# De Soto County Demandstar #26-16-00RFQ

Engineering design and permitting for two DeSoto County sidewalk projects

**Posted:** September 29, 2026
**Respond By:** October 28, 2026
**Identifier:** 26-16-00RFQ
**NAICS:** 541330, 541370

DeSoto County is seeking engineering design and permitting services for two federally funded sidewalk projects.
- **Government buyer:** DeSoto County Board of County Commissioners, through the DeSoto County Purchasing Department.
- **Opportunity:** Qualifications are requested from Florida-registered professional engineering firms or individuals for two separate, stand-alone designs:
  - **SE Maple Drive:** Sidewalk from N. Hillsborough Avenue to SE West Avenue; anticipated design budget of $115,000 and construction cost of $825,000.
  - **SW Kingsway Circle:** Sidewalk from East Egret Circle to CR 769; anticipated design budget of $70,000 and construction cost of $480,000.
- **OEMs and products:** No OEMs, manufactured products, product part numbers, or product quantities are identified. This is a professional-services procurement.
- **Services requested:** Engineering design and permitting; limited topographic and right-of-way surveying; geotechnical investigation and reporting; ADA-compliant sidewalk and crossing design; drainage evaluation and modifications; driveway turnout reconstruction; signing, pavement markings, and safety treatments; roadway plans, specifications, special provisions, and construction estimates; utility coordination; maintenance-of-traffic plans; environmental certification and permitting; and responses to County and FDOT design-review comments.
- **Named planholders/vendors:** C&S Engineers, Inc.; ConstructConnect; Dodge Data; entram corp; Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.; Marlin Engineering, Inc.; Onvia, Inc. – Content Department; Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP; and Southeastern Surveying and Mapping Corporation. No firm is identified as selected or awarded.
- **Notable requirements:** The selected firm must use a Florida-licensed professional surveyor and geotechnical engineer, provide applicable FDOT environmental certification, and obtain required permits, including a Southwest Florida Water Management District Environmental Resource Permit or exemption verification. Each project requires separate design documents and cost delineation. Deliverables include staged design submissions, final signed and sealed PDFs, AutoCAD files version 2020 or newer, eight original hard copies, and required permits. County work must follow applicable County, Florida Green Book, and LAP requirements; work in FDOT right-of-way must follow FDOT standards. FDOT prequalification is not required. Construction engineering and inspection (CEI) services will be procured separately, and the design awardee cannot provide CEI services for these projects.

### Description

DeSoto County seeks qualifications from firms or individuals to provide design services for sidewalk construction on SE Maple Drive and SW Kingsway Circle, using federally funded Local Agency Program funds. The work includes surveys, geotechnical investigation, ADA-compliant sidewalk and crossing design, drainage evaluation, roadway plans, permitting, cost estimates, and coordination with utility owners. The County intends to award one contract covering both projects, with separate plan sets, cost delineation, and independent invoices for each. Respondents must provide professional engineering services and be registered in Florida; FDOT prequalification is not required.

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