REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN sealed qualifications will be received until 4:00 P.M., Monday, February 21, 2022, at the Clay County Administration Building, fourth floor, Purchasing Department, 477 Houston Street, Green Cove Springs, Florida 32043for the following: RFQ NO. 21/22-17, STORMWATER STUDY Qualifications will be opened at 9:00 AM., or as soon thereafter as possible, on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 in the Clay County Administration Building, ConferenceRoom "B", fourth floor, 477 Houston Street, Green Cove Springs, Florida, in thepresence of the Purchasing Department staff and all other interested persons. Qualifications will not be valid unless received by the RFQ deadline and in a sealed envelope marked "RFQ NO. 21/22-17, STORMWATER STUDY" to be received until 4:00 P.M., Monday, February 21, 2022. Envelopes are to be submitted in person or delivered by courier to the above address. No postal mail will be accepted. After due consideration, Clay County intends to entertain a short list of consultants. Staff will begin negotiations with the number one ranked consultant derived from the Clay County Board of County Commissioners short listing. If the negotiation with the consultant is successful, contract procedures will be initiated. If a successful negotiation cannot bereached, the County may seek a proposal from the number two, then number three ranked firm if deemed necessary by the County. More than one contract may beawarded. Should two be selected, one will be the primary and the other secondary. Consultants desiring to provide the needed professional services must submit five (5) copies (one marked original) and one (1) electronic copy as outlined on Page 6 of Request for Qualification Instructions, the attached Form W-9, and proof of liability insurance forevaluation by Clay County. During the Request for Bid Period, from publication of the notice of a Request for Bids to the making of a Bid Decision, and during any related Protest Period, Bidders are prohibited from contacting, by any means,whether orally, telephonically, electronically or in writing, any member of the Board, any County Employee, including the County Manager, the County Attorney, or the Commission Auditor, any member of the designated Evaluation Committee or any agent of the County regarding the Request for Bids in any respect, with the exception of (i) inquiries may be submitted to the Purchasing Department or other County Employees or agents if specifically provided in the Request for Bids (ii) pre-Bid conferences provided for in the request package; and (iii) formal presentations by Bidders to the designated Evaluation Committee or tothe Board or any committee thereof specifically contemplated in the Request for Bids. For information concerning procedures for responding to this Bid, contact Amber Hobbs, Purchasing Department, (904) 529-3857 or by email: purchasing\claycountygov.com The County reserves the right to waive formalities in any response, to reject any or all responses with or without cause, to waive technical and non-technical or non-material defects in the solicitation or submittal of any responses, including the lack of availability of adequate funds, regulatory agency requirements, to make award in part orcompletely, and/or to accept the response that, in its judgment, will be in thebest interest of the County of Clay. Bid proposals in which the prices obviously are unbalanced will be rejected. Interested vendors are advised that the Clay County Board of County Commissioners has a local preference policy and Buy American policy. The complete policy for both can be viewed at: https://www.claycountygov.com/government/purchasing/vendor-information FOLLOWING THE BID OPENING AND TABULATION, A "NOTICE OF INTENT TOAWARD BID" OR A "NOTICE OF REJECTION OF ALL BIDS" WILL BE POSTED ON THE INTERNET AT: https://www.claycountygov.com/government/purchasing/bcc-bid-tabs-current-bids-intent-bids-rejection-bids THIS WEBPAGE CAN ALSO BE ACCESSED FROM THE HOMEPAGE OF THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE AT: https://www.claycountygov.com/home BY FOLLOWING THE "NOTICE OF INTENT BIDS" LINK UNDER THE "BUSINESS" ROLLOVER BUTTON ON THE COUNTY'S HOMEPAGE. NO OTHER NOTICE WILL BE POSTED. PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS ARE NOTIFIED THAT THE FAILURE TO INCLUDE WITHIN THE SEALED BID ENVELOPE A PROPER BID BOND OR OTHER SECURITY APPROVED UNDER THE COUNTY'S PURCHASING POLICY, IF REQUIRED FOR THIS REQUEST, WILL RESULT IN REJECTION OF THE BID AND SHALL, AS WELL AS THE FAILURE TO FILE A WRITTEN NOTICE OF PROTEST AND TO FILE AWRITTEN PETITION INITIATING A FORMAL PROTEST PROCEEDING WITHIN THE TIMES AND IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED IN CHAPTER 8, SECTION I OF THE COUNTY'S PURCHASING POLICYSHALL, CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF THE RIGHT TO PROTEST THE BID REQUEST, ANY ADDENDUM THERETO, OR THE BID DECISION, AS APPLICABLE, AND TO INITIATE A FORMAL PROTEST PROCEEDING UNDER THE PURCHASING POLICY. THE COUNTY'S PURCHASING POLICY CAN BE VIEWED AT THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE BY FOLLOWING THE APPROPRIATE LINKS FROM THE HOMEPAGE ADDRESS SET FORTH ABOVE. IF A PROSPECTIVE BIDDERIS IN DOUBT WHETHER THIS REQUEST REQUIRES A BID BOND, SUCH PROSPECTIVE BIDDERIS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING APPROPRIATE INQUIRY. A person or affiliatewho has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for apublic entity crime may not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods orservices to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract with a publicentity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, maynot submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity, may not beawarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in Section 287.017,Florida Statutes, for CATEGORY TWO for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list. Legal 49012 published Jan 13, 2022 in Clay County's Clay Today newspaper.