Construction, Engineering And Inspection (CEI) Services For The Sands Boulevard And Surfside Boulevard Bridge Repair Projects

City of Cape Coral, FL - Public Works has issued request for proposal, solicitation 2026-RFP-PW-025-KR.

The City of Cape Coral was incorporated in 1970 and operates under the Council/City Manager form of government. The City Council has eight members consisting of the mayor and seven members all elected at large on a nonpartisan basis. City Council is responsible for all policy-making functions of the government and retains the services of a City Attorney, City Auditor and City Manager. The City Manager is responsible for all administration of the City, which provides a comprehensive range of municipal services including general government, public safety, community services, public works, planning, utilities, and parks and recreation. Cape Coral is the 8th largest city by population and the 3rd largest by land mass in Florida. Cape Coral currently has a population of more than 200,000 residents and is experiencing high growth. As a pre-platted community, Cape Coral could have more than 360,000 residents at buildout. The city has a sub-tropical lifestyle with thousands of waterfront residential properties on almost 400 miles of canals. About two-thirds of these canals provide boaters with direct access to the Gulf of Mexico.

The City is soliciting proposals from qualified engineering firms to provide construction engineering and inspection services for two separate federally funded bridge repair construction projects. The City intends to select one CEI consultant under this combined solicitation. The construction projects are expected to be advertised and administered as separate construction contracts and may proceed on different schedules. The selected consultant shall be capable of supporting both projects concurrently or independently, as directed by the City. Both projects are funded through FDOT’s Local Agency Program and include federal-aid requirements. The Consultant shall perform the services in accordance with the executed LAP agreements, the FDOT Local Agency Program Manual, applicable FDOT manuals and specifications, FHWA requirements, City requirements, approved construction plans and specifications, permits, and construction contract documents. All federal-aid compliance requirements apply to this project. For additional compliance requirements, refer to the FDOT Local Programs Manual.

Responses are due September 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT.

Questions must be submitted by September 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT.

Commodity categories: C.I.P., Architectural/Engineering Services; Consulting Services; Construction Consulting; Consulting Services (Not Otherwise Classified); Engineering Consulting; Engineer Services, Professional; Inspecting, General/Engineering; Inspecting, Structural/Engineering.

Contact: Kelsey Reed, Procurement Sepecialist (kreed@capecoral.gov, (239) 574-0841).

6 documents are attached to the notice: Construction Plans; Specifications Package; LAP Agreement; Cape Coral Insurance Requirements; Sample Professional Svcs Contract rev_01132025; Professional Personnel Classifications.

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/capecoralfl/projects/276346. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.