Request for Qualifications (RFQ)
Professional Engineering Services
The City of Wauchula, Florida, is soliciting Request for Qualifications (RFQs) from qualified engineering firms to provide Professional Engineering Services for a federally-funded Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) infrastructure resiliency project involving the elevation and flood hardening of three (3) sanitary sewer lift stations.

Professional services are expected to include:

- Preliminary engineering
- Surveying and site evaluation
- Design and permitting
- Structural and electrical engineering
- Preparation of plans and specifications
- Bid phase assistance
- Construction administration
- Construction observation
- Record drawings and project closeout

This project is federally funded and procurement shall be conducted in accordance with:

- 2 CFR Part 200
- HUD CDBG-DR requirements
- Florida Consultants’ Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA), Section 287.055 Florida Statutes
- All applicable federal, state, and local laws

Minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, Section 3 businesses, and labor surplus area firms are encouraged to submit qualifications.

Interested firms may obtain the complete Request for Qualification (RFQ) package from:

City of Wauchula
ATTN: Stephanie Camacho, City Clerk
126 South 7th Avenue
Wauchula, Florida 33873
Phone: (863)773-3131
Email: scamacho@cityofwauchula.com

Statements of Qualifications must be clearly marked:

“RFQ – Professional Engineering Services – CDBG-DR Lift Station Resiliency Project” and must be received no later than:

Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at 2:00pm

at the address listed above.

The City reserves the right to reject any and all submissions, waive informalities, request clarification of information submitted, and accept the qualifications deemed to be in the best interest of the City.

The City of Wauchula is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Fair Housing Advocate, and Drug-Free Workplace.
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