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Hillsborough County selection committee interviews Varel Project Engineering for CDBG‑DR housing services
Summary
Varel Project Engineering and partner Tampa Bay Design Group presented to a Hillsborough County selection committee on RPS 25-00379, outlining experience with CDBG/SHIP programs, QA/QC standards, a 10% change‑order contingency approach and claimed capacity demonstrated by 18,000 prior inspections; the committee pressed for an architect resume and budget details.
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY — Varel Project Engineering and partner Tampa Bay Design Group gave an oral presentation to a Hillsborough County selection committee about their proposal for RPS 25-00379, the county’s request for architectural and engineering services for a Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG‑DR) single‑family housing replacement program.
The presentation, led by Leo Kennan, principal project manager for Varel Project Engineering, and architect Lee Curtis, ran under the procurement rules set by the county: 15 minutes of presentation followed by 15 minutes of committee questions. Kennan said the team’s work includes inspection and design roles on prior federally funded and state programs and emphasized documentation and quality control procedures.
Kennan highlighted the firm’s program experience and capacity, saying, “We did 18,000 of those for that program,” when describing wind‑mitigation inspections performed under the My Safe Florida Home program. He told the committee his firm uses…
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