposer shall provide, in
compliance with Florida law, the same page with such information redacted.
1.10.5 If a Proposer desires to request a condition to be considered, the Proposer must submit
their request to the BMPO in writing during the period of time the Proposer may ask questions as
outlined in this RFQ. When submitting a condition to be considered during the question period,
the Proposer shall specifically reference the corresponding section, paragraph, and page number
which the Proposer wishes to be considered changed. Failure to follow these instructions shall
result in the BMPO not considering the Proposer's request.
1.10.6 Where conditions are proposed during the solicitation question period, the BMPO, in its
sole discretion, shall determine whether to consider the condition, and/or the acceptability of the
proposed condition. The BMPO is under no obligation to accept or consider any conditions.
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