INTRODUCTION
The Bay County Board of County Commissioners is seeking Qualifications from firms to provide continuing professional environmental consulting services. Services will be on an as-needed basis for projects with various County Departments or Divisions. Federal requirements (Exhibit 2) may be applicable to task orders issued for projects under the awarded Continuing Services Contracts.
All firms chosen to provide professional services to the County must submit annual statement of qualifications, performance data, hourly price schedules, and insurance certificates.
OBJECTIVE
This contract is intended to be a time saving device for in-house engineers, project managers, and inspectors and to augment staff in areas where specific expertise is not available or where workload will not permit timely accomplishment of budgeted projects. This contract will allow the County to solicit proposals directly from the consultant for competitive proposals for every project or task. The County, at any time reserves the right to solicit separate competitive proposals for any and all projects or tasks, regardless of fee or construction value. Selection by the County as a consultant does not guarantee that the consultant will be called on a regular basis during the contract term, nor does it guarantee a minimum level of compensation with respect of volume of work or fees. Work will be awarded to consultants based on consultant’s current workload or availability, expertise in the project area, and previous work awarded.
It is the intent of the County to contract with several firms in order to meet the anticipated need for services. The contract period shall be for three (3) years with two (2) optional one-year renewals. No price adjustments will be allowed during the first twelve (12) months of the contract. After the initial twelve (12) months, price adjustments may be considered if substantiated by the producer price index. Written notice of a request for price adjustments and proof to substantiate must be submitted to the Bay County Purchasing Department at no less than 90 days prior to the anniversary date of this contract.
SCOPE OF SERVICES
The Scope of Services consists of but not limited to environmental consulting services related to facilities, transportation and drainage projects. When requested, services may include environmental field assessments, reports recommendations, permitting assistance, mitigation and remediation planning and execution. The environmental work falls under the categories of site investigations, marine construction and constructed facilities. Work may include, but is not limited to, the following tasks:
Site Investigations:
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Wetlands delineation, jurisdictional determination, dredge and fill permitting, and wetlands impact mitigation.
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Listed and endangered species and habitat identification, mitigation, remediation, and relocation
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Field soil identification to determine existence of hydric soils
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Archaeological assessments and surveys
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Writing and enacting conservation easements
Marine Construction:
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listed and endangered species and habitat identification, mitigation, remediation, and relocation
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Water column analysis using federal and state standards
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Sedimentation analysis
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Dredge and fill permitting for docks, boat ramps and dredging projects
Constructed Facilities:
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Asbestos and lead identification and abatement/removal planning
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Phase I, II and III environmental assessments
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Underground storage tanks assessment, removal and remediation
Consultant’s specific scope of work, level of effort, time schedule, charges, and payment conditions shall be set forth in a written Task Order (Exhibit 1). Each Task Order shall be executed by authorized representatives of the County and Consultant.
The administrative process, when work assignments are issued, will be as follows:
Step 1 - County staff will contact the Consultant for a meeting to review the assignment and will describe the scope of services required in general.
Step 2 - Consultant will prepare a detailed scope of services to be provided and a time frame for completion of various phases. Consultant will prepare a computation of fees to be charged for the services based on the approved hourly rates. These documents will be submitted to the County contact for review and approval. The County may negotiate a fee for services at compensation which the County determines is fair, competitive and reasonable. Bay County shall negotiate design fee using the Department of Management Services Fee Guide Calculator for AE Services. Contract price shall include all charges for completing the work and include layout, insurance, taxes, field office and supervision, overhead and profit, bonds and miscellaneous items.
Step 3 - If acceptable to County staff making the assignment, County staff will issue a
Task Order and a Notice to Proceed. There will be a purchase order issued for each work assignment for monitoring and tracking of the budget and project funds. The fee computation will be considered to be a limiting amount, not to be exceeded without subsequent approval by County staff.
The County has an evaluation process to monitor the satisfactory performance of services under this contract. Such evaluations may be used as reference information for future solicitations issued by the County. Consultants shall participate cooperatively in the evaluation process.
SUBMITTAL DEADLINE/DELIVERY
ELECTRONIC OR PAPER SUBMITTALS for RFQ NO: 25-52 Professional Environmental Consulting Services, Continuing Services will be received by the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA at the Purchasing Department, 840 West 11th Street, Suite 2500, Panama City, Florida 32401 up until 2:30 pm (CDT) Thursday, July 24, 2025. Submittals will be publicly opened immediately following the deadline. It is the sole responsibility of the Respondent to ensure that the Submittal is received on time.
Submittals for this solicitation may be submitted either electronically via OPENGOV PROCUREMENT or by paper, sealed and delivered to the Board of County Commissioners Purchasing Department, at 840 W. 11th Street, Suite 2500, Panama City, Florida 32401.
Respondents submitting paper should submit one (1) original and one (1) electronic version of the package. The electronic version should be in pdf format on a USB drive. Electronic versions submitted via e-mail will not be accepted. If the submittal contains confidential information, such information shall be in a separate pdf document. Submittals shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the title of the solicitation, the name of the Respondent and the date for opening. Submittals shall be valid to Bay County for a period of 180 days after the opening.
Special Accommodation: Any person requiring a special accommodation at a Pre-Submittal Conference or Submittal opening because of a disability should call the Purchasing Department at (850) 248-8270 at least five (5) workdays prior to the Submittal opening. For Hearing Impaired, Dial 1-800-955-8771 (TOO), and 1-800-955-8770 (Voice).
SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS
Electronic versions of the solicitation documents are available via OpenGov Procurement.
Bid documents, plans, blueprints, or other materials may also be obtained by contacting the Bay County Purchasing Department,
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, 840 West 11th Street, Suite 2500, Panama City, FL 32401, (850) 248-8270.
For those projects with separate plans, blueprints, or other materials that cannot be accessed through the internet, the Purchasing Department will make a good faith effort to ensure that all registered bidders (those who have been registered as receiving a bid package) receive the documents.
