Owner Controlled Insurance Program Brokerage Services

The City of Cleveland (“City”), owner and operator of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (“CLE”), Burke Lakefront Airport (“BKL”) (collectively “Airports”) and the North Coast Harbor (“Harbor”), through its Director of the Department of Port Control (“Director”), invites written Statements of Qualifications (“Statement”) in response to this Request for Qualifications ("RFQ") from qualified insurance brokerage firms with requisite, demonstrable competence and experience in providing marketing and insurance brokerage and administrative services for a planned Owner-Controlled Insurance Program ("OCIP") for the Terminal Modernization Development Program ("TMDP") (hereafter called the "Project") as required by the various divisions of the Department of Port Control ("Department") and described more fully in this RFQ.

Qualified firms either singly or in joint venture or other legal arrangements (collectively, the "Firm", “Contractor” or “Consultant”) must have the requisite, demonstrated competence and experience in, and a thorough knowledge of, the services required for the Project.

This Project falls under the larger TMDP. The total Program budget is approximately $1.6 Billion, including hard and soft costs, furniture/fixtures, temporary construction, demolition, relocation and public art. The successful Firm will be required to operate under the Governance Program approved by the stakeholders and which has been incorporated into daily operations. The Firm shall adhere to the day-to-day operational policy and procedures which are designed for each team member to provide full support and documentation as required for the Governance Program to make decisions. The selected Firm will provide OCIP Brokerage Services to the Department and will report to the Executive Program Manager ("EPM") and designated members of the TMDP Program Management/Construction Management (“PM/CM”) Team.

A pre-qualification meeting will be held in the Cleveland Plus Conference Room, Baggage Claim Level, of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, and via WebEx, on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. local time. Below is the information for the WebEx:

WebEx 415-655-0002 Access code 2632 555 7285

Although attendance is not mandatory, firms are encouraged to attend. Those firms planning to join the pre-qualification meeting are asked to register utilizing the RSVP function in the OpenGov Platform. Interested parties may submit questions, pertaining to this RFQ and the services desired, in the Q&A section of the OpenGov Platform.

Opening Date/Time: October 15, 2025
Closing Date/Time: ONovember 26, 2025, 2:00pm
Dept/Div: Department of Port Control
Contact: Sharri Muia
Contact Email: smuia@clevelandairport.com
Contact Phone: 216-265-2693
Pre-Proposal Conference (Non-Mandatory): In person and via Webex
Conference Date/Time: Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. local time
Call in number: 1-415-655-0002, Access Code: 2632 555 7285
Last Day to Submit Provider Questions: November 5, 2025, 4:00pm
Publish RFQ Addendum: November 12, 2025

https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/clevelandoh/projects/194584