26-02242K

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES
FOR DESIGN OF GATE OVERHANG PROJECT
Notice is hereby given that the Solterra Resort Community Development District (the “District”), located in Polk County, Florida, announces that it is soliciting professional architectural services for the design of a gate overhang project for the District.
The selection manual (“Selection Manual”), including the scope of work, instructions to
applicants, evaluation criteria and other documents, will be available beginning October 9, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. from the District Manager, Brian Mendes, via e-mail at [email protected].
Any firm or individual (“Applicant”) desiring to provide professional architectural 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 2:00 p.m. on November 23, 2026 (“Submittal Deadline”), to the attention of Brian Mendes, District Manager, 3434 Colwell Avenue, Suite 200, Tampa, Florida 33614.Furthermore, all Applicants – and specifically the individual(s) who would be responsible for providing the architectural services to the District for this project – shall be available to present the Applicant’s Qualifications Statement and respond to questions at the District’s December 4, 2026, Board meeting to be held at 10:00 a.m. at the Villatel Village Event Center, 1713 Oak Blossom Drive, Davenport, Florida 33837, 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, the Selection Manual, and the evaluation criteria on file with the District Manager’s Office, 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 those negotiations are unsuccessful, will continue to the third-highest-ranked Applicant. The District reserves the right to reject any and all Qualification Statements. Additionally, 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.
Any protest regarding the terms of this Notice, the Selection Manual, or the evaluation criteria on file with District Manager’s Office, must be filed in writing with District Manager’s Office, c/o Rizzetta & Company, Inc., 3434 Colwell Avenue, Suite 200, Tampa, Florida 33614, with an electronic copy to [email protected], within seventy-two (72) hours 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 protestor 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, simultaneously with the filing of the notice, a protest bond with a reasonable surety to be approved by the District and in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000).
Any and all questions related to this Request for Qualifications shall be directed in writing by email only to District Manager, Brian Mendes, at [email protected] with a copy to District Counsel, Savannah Hancock, at [email protected] no later than 3:00 p.m. on November 13, 2026.
Brian Mendes
District Manager
October 16, 2026 26-02242K

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