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Hillsborough County committee reviews A/E proposals for CDBG-DR single‑family housing; flags staffing, references
Summary
An evaluation committee reviewed eight eligible proposals for professional architectural and engineering services under RPS25‑379 (CDBG‑DR single‑family housing). Members praised firms' federal-compliance experience but raised repeated concerns about missing forms, capacity to scale and poor reference information; oral presentations will be scheduled.
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY — An evaluation committee convened Nov. 7 to discuss proposals for RPS25‑379, the county’s solicitation for architectural and engineering services tied to Community Development Block Grant — Disaster Recovery (CDBG‑DR) single‑family housing work.
Ethan Kersey, the county buyer assigned to the project, told the committee the county received nine proposals but that one submittal, from Strive Engineering Group, was deemed unacceptable and removed from evaluation. Committee members said they would review the remaining proposals in alphabetical order and base any later scoring solely on materials in the submitted files and the forthcoming oral presentations.
Cheryl Howell, the county’s assistant county administrator for community impact, said the procurement seeks firms able to navigate federal disaster- recovery requirements and meet a constrained timeline. “This program is in response to two hurricanes that occurred…
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