NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR SWEETWATER CREEK COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
Sweetwater Creek Community Development District (District), located in St. Johns County, Florida, announces that professional engineering services will be required on a continuing basis for the District. The engineering firm selected will act in the general capacity of District Engineer and, if so authorized, may provide general engineering services as well as engineering services on an ongoing basis and for the design and construction administration associated with the Districts capital improvement plan. The District may select one or more engineering firms to provide engineering services on an ongoing basis.
Any firm or individual (Applicant) desiring to provide professional services to the District must: 1) hold applicable federal, state and local licenses; 2) be authorized to do business in Florida in accordance with Florida law; and 3) furnish a statement (Qualification Statement) of its qualifications and past experience on U.S. General Service Administrations Architect-Engineer Qualifications, Standard Form No. 330, with pertinent supporting data. Among other things, Applicants must submit information relating to: a) the ability and adequacy of the Applicants professional personnel; b) whether the Applicant is a certified minority business enterprise; c) the Applicants willingness to meet time and budget requirements; d) the Applicants past experience and performance, including but not limited to past experience as a District Engineer for any community development districts and past experience in St. Johns County, Florida; e) the geographic location of the Applicants headquarters and offices; f) the current and projected workloads of the Applicant. Further, each Applicant must identify the specific individual affiliated with the Applicant who would be handling District meetings, construction services, and other engineering tasks.
The District will review all Applicants and will comply with Florida law, including the Consultants Competitive Negotiations Act, Chapter 287, Florida Statutes (CCNA). All Applicants must submit one (1) electronic copy of Standard Form No. 330 and Qualification Statement by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 19, 2026, to the District Manager, Howard McGaffney, at howard@cddmanagers.com with a copy to jleger@vestapropertyservices.com (District Managers Office). It is anticipated that proposals will be evaluated at the regular meeting of the Districts Board of Supervisors (Board) on July 2, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. at 1865 North Loop Parkway, St. Augustine, Florida 32095. Please note that all Applicants should plan to attend the Board meeting on July 2, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. to present their proposals to the Board and participate in a question and answer session. Any and all questions relative to this project shall be directed in writing by e-mail only to the District Manager at howard@cddmanagers.com with a copy to District Counsel, Mary Grace Henley, Esq., at marygrace@cddlawyers.com.
The Board shall select and rank the Applicants using the requirements set forth in the CCNA and the evaluation criteria on file with the District Managers Office, and the highest-ranked Applicant will be requested to enter into contract negotiations. If an agreement cannot be reached between the District and the highest-ranked Applicant, negotiations will cease and begin with the next-highest-ranked Applicant, and if those negotiations are unsuccessful, will continue to the third-highest-ranked Applicant. The District reserves the right to reject any and all Qualification Statements. Additionally, there is no express or implied obligation for the District to reimburse Applicants for any expenses associated with the preparation and submittal of the Qualification Statements in response to this request.
Any protest regarding the terms of this Notice, or the evaluation criteria on file with the District Managers Office, must be filed in writing with the District Managers Office, c/o Vesta District Services, 250 International Parkway, Suite 208, Lake Mary, Florida 32746, with an electronic copy to howard@cddmanagers.com, within seventy-two (72) hours after the publication of this Notice. The formal protest setting forth with particularity the facts and law upon which the protest is based shall be filed within seven (7) calendar days after the initial notice of protest was filed. Failure to timely file a notice of protest or failure to timely file a formal written protest shall constitute a waiver of any right to object or protest with respect to aforesaid Notice or evaluation criteria provisions. Any person who files a notice of protest shall provide to the District, simultaneously with the filing of the notice, a protest bond with a reasonable surety to be approved by the District and in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000).
Howard McGaffney
District Manager
