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Commission directs staff to revise unsolicited public‑private partnership (P3) application rules to speed early screening
Summary
The board voted to ask staff to revise the county’s unsolicited P3 proposal process so that extra applicant materials now required on first submission would instead be requested at a second stage, reducing front‑end burden for proposers and expediting high‑level screening.
Sarasota County commissioners on Oct. 21 directed staff to prepare amendments to the procurement code that would move additional application requirements for unsolicited public‑private partnership (P3) proposals from the initial application to a second, paid evaluation stage.
Procurement staff described the current two‑stage process, implemented in 2024 after statutory changes. Under the code, proposers must submit a non‑refundable application and a detailed packet of materials (statutorily required elements plus 14 additional items…
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