Nicole Setzer

Nicole Setzer serves as City Engineer for the Engineering (Public Works) division of the City of Fort Myers, where she leads the planning, design, and procurement of critical public infrastructure projects. In her primary contracting role, she oversees the acquisition of civil construction services essential to the city’s transportation and urban development goals, with a focus on roadway modernization, sidewalk enhancements, and public facility upgrades. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of capital improvement contracts—from needs assessment and solicitation to contract administration and performance evaluation—ensuring alignment with municipal standards, federal regulations, and resilience benchmarks. She is the central point of accountability for engineering-related procurements that support public safety, mobility, and long-term infrastructure sustainability. While no specific contractor relationships are currently documented in the procurement database, Setzer’s portfolio consistently engages qualified civil construction firms with proven expertise in heavy highway and municipal infrastructure. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established contractors with demonstrated capacity in complex earthwork, pavement systems, drainage, and utility coordination. Vendor partnerships are typically formed through competitive sealed bidding processes under standard federal and state procurement guidelines, emphasizing technical qualifications, past performance, and compliance with safety and environmental standards. Setzer’s procurement strategy reflects a 100% non-set-aside approach, with no preference for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic categories. All contracts are awarded based on technical merit and cost-effectiveness without socioeconomic targeting, consistent with the agency’s operational priorities and funding constraints. Her primary procurement focus is exclusively under NAICS 237310—Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction—reflecting deep expertise in civil engineering systems, asphalt and concrete pavement technologies, traffic control, and stormwater infrastructure. She procures turnkey construction services for public rights-of-way, including grading, drainage, signage, and intersection improvements, ensuring projects meet FDOT and MUTCD standards.