Cesare Simonelli

Cesare Simonelli serves as Traffic Project Manager for Pinellas County’s Public Works Agency, where he leads the planning, procurement, and execution of transportation infrastructure projects critical to maintaining the county’s roadways, bridges, and traffic control systems. In this primary contracting role, he is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of engineering and technical acquisitions, from needs assessment and solicitation to contract award and performance oversight. His work directly supports the agency’s mission to ensure safe, resilient, and sustainable mobility networks, with a focus on rehabilitation, modernization, and compliance with federal and state transportation standards. Simonelli collaborates with a diverse range of engineering, construction, and technology vendors to deliver complex traffic management solutions. While no single contractor dominates his portfolio, he consistently engages firms with proven expertise in civil infrastructure, intelligent transportation systems, and traffic signal optimization. His procurement approach emphasizes technical capability, past performance, and adherence to safety and environmental regulations, fostering long-term partnerships with qualified contractors capable of delivering high-complexity, publicly funded projects. His contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of his acquisitions issued without set-aside designations. This indicates a focus on technical merit and full-and-open competition rather than socioeconomic preference programs, aligning with the agency’s strategy to prioritize performance and scalability over categorical set-asides. Simonelli’s procurement activity is concentrated in NAICS 334519 — Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing — reflecting his specialization in procuring advanced traffic control devices, signal timing systems, vehicle detection sensors, and intelligent infrastructure components. His technical domain expertise lies in integrating automated traffic management technologies into existing transportation networks, ensuring operational efficiency and data-driven decision-making for public safety.