PUBLIC NOTICE
RFQ NO: PC23-029
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR PANAMA CITY FOR EASTERN SHIP
BUILDING GROUP MECHANIC SHOP AT NELSON STREET SHIPYARD
The City of Panama City, Florida (the “City”), through the City’s Project Management Office
(“PMO”), seeks Qualifications from experienced and qualified architects and/or engineers to
provide Professional Services for the design and construction of a pre-engineered metal building.
The scope of the project will include the design and construction of a pre-engineered metal
building to serve as a mechanic shop to be located at the Nelson Street Shipyard (the “Project”),
as is more fully described in Section 2, “RFQ Scope of Services” for the RFQ documents. This
RFQ is issued pursuant to Section 287.055 of the Florida Statutes, the “Consultants Competitive
Negotiation Act” (“CCNA”). All references to Florida Statutes, City of Panama City and Panama
City Codes, and other laws/regulations will be interpreted to include “as amended from time to
time.”
Request for Qualifications (RFQ) documents may be obtained from the City of Panama City,
webpage at www.panamacity.gov/bids.aspx.
Completed Qualifications must be submitted online through the following link:
https://panamacity.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities or delivered to the
PMO Department, City Hall, 501 Harrison Avenue, Room 238, Panama City, Florida 32401
by 2:00 PM CT, on March 09, 2023, (“Qualification Submission Due Date"). Any
Qualifications received after the Qualification Submission Due Date or delivered to a different
address, department, or location will not be considered.
The City’s preference is that all submissions go through the City’s Bonfire Portal but will continue
to accept paper submissions.
It is the sole responsibility of Proposers to ensure the receipt of all addenda. Therefore, it is
recommended that firms periodically check the Panama City webpage for updates through the
issuance of addenda.
The PMO has scheduled a Voluntary Pre-Qualification Conference, on February 21, 2023,
at 2:30 PM CT, at 501 Harrison Avenue, Lower Level, Room 10, Panama City, FL
32401. Attendance is strongly encouraged, but not required. Use of personal protective
equipment (such as masks) by those in attendance is recommended but not mandatory. At
the discretion of the City, attendance may be offered via Video Conference.
Panama City reserves the right to accept any Qualifications deemed to be in the best interest of
the City, to waive any minor irregularities, scrivener’s errors, minor omissions, minor deviations,
and/or technicalities in any Qualifications, or to reject any or all Qualifications and to re-advertise
for new Qualifications, in accordance with the applicable sections of the Florida Statutes, the City
Charter and City Code, and this RFQ. The responsibility for submitting a Qualification before the
stated time and date is solely and strictly that of the Proposer. The City is not responsible for any
delayed, late, lost, misdelivered, or non-delivered Qualifications, no matter the cause.
PROPOSERS ARE ADVISED THAT QUALIFICATIONS SUBMITTED WITH
IRREGULARITIES, DEFICIENCIES, AND/OR TECHNICALITIES THAT DEVIATE FROM THE
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, AND SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS OF A
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (“RFQ”), REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (“RFP”),
INVITATION TO BID (“ITB”), INVITATION FOR BIDS (“IFB”), INVITATION TO QUOTE
(“ITQ”), REQUESTS FOR LETTERS OF INTEREST (“RFLI”), AND REQUEST FOR
SPONSORSHIPS (“RFS”) SHALL RESULT IN A NON-RESPONSIVE DETERMINATION.
ONLY MINOR IRREGULARITIES, DEFICIENCIES, AND TECHNICALITIES MAY BE
ALLOWED TO BE TIMELY CURED BY PROPOSERS AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF THE
CITY. MATERIAL IRREGULARITIES, DEFICIENCIES, AND TECHNICALITIES CANNOT BE
CURED BY THE PROPOSER, AND ARE NOT WAIVABLE BY THE CITY.
PROPOSERS ARE ADVISED THAT ALL AGREEMENTS NEGOTIATED WITH SUCCESSFUL
PROPOSERS FOR PROJECTS SHALL BE TIME AND MATERIALS TYPE
AGREEMENTS/CONTRACTS WITH A NOT TO EXCEED CEILING. IN NO EVENT SHALL A
COST PLUS CONTRACT BE AWARDED.
