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Hillsborough County panel shortlists three bidders for $250M-plus disaster-recovery housing RFP
Summary
An evaluation committee reviewed three shortlisted proposals for RFP B25-00378 (construction manager at risk for CDBG-DR single-family housing). Committee members praised outreach and compliance plans but pressed bidders on local staffing, subcontractor roles, financial risk and project controls; oral interviews were requested.
Hillsborough County’s evaluation committee met on Nov. 14, 2025, to review three shortlisted proposals for RFP B25-00378, the county’s construction-manager-at-risk contract for Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) single-family housing repair and replacement.
Ethan Kursey, the buyer assigned to the project, told the committee that "On 11/14/2025, we received a total of 11 proposals," and that "8 of those proposals were deemed unacceptable and will not be scored." Committee chair Robert Hendrickson framed the scale of the program, saying "this program is is a big deal" and that the housing component is "in excess of 250,000,000." No award or vote occurred at the meeting.
Why it matters: The country-scale funding and the county’s accelerated timeline mean the selected firm will be responsible for rapid repairs and rebuilds across multiple neighborhoods while meeting federal CDBG-DR compliance requirements, Davis-Bacon payroll rules, and local permitting processes.
What the committee heard: Across the…
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