With the renovations to the Florida Citrus Bowl ramping up soon, the City of Orlando announced today that it has added the stadium reconstruction procurement and key dates to its website (www.cityoforlando.net/venues). The website will serve as the main source for the latest information, documents, news, schedule and bidding related to the renovations.
The City also announced the request for proposals (RFP) from interested and qualified entities to provide program manager services to the City for the stadium renovations. The Program Manager will provide services to assist the City (Owner) during the project as part of the Owner’s Team, as described in the RFP.
With today’s RFP release, sealed proposals must be received at the City’s Purchasing and Materials Management Division by the due date of January 16, 2013 at 2:00 pm EST. Proposals received after this deadline will not be considered. The construction phase of this project is estimated to begin in the third quarter of 2013 with substantial completion in December 2014. Full details are available at the City of Orlando’s venue procurement webpage.
The City has given an undertaken to ensure compliance with the ‘Blueprint for a Sustainable Economic Impact’ throughout the procurement process, including during project design and construction. For more information on the “Blueprint” go to:
http://www.cityoforlando.net/elected/venues/pdf/blueprint_book.pdf
