CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING INSPECTION (CEI) SERVICES FOR SRA1A IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT

The City of Pompano Beach (the "City") invites professional companies/firms to submit a Letter of Interest (RLI) to provide construction engineering and inspection (CEI) services for the SR A1A Improvements Project to the City. The selected firm shall demonstrate specific experience and capabilities and must have qualified personnel and expertise in the specified disciplines. This RLI is subject to the "Cone of Silence," which imposes certain restrictions on communications concerning the RLI process. The Cone of Silence shall take effect once this solicitation is released to the General Public and shall remain in effect until the City Commission has taken final action to approve or reject an award. The "Cone of Silence" shall terminate upon the City's award or approval of a contract, rejection of all proposals or responses, or any other formal action that concludes the solicitation or other procurement process. For confirmation of the official termination date of the Cone of Silence, contact the Purchasing Agent of record. During the Cone of Silence period, Respondents to this solicitation, or persons acting on their behalf, including lobbyists, shall not communicate, directly or indirectly, regarding any aspect of this solicitation with any member of the City Commission, the City Clerk, the City Manager's Office, any Evaluation Committee member, or any other City of Pompano Beach employee, except in writing to the Procurement and Contracts Department staff as expressly permitted in this solicitation. Violation of the Cone of Silence may be grounds for rejection of a Proposal or other appropriate action as permitted by City ordinance. Any firm or lobbyist for a firm is prohibited from having any communications concerning any solicitation for a competitive procurement with any member of the City Commission, City Clerk, City Manager's Office, any Evaluation Committee Member, or any other City of Pompano Beach employee after Procurement and Contracts releases a solicitation to the General Public. All communications must go through the eBid System (OpenGov) or the Purchasing Agent assigned to this solicitation, Cynthia Gomez, at 954-786-4166, or cynthia.gomez@copbfl.com. No other member of the City Commission, City Clerk, City Manager's Office, any Evaluation Committee Member, or any other City of Pompano Beach employee should be contacted concerning this RLI. Any information that amends any portion of this RLI received by any method other than an Addendum issued to the RLI is not binding on the City of Pompano Beach. The City will receive responses by the date and time stated in Schedule of Events. Responses must be submitted electronically through the eBid System (OpenGov) on or before the due date and time as provided herein. Any response received after the due date and time specified will not be considered. Any uncertainty regarding the time a response is received will be resolved against the firm. Firms must be registered on the City's eBid System to view the solicitation documents and respond to this Solicitation. The complete solicitation document can be downloaded for free from the eBid System as a PDF at https://procurement.opengov.com/login . The City is not responsible for the accuracy or completeness of any documentation the firm receives from any source other than the eBid System. The firm is solely responsible for downloading all required documents. To attend the virtual public meeting, go to https://www.pompanobeachfl.gov/pages/meetings to find the Zoom link.