PALM BEACH COUNTY NOTICE Pursuant to Florida Statutes 287.055, Notice is hereby given that Palm Beach County requires professional services on the following project: Two (2) Certified Professional Firms to Provide All Engineering Services Required for: Traffic Signal Engineering Professional Continuing Services Contract on a Consultant Service Authorization (CSA) Basis Project No. 2025053 Palm Beach County, Florida Consultants interested in this project are required to furnish one bound hardcopy and one electronic version (PDF format on a USB flash drive) of their proposal no later than 4:00 P.M., November 11, 2025, with the following: 1) Letter of Interest (4 pages maximum – single sided, letter size paper) including reference to this Notice and a team summary table. Minimum font of 11 and minimum margins of 0.75” requested along with sufficient spacing within letter. 2) GSA Forms SF-330, to include those personnel within your firm, or sub-consultants who have expertise in the following categories: Prime Category: 3.06 (Traffic Operation Design) Subcategories: 5.02 (Engineering Surveying) 6.01 (Geological and Geophysical Studies) 6.06 (Materials Testing) 10.01 (Structural Engineering) Subsurface Utility Locates   3) A completed Prime Consultant Qualification Questionnaire 4) A completed Sub-consultant Qualification Questionnaire (for each subconsultant) 5) Copy of SBE (Palm Beach County) 6) EBO Schedules 1 and 2 7) Commercial Non-Discrimination Certification (for each consultant) 8) Conflict of Interest Disclosure Forms (for each consultant) 9) Prime Firm’s Past SBE Participation Statement (optional) Relevant forms may be obtained by contacting the Roadway Production Division at 561-684-4150 or at https://discover.pbcgov.org/engineering/roadwayproduction/Pages/Roadway-Publications.aspx or at https://discover.pbcgov.org/BusinessOpportunities Note: In accordance with Palm Beach County Code 2-351 through 2-358, "Cone of Silence" hereby applies and shall be in effect as of the deadline to submit the proposal, bid, or other response to a competitive solicitation, and is defined as the prohibition on any communication, except for written correspondence, regarding a particular Request for Proposal, Request for Qualification, bid, or any other competitive solicitation between any person or person's representative seeking an award from such competitive solicitation, and/or any County Commissioner or Commissioner's staff, or any employee authorized to act on behalf of the Commission to award a particular contract and shall terminate at the time the Board, or a County Department authorized to act on behalf of the Board, awards or approves a contract, rejects all bids or responses, or otherwise takes action which end the solicitation. The proposals should be sent to: Holly B. Knight, P.E., Contracts Section Manager Engineering and Public Works Department, Roadway Production Division 2300 N. Jog Road, Room 3W-33 West Palm Beach, FL 33411-2745   Pursuant to the Palm Beach County Code Section 2-80.20 – 2-80.40 (EBO Ordinance), the County will provide contracting opportunities for SBEs in the area of professional services pursuant to Section 287.055, Florida Statutes, as amended, known as the ''Consultants’ Competitive Negotiation Act" (CCNA). Responses will be evaluated based on the selection criteria set out in the County’s PPM# CW-O-048 and the Affirmative Procurement Initiatives (APIs) determined by the County’s Goal Setting Committee. The APIs for this solicitation are: A minimum mandatory 15% Small Business Enterprise (SBE) participation and an SBE Evaluation Preference, Option 2. Ordinance Reference: 2-80.27(3)e and 2.80.27(3)d, Option 2. If a mandatory SBE goal applies to this solicitation, then any proposal that fails to comply with the required goal shall be deemed non-responsive after the period allowed for waiver requests has lapsed. If a proposer is unable to comply with a required goal, such proposer shall submit a request for a waiver or partial waiver at least 7 days prior to the proposal due date. If a proposer requests a waiver from a goal from the Office of Small Business Development (OSBD) at least 7 days prior to the proposal due date, then the proposal due date will be extended pending the outcome of a waiver request. Additionally if the waiver is granted the solicitation will be amended accordingly and the due date extended again. Fillable pdfs of all EBO forms can be found on the OSBD website at https://discover.pbcgov.org/HED/osbd/Pages/default.aspx. Also, see the EBO Ordinance and Countywide PPM CW-O-043 for further information on the County’s EBO Program. Additional information pertaining to this notice can be obtained from: https://pbcvssp.pbc.gov/vssprd/Advantage4 or by emailing ENG-RoadwayBids@pbc.gov A Non-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Meeting will be held on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at the Vista Center, Conference Room 3W-12, 2300 N. Jog Rd, W. Palm Beach, FL 33411. Webex Option – https://pbc-gov.webex.com/meet/Eng-RoadwayBids. The purpose of the meeting is to provide a general overview of the anticipated scope of work and the anticipated typical section, and to respond to general questions about the project. It will be noted that the anticipated scope of work and typical section are not necessarily final and interested consultants are encouraged to consider other valid and appropriate options that may better suit the County’s needs or reduce the project cost. Attendance at this pre-proposal meeting is highly recommended and strongly encouraged. To the extent you are unable to attend the pre-proposal meeting, you may request and obtain an audio recording of the meeting by contacting Palm Beach County Roadway Production Division at (561) 684-4150. In addition, prior to submission of a proposal, any firm or individual, as prime consultant or as a sub-consultant, desiring to provide architectural, engineering, landscape architectural, or surveying and mapping professional services to Palm Beach County must first be CCNA certified with the Roadway Production Division of the Engineering and Public Works Department as qualified pursuant to law, and in accordance with the most current administrative procedures for awarding of consulting contracts adopted by Palm Beach County. Proposer must register in the County’s Vendor Self Service (VSS)at https://pbcvssp.pbc.gov/vssprd/Advantage4 in order to be awarded a County contract. If proposer intends to use subconsultants, proposer must also ensure that all subconsultants are registered as vendors in VSS. Firms shall not add or delete team members, or adjust team participation after the proposal due date. If a SBE team member withdraws before final selection, the respondent firm must submit a new Subconsultant’s Questionnaire Form or new Schedules 1 and 2 and request a substitution from the County’s OSBD. In accordance with F.S. 287.133 (2) (a), persons and affiliates who have been placed on the convicted vendor list may not submit bids, contract with or perform work (as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor or consultant) with any public entity (i.e. Palm Beach County) in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars (or such other amount as may be hereafter established by the Florida Division of Purchasing in accordance with F.S. 287.017) for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list.   Prohibition against Considering Social, Political or Ideological Interests in Government Contracting - F.S. 287.05701. Proposers are hereby notified of the provisions of section 287.05701, Florida Statutes, as amended, that the County will not request documentation of or consider a Proposer’s social, political, or ideological interests when determining if the Proposer is a responsible Proposer. Proposers are further notified that the County's governing body may not give preference to a Proposer based on the Proposer’s social, political, or ideological interests. The County, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d to 2000d-4) and the implementing regulations, hereby notifies all respondents that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit proposals in response to this solicitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award. Any proposer may protest a notification of recommended award by submitting a written protest and bond to Ms. Melody Thelwell, Director, Palm Beach County Procurement Department, 50 South Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33415 within five (5) business days after the posting of the notification of recommended award by the Department as prescribed in Section 2-55(b) of the Palm Beach County Code. After the notification of recommended award has been posted, any unsuccessful proposer may request a debriefing from the Roadway Production Division at Engineering and Public Works Department, Roadway Production Division, 2300 N. Jog Road, Room 3W-33, West Palm Beach, FL 33411-2745. Palm Beach County reserves the right to reject any or all responses; to waive any or all informalities and/or irregularities; to re-advertise with either an identical or revised scope, or to cancel the solicitation in its entirety. This Notice given this 12th day of October, 2025. Palm Beach County Engineering and Public Works Department David L. Ricks, P.E., County Engineer October 12,19,2025 11738998