26-00035H

BAHIA LAKES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
NOTICE OF SOLICITATION FOR DISTRICT ENGINEER
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES

The Bahia Lakes Community Development District (“the District”), located in the City of Tampa, in Hillsborough County, Florida, hereby announces that professional engineering services will be required on a continuing basis for the District’s stormwater systems, and other public improvements authorized by Chapter 190, Florida Statutes. The engineering firm selected will act in the general capacity of District Engineer and will provide professional engineering services to the District, as required.

Any firm or individual (“the Applicant”) desiring to provide professional services to the District must:

(1) hold applicable federal, state and local licenses;
(2) be authorized to do business in Florida in accordance with Florida law; and
(3) furnish a statement (“Qualification Statement”) of its qualifications and past experience on Standard Form No. 330, with pertinent supporting data.

Among other things, Applicants must submit information relating to:

(a) the ability and adequacy of the Applicant’s professional personnel;
(b) whether the Applicant is a certified minority business enterprise;
(c) the Applicant’s willingness to meet time and budget requirements;
(d) the Applicant’s past experience and performance, including but not limited to past experience as a District Engineer for any community development districts and past experience in Hillsborough County, Florida;
(e) the geographic location of the Applicant’s headquarters and offices;
(f) the current and projected workloads of the Applicant; and
(g) the volume of work previously awarded to the Applicant by the District.

Each Applicant must also identify the specific individual(s) affiliated with the Applicant who will attend District meetings and perform construction services and other engineering tasks on behalf of the District.

The District will review all Qualification Statements and will comply with applicable Florida law, including the Consultants’ Competitive Negotiations Act, Section 287.055, Florida Statutes (“CCNA”). Applicants must submit electronic copies of Standard Form No. 330 and the Qualification Statement no later than 12:00 p.m., on 1/30/2026 via email to Matt O’Nolan at [email protected] and by mail to 2700 S. Falkenburg Road, Suite 2745, Riverview, Florida 33578 (“District Manager’s Office”).

The Board shall select and rank the Applicants using the requirements set forth in the CCNA and the evaluation criteria on file with the District Manager. The highest-ranked Applicant will be requested to enter into contract negotiations with the District. If the District is unable to reach an agreement with the highest-ranked Applicant, negotiations shall be terminated and commenced with the next highest-ranked Applicant, and thereafter with the third-ranked Applicant, if necessary.

The District reserves the right to reject any and all Qualification Statements. There is no express or implied obligation for the District to reimburse any Applicant for costs incurred in connection with the preparation or submission of a Qualification Statement and/or Standard Form No. 330.

PUBLIC RECORDS, CHAPTER 119 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES

Applicants are hereby notified that all Qualification Statements submitted in response to this Notice are subject to the provisions of Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. Applicants comply with public records requirements, including maintaining public records, providing such records to the District upon request, ensuring the confidentiality of records exempt from disclosure, and transferring all public records to the District at no cost upon termination of any resulting contract.

If an Applicant(s) has questions regarding the application of Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, the Applicant(s) is directed to contact the District Manager, Matt O’Nolan, at 2700 S. Falkenburg Road, Suite 2745, Riverview, Florida 33578, or by telephone at (813) 533-2950. Any information that the Applicant considers a “Trade Secret” under Section 688.002(4), Florida Statutes, must be clearly marked and segregated.

Any protest regarding the terms of this Notice, or the evaluation criteria on file with the District Manager, must be filed in writing, within seventy-two (72) hours (excluding weekends) after the publication of this Notice. The formal protest setting forth with particularity the facts and law upon which the protest is based shall be filed within seven (7) calendar days after the initial notice of protest was filed.

Failure to timely file a notice of protest or failure to timely file a formal written protest shall constitute a waiver of any right to object or protest with respect to aforesaid Notice or evaluation criteria provisions. Any person who files a notice of protest shall provide to the District, simultaneous with the filing of the notice, a protest bond with a responsible surety to be approved by the District and in amount equal to 1% of the estimated contract amount, or $5,000.00 whichever is greater.

The successful Applicant must be registered with and utilize the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s E-Verify system to verify the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees, in accordance with Section 448.095, Florida Statutes.

Matt O’Nolan, District Manager
Bahia Lakes Community Development District
January 2, 2026 26-00035H

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