26-03829H

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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE
EASTON PARK COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

Notice is hereby given that the Easton Park Community Development District (the “District”), located in Hillsborough County, Florida, announces that it is soliciting professional engineering services to be performed on a continuing basis for the District’s earthwork, stormwater management systems, landscape, irrigation, signage, and lighting improvements, preserve areas, and other public improvements authorized by Chapter 190, Florida Statutes. The engineering firm or individual selected will act in the general capacity of District Engineer and will provide District engineering services, as required.

The selection manual (“Selection Manual”), including the scope of work, instructions to applicants, evaluation criteria and other documents, will be available beginning Friday, October 9, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. from the District Manager, Christina Newsome, [email protected].

Any firm or individual (“Applicant”) desiring to provide professional engineering 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 U.S. General Service Administration’s “Architect-Engineer Qualifications, Standard Form No. 330,” along with pertinent supporting data.

The District will review all Applicants consistent with Florida law, including the Consultant’s Competitive Negotiations Act, Chapter 287, Florida Statutes (“CCNA”). Each interested Applicant must submit an original copy and one (1) electronic copy (PDF format on a USB flash drive) of the Qualification Statement, along with all other requested attachments, by 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 10, 2026 (“Submittal Deadline”), to the attention of Christina Newsome, District Manager, 2005 Pan Am Circle, Suite 300, Tampa, FL 33607.

Furthermore, all Applicants – and specifically the individual(s) who would be responsible for providing the engineering services and interacting with the District’s representatives on a day-to-day basis – shall be available to present the Applicant’s Qualifications Statement and respond to questions at the District’s Thursday, November 19, 2026, Board meeting to be held at 4:30 p.m. at the Heritage Isles Golf & Country Club, 10630 Plantation Bay Drive, Tampa, FL 33647, and, upon the District Board’s request, such other meetings as the District’s Board may designate (contact the District Manager for time/location, and any adjustments to the date).

The Board shall select and rank the Applicants using the requirements set forth in the CCNA and Selection Manual, and the highest ranked Applicant will be requested to enter into contract negotiations. If an agreement cannot be reached between the District and the highest ranked Applicant, negotiations will cease and begin with the next highest ranked Applicant, and if these negotiations are unsuccessful, will continue to the third highest ranked Applicant, and so forth.

Any protest regarding the terms of this Notice, or the Selection Manual on file with the District Manager, must be filed in writing, within seventy-two (72) hours after the Submittal Deadline. 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 any matters relating to the Selection Manual. 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 the amount of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). Furthermore, there is no express or implied obligation for the District to reimburse Applicants for any expenses associated with the preparation and submittal of the Qualification Statements in response to this request. Additional information and requirements regarding protests are set forth in the Selection Manual and the District’s Rules of Procedure, which are available from the District Manager.

Any and all questions relative to this Request for Qualifications shall be directed in writing by email only to Christina Newsome at [email protected] no later than 12:00 p.m. on Friday, October 23, 2026.

Christina Newsome, District Manager
October 9, 2026 26-03829H

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