COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS 2026-B FLORIDA SMALL CITIES CDBG GRANT ADMIN CONTRACT NO. 26DB-H08 (H2624) The Columbia County Board of Commissioners will receive sealed proposals from qualified firms in the office of the Board of County Commissioners located at 135 NE Hernando Ave., Suite 203, Lake City, Florida 32055 until 2:00 PM on January 16, 2026 for the following: SMALL CITIES CDBG GRANT ADMINISTRATION SERVICES To be eligible for consideration, all proposers must be registered in the State of Florida to practice their profession at the time of proposal. Proposers without a complete proposal described will be considered improper. Request for Proposals information is available online only at: http://www.columbiacountyfla.com/PurchasingBids.asp Bids will be publicly opened in the Commissioner’s Office at 2:00 PM on January 16, 2026, or as soon thereafter as practical. Bidders are fully responsible for the delivery of the bids. Bids may be withdrawn at any time prior to the bid opening. Late bids will not be accepted or considered. Bid delivered in any other format other than specified in this bid will not be accepted under any circumstances. Questions regarding this solicitation must be received via email to ejones@columbiacountyfla.com no later than January 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM. Responses to those questions considered material to the solicitation shall be distributed via formal addenda. Columbia County welcomes your response to this bid. Proposals should be prepared in accordance with the bid instructions and will be evaluated by Columbia County as stated in the evaluation section of this document. Columbia County reserves the right to waive any formalities, to reject any or all proposals or to re-advertise for proposals for these services. Columbia County may withdraw all or part of this bid at any time to protect the interests of the County. All Proposers are asked to be thorough yet concise in their response. Failure to provide the response in the manner prescribed herein may be grounds for disqualification. The bidder is required to use the "Bid Form" attached and hereto, which attached to the "Information to Bidders" and "Specifications" shall remain intact. Any variation from these minimum specifications must be clearly stated on a separate sheet and attached to the "Bid Form" Only one bid form set will be furnished each company or corporation interested in bidding. The complete bid form set is to be submitted in a sealed envelope. Proposers shall indicate Bid Number, Project Title on the outside of the envelope and the name and address of the firm submitting the bid. All Proposers are advised that under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, all responses are deemed a public record and open to the public as provided for in said statute.