FY 2016-2017 Accomplishments

• Solicitations
• Invitations to Bid – 60
• Request for Proposal – 14
• Request for Qualifications – 2
• Request for Letters of Interest (Architect & Engineering Services) – 11
• Purchase Orders Issued – 1,545 for a total of $120,746,253
• Vehicle / Equipment Purchases
• 15 vehicles
• 8 pieces of construction-type equipment
• Accomplishments
• PD 16-17.004, Design-Build Services for the new county correctional facility, the largest public works project ever advertised by Escambia County. Originally budgeted for $143,000,000, the firm recommended for award base price was $128,609,505.
• Roads
• Two dirt road paving solicitations issued and awarded
• Three bridge replacements
• One road widening and drainage project
• Quietwater Beach Ferry Landing | Waterside
• As a result of the tornado in the Town of Century, many homes were destroyed. A solicitation for replacement homes resulted in the recommendation to award a contract to replace these homes.
• A $5 million solicitation for expansion of the Perdido Landfill was advertised and awarded, expanding the life of the landfill.
• Participated in or hosted in the following outreach programs for vendors in Escambia County:
• Escambia County Cares Community Resource Expo, outreach to small, local and minority businesses
• How to Do Business with our Local Government with the Gulf Coast African American Chamber of Commerce
• How to Do Business with Escambia County with University of West Florida SBDC