Citywide Cell Towers

City of St. Cloud - Procurement has issued request for proposal (rfp), solicitation 2024-120.

SCOPE OF SERVICES SUMMARY The City of St. Cloud, in accordance with Florida Statutes 287.055, is seeking to retain the services of qualified and experienced proposers for Citywide Cell Towers on an “as needed” basis, as specified in the Detailed Scope of Services and Requirements Section of this RFP document. The successful proposer shall prove by their qualifications, experience, and plan for the work, that they will best serve the overall needs of the City. The selection of the successful proposers shall be at the City’s discretion and shall be made in a prompt manner after receipt and evaluation of all responses. If you are interested in preparing a response to this RFP, please complete all the requirements set forth in this RFP document. Under the proposal process, the stipulations set forth herein are fully binding on the proposer to the extent that you confirm acceptance by your electronic signature on the Respondent’s Certification. PRE-RESPONSE CONFERENCE CONTRACT FOR SERVICES After selection of Proposers by the City, each Proposer will be required to negotiate and execute a Lease Agreement with the City. MINIMUM BIDDER QUALIFICATIONS In order for a Proposal to be considered by the City, Proposers shall demonstrate, in their proposals, compliance with the following minimum requirements: Proposer must demonstrate qualifications and experience in providing professional services. Proposer licensed to do business in the State of Florida. FUND AVAILABILITY Any Contract resulting from this solicitation is deemed effective only to the extent that funds are available. The City of St. Cloud abides by the provisions set forth in Florida Statutes relative to appropriations of funds. The ability of the successful Proposer to maintain a sense of fiscal responsibility and budgetary awareness shall be favorably considered in the ranking and award of a contract. This disclosure is being made to assist all Proposers in the gauging of their desire to participate in this Proposal and in the planning and preparation of their written response. The City reserves the right to negotiate all Proposer fees, costs, charges, for any proposed services or appurtenant requirement. PERSONNEL The work shall be performed and directed by the key personnel identified in the submittal from the awarded firm or individual in response to this RFP. The awarded firm or individual shall not subcontract, assign or transfer any work under the agreement without the prior written consent of the City. Subconsultants must be identified in the submittal and shall be subject to the approval of the City. Any changes in the identified personnel shall be subject to the prior review and approval of the City. When directed by the City, subconsultants personnel whose performance or behavior is determined to be unsatisfactory shall be immediately removed. The awarded firm or individual shall provide a sufficient number of qualified personnel as necessary to effectively carry out its responsibilities under the agreement.

The City of St. Cloud is a community of approximately 64,000 residents, covering approximately 20 square miles in Osceola County, located in Central Florida. To obtain general information about the City of St. Cloud, access www.stcloudfl.gov.

Responses are due June 21, 2029 at 2:00 PM EDT.

Questions must be submitted by June 1, 2029 at 5:00 PM EDT.

Commodity categories: Towers: Broadcasting, Microwave, Transmitting, etc., (EFFECTIVE 3-1-07 THIS CLASS-ITEM INACTIVATED FOR NEW USE, REFER TO 726-84; Towers: Broadcasting, Microwave, Transmitting, etc.; Telecommunications Systems (Telephone, Radio, etc.) - Architectural; Construction, Communication Equipment (Includes Antenna Towers); Communication Systems, Including Infrastructure; Towers, Radio/Radar, etc., Maintenance and Repair (Including Painting); Tower Construction; Tower Maintenance and Repair.

Contact: Procurement Services, Procurement Services (purchasing@stcloudfl.gov, (407) 957-7212).

3 documents are attached to the notice: Price Proposal; Acord Certificate of Insurance Sample; No Response Form.

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/stcloud/projects/100427. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.