Request for qualifications for landscape architecture services due by June 4, 2026.

Notice of Request for Qualification Statements for RQS26-0381 Continuing
Landscape Architecture and Planning Design Services
Pursuant to Section 287.055, Florida Statutes, and the policies and procedures of the City of Orlando, notice is hereby given that a Qualification Statement for Continuing Landscape Architecture and Planning Design Services for the City of Orlando and its affiliated agencies must be submitted electronically by 2:00 pm local time on June 4, 2026, in order for a Consultant to be considered for award of a contract. In order to submit a Qualification Statement in response to this solicitation, a firm must as of the due date for submittals be qualified and registered in the State of Florida to provide Landscape Architectural Services pursuant to Section 481.319 of the Florida Statutes in Florida as a business organization.
Consultants interested in submitting a Qualification Statement may download the Request for Qualification Statements (RQS) document from the Citys e-Procurement Portal at:
https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/orlando
Please be advised that you must maintain and update your e-Procurement Portal vendor file with the proper contact and email information at all times during the solicitation process. The e-Procurement Portal functions as a courtesy notification system, sending an email announcement to registered suppliers when additional documents or addenda to a solicitation occur. Unless a Consultant registers and downloads the solicitation directly from the Citys e-Procurement Portal, the notification system is not activated. It is the responsibility of the Consultant to check the City's e-Procurement Portal prior to submitting a Qualification Statement to ascertain if any addenda have been issued, to obtain all such addenda, and return executed addenda with the Qualification Statement if necessary.
In accordance with Section 287.055 (10), Florida Statutes, the City of Orlando declares that all or any portion of the documents and work papers prepared and submitted pursuant to this Notice of Request, shall be subject to reuse by the City.
The City of Orlando has adopted a Veterans Business Enterprise Preference. Consultants are encouraged to utilize VBE firms as sub-consultants in responding to this Request for Qualification Statements. Such utilization will be given favorable selection consideration. As part of any resulting contract, Consultants will be required to certify that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status or disability.
This solicitation is issued by the City of Orlando on behalf of itself and its affiliated agencies, including but not limited to the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Orlando (CRA), the Downtown Development Board (DDB), and the Downtown South Neighborhood Improvement District (DSNID).
The City reserves the right to waive any informalities or irregularities in the selection process and to reject any or all Qualification Statements, or to re-advertise.
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May 3, 2026