Prequalification of Continuing Contractors for Geotechnical Services

County of Hernando - Department of Public Works has issued request for qualifications, solicitation 26-RFQG01396.

The purpose of this RFQ is to establish a pre-qualified pool of consultants who may be invited to participate in future project specific requests as needs arise. It is the intent of the Hernando County Board of County Commissioners to place the pre-qualified firms under the classification Geotechnical Services. The pre-qualified firms will be assigned work on a task order rotation basis in the majority of instances. Geotechnical services may include, but are not limited to, setting up material testing, daily monitoring and tracking of construction activities, daily inspection of Contractor's work, coordination with citizens, review of maintenance of traffic (MOT), collect and inventory material records and quantities and all additional services as required by the specific project. Individual projects to be included in the Scope of Work will be miscellaneous in scope, of varied size and complexity as required by Hernando County and in conformance with the Consultant's Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA), Section 287.055 of the Florida Statutes. The County reserves the right to award multiple contracts for geotechnical services.

The Geotechnical Services will primarily be provided for the Public Works Department Road/Traffic and Stormwater projects.

Responses are due October 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT.

Questions must be submitted by September 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT.

Commodity categories: Sand, Cement Testing; Testing Services; C.I.P., Construction Testing; Geotechnical Engineering; Soil and Land Management Services (Including Testing, Protection, Preparation, Planning, etc.).

Contact: Felicia Holmes, Procurement Manager (fholmes@co.hernando.fl.us, (352) 754-4020).

2 documents are attached to the notice: Professional_Services_Agreement_Over_ABR_Task_Order_; Executive Order 14173.

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/hernandocounty/projects/282189. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.