FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — The Town of Fort Myers Beach opened submissions Monday for RFQ 2603A, seeking engineering and architectural services for the North Island Water Tower, Deputy Clerk Jason Freeman said at a public procurement opening.

Freeman, speaking at 8:32 a.m. on Nov. 24, identified the procurement by number and project name and said, “There was 1 addendum that was published for this RFQ and then the qualification sets were due this morning, Monday, 11/24/2025 by 8AM.” He noted staff would now open the responses received by the deadline.

The announcement listed five firms in the town’s submission portal. Freeman reported the portal showed Delta Engineering Group LLC with no documents uploaded (incomplete); Dunham Engineering and Tetra Tech Inc. as appearing complete; and two other firms shown as incomplete with inconsistent spellings in the record (variously rendered in the transcript as “Design dot Inc,” “Desiinda Inc.,” and “Bonis” or “Bonas Inc.”). The town did not provide corrected corporate spellings during the opening.

Freeman said that any apparent upload issues will be reviewed by the town’s selection advisory committee. “All of the submissions will be going to our selection advisor committee who is appointed by our town manager, for further review,” he said, adding the committee meeting is expected to be scheduled in the weeks after the holiday break and that the town will post notice and an agenda when that meeting is set.

No motions, votes or contract awards were made during the opening. The session lasted about two minutes; Freeman closed the event at 8:34 a.m.

What’s next: The selection advisory committee will examine the submitted qualification sets and report back to the town manager or produce a recommendation when its review is complete. The town did not state a date for the committee meeting or for any selection decision during the opening.

Attendance and officials: Freeman identified himself as deputy clerk. He also noted Amy Baker, the town clerk, was present at the table. No other speakers or public comments were recorded in the opening.

Clarifications and data noted at the opening: 1 addendum published for RFQ 2603A; qualification sets were due by 8:00 a.m. on Nov. 24, 2025; portal showed two firms with complete submissions (Dunham Engineering; Tetra Tech Inc.) and three firms listed as incomplete or with no uploaded documents (Delta Engineering Group LLC; two entries with inconsistent spellings). The town indicated it will later verify file completeness and any irregularities during the selection advisory committee’s review.