Engineering Services for Carlton Water Treatment Plant Backup Power Improvements

Sarasota County, Florida, is soliciting professional engineering services for the Carlton Water Treatment Plant Backup Power Improvements project under solicitation number 262903FB. The primary objective of this project is to ensure regulatory compliance by replacing two existing 2000 kW permanent generators with a system of adequate size and number to maintain plant operations during power failures. The scope of work encompasses comprehensive design, permitting, bid phase services, and construction-phase support. Key technical requirements include the installation of new generators, switchgears, automatic transfer switches, fuel tanks, utility switchboards, and programmable logic controllers, all of which must be integrated into the County's SCADA platform. The selection process is managed by the Professional Services Review Committee, which evaluates written proposals via OpenGov and may require presentations from the top three scoring firms before making a final ranking and award recommendation. Qualified proposers must include at least one Florida-licensed Professional Engineer and one key staff member with experience in federally funded project grant assistance. Mandatory insurance requirements include professional liability and business automobile liability coverage of at least 1,000,000 dollars each. Proposals must be submitted through the OpenGov portal and include a letter of interest, resumes of key personnel, a detailed project approach, and a graphical project schedule.