CITY OF VENICE, FLORIDA
Finance Department
401 W. Venice Avenue
Venice, FL 34285
Request for Proposals
RFP Number 3121-20
Date of Issue: December 14, 2020
Submission Deadline: January 5, 2021
Title and Purpose of RFP:
CODE ENFORCEMENT SPECIAL MAGISTRATE
CITY OF VENICE, FLORIDA
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Venice invites and will receive sealed
proposals from qualified proposers to perform the following work which is described in
detail in the Request for Proposals (RFP) specifications.
RFP NUMBER:
RFP TITLE: CODE ENFORCEMENT SPECIAL MAGISTRATE
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Provide Code Enforcement Special Magistrate services for
the City of Venice.
RFP SUBMITTAL DEADLINE DATE & TIME: January 5, 2021 @ 2:00 P.M.
PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE: NO
The City is using a Request for Proposals for this project and will award the contract to the
Proposer the City finds, in its sole discretion, best meets the needs of the City.
RFP documents are available by calling Onvia DemandStar at (800) 711-1712 or by their
Internet address at www.demandstar.com. Proposers may also pick up RFP documents at the
City of Venice, Procurement- Finance Department, Room 204, 401 West Venice Ave.,
Venice Florida 34285, (941) 882-7422, at no charge.
The evaluation committee has been selected by the City to ensure that all proposals are fairly
considered. The evaluation committee will perform a review of proposals received from
Proposers to determine completeness and responsiveness to the principal components of the
applicable requirements of the RFP. The evaluation committee will make a recommendation
to the City Council following the evaluation committee’s review of all proposals and
consideration of any additional evidence or data desired by the evaluation committee.
Qualified firms are invited to deliver one (1) original, three (3) copies, and one (1) electronic
version of the response package using the forms provided in a sealed envelope marked
“SEALED REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, RFP # 3121-20 CODE ENFORCEMENT
SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, and delivered to the City of Venice, Procurement- Finance
Department, Room 204, City Hall, 401 West Venice Avenue, Venice, Florida 34285. The
City assumes no responsibility for proposals received after 2:00 P.M., on January 5, 2021 or
at any office or location other than that specified herein, whether due to mail delay, courier
mistake, mishandling or any other reason. Late proposals will be held unopened and will not
be considered for award.
All questions, comments, or concerns about this RFP must be submitted in writing to Mr.
Peter Boers, Procurement- Finance Department, for the City of Venice, Room 204, 401 West
Venice Avenue, Venice, FL 34285. Mr. Boers is the only designated representative of the
City authorized to respond to comments, questions, and concerns. The City will not respond
to comments, questions or concerns addressed to any person other than Mr. Boers. If the City
determines that a particular comment, question or concern necessitates a global response to
all Proposers, the City will issue a clarifying memorandum or addendum. The final day that
the City will accept questions will be December 29, 2020 by 1:00 P.M.
The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all proposals, to waive irregularities
and technicalities, and to request re-submission. Any sole response received by the
submission date may or may not be rejected by the City, depending on available competition
and timely needs of the City. Contact for more info.
Kelly M. Fernandez, Esq.
Persson, Cohen & Mooney, P.A.
236 Pedro St.
Venice, FL 34285
Ph: (941) 306-4730 | Fax: (941) 306-4832
Board Certified by the Florida Bar in City, County and Local Government Law
