The City of Panama City, Florida, a Florida municipal corporation located in Bay County, Florida (“City”) is requesting proposals from responsible and responsive firms to provide a turnkey operation for the redevelopment of the Downtown Marina that may include, but is not limited to, the design, permitting, financing, construction and management or lease of the Downtown Marina. The City may select a proposer or proposers to enter into negotiations for the redevelopment of the Downtown Marina, and proposers must demonstrate the requisite knowledge, experience, technical expertise, organizational and financial capability to perform the services requested under this RFP. No reimbursement will be made by the City for any costs associated with providing a proposal or for providing additional information as a result of requests for more information or as a result of negotiations.

Proposals will be received until 2:00 PM CT on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at which time they will be opened in City Hall, Lower Level, Room 10, located at 501 Harrison Avenue, Panama City, FL 32401.

The Request for Proposals (“RFP”), including all specifications and proposal forms, including Addenda, if any, will be posted on the City’s website https://www.panamacity.gov/bids.aspx and the City’s Bonfire Portal https://panamacity.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities .

Bids should be submitted digitally, online through the City of Panama City’s Bonfire Portal at https://panamacity.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities . All Bidders must be registered with the Bonfire Portal. For assistance with registering or bid submission, please contact the Purchasing Division’s contracts administrator Johnnie Gallegos at jgallegos@panamacity.gov For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. .

No proposal may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the scheduled closing date for the receipt of proposals.

The City shall accept the proposal of the responsive and responsible Proposer that best meets the needs of the City, taking into consideration, among other things, the financial responsibility of the Proposer, the design and operational philosophy, the proposed plan for financing and construction, the proposed process for negotiating the agreement and/or lease terms, capability to perform the agreement on a timely basis, previous satisfactory performance, and such other abilities of the Proposer that the City, in its sole discretion, determines will enable the Proposer to perform effectively and efficiently.

The City of Panama City reserves the right to negotiate with one or more proposers, to reject any one or all proposals, or any part of any proposal, to waive any informality in any proposal, and to award a contract and/or lease deemed to be in the best interest of the City.

Johnnie Gallegos

Acquisition/Bid Specialist

City of Panama City