Florida’s Turnpike Business Development Enterprise office was created to help Florida’s small business community learn more about these opportunities.
Business Development Enterprise
Business Development Initiative
FDOT Business Development Initiative Program reserves contracts for small businesses to participate as Prime consultants/contractors on Professional Services and Construction and Maintenance contracts. This program initiative is designed to provide more opportunities, increase competition, and support small businesses to move from sub-contracting and sub-consulting to prime contracting and consulting roles.
Road to Success
How to do Business with Florida's Turnpike
Register on Sunbiz
When contracting with Turnpike, you must have a registered business in the State of Florida through Sunbiz.
And:
Register on MyFloridaMarketplace
When contracting with Turnpike, a business must register as a vendor through MyFloridaMarketplace.
- Fill out the form and register as a new vendor
- For any questions, please email the Vendor Help Desk at [email protected],
or call us at (866) 352-3776
Who needs registration?
- All businesses: Primes, Sub-contractors and Sub-consultants
* Note: MyFloridaMarketplace is a separate agency from FDOT.
Small Business: How to Self-Certify?
Small Business Initiative Requirements
To participate in small business reserved contracts, your business must be self-certified as small business.
Define Small Business:
Pursuant to Section 337.027, F.S., a small business means a business with yearly average gross receipts of less than $25 million for road and bridge contracts and less than $10 million for professional and nonprofessional services contracts. A business’ average gross receipts are determined by averaging its annual gross receipts over the last three years, including the receipts of any affiliates as defined in Section 337.165, F.S
How to self-certify
- Download the affidavit , then have it notarized and submit it to [email protected] before the contract execution date.
- Affidavit is valid for 1 year, or until your firm exceeds the small business threshold (whichever comes first).
* Note: Affidavit need to be submitted by Letter or Bid due date and must maintain small business status through contract execution.
After approval
Once reviewed, certified firms are added to the official directories:
- Certified Small Business Professional Services Directory
- Certified Small Business Construction & Maintenance Directory
- For more information on how to self certify please contact [email protected]
Professional Services
Types of the Professionals Services:
• Specialized Engineers • Architects • Structural or Roadway Design • Construction, Engineering, and Inspection (CEI)
• Right of Way Services • Project Development & Environmental Studies (PD&E) • Design Build Advertisements
Prequalification is required
Professional Services: Section 287.055 (the Consultants’ Competitive Negotiation Act) and Section 337.105, Florida Statutes, require procurement of professional services by competitive negotiation. The process, as mandated by statute and Rule 14-75, Florida Administrative Code, involves a prequalification process, advertisement, and competitive selection of professional services consultants based on qualifications, followed by negotiations to establish a fair, competitive and reasonable fee for the desired services. Prequalified consultants may respond to currently advertised projects with an expanded letter of response. At least three firms will be shortlisted for each advertised project. The contract fee will then be negotiated with the top ranked firm.
To prepare for prequalification here are a few helpful resources:
Renewal Checklist
Prequalification Application
Find Opportunities
Key Factors to Keep in Mind
The cap for small business reserved professional services contracts is $1.5M for project specific contracts, and $3M for task assignment type contracts, such as continuing contracts, district-wide, and miscellaneous minor professional services contracts.
The overhead audit threshold requirement has been raised to $500,000, allowing firms to contract for fees less than $500,000 per contract without incurring the cost of an independent CPA to perform the audit.
Some contracts accept Expanded Letter of Response to be utilized as the procurement selection method for small business reserved professional services contracts.
Construction & Maintenance
Types of Road and Bridge Construction & Maintenance:
• Bridge Repair and Rehabilitation • Landscape Maintenance • Traffic Operations Improvements
• Milling and Resurfacing • Graffiti Removal • Drainage Cleanout
The Department procures construction services such as roadway and bridge construction. Determination of awarded vendor is based on the lowest bid received and qualification. These services are acquired in accordance with Section 337.11 Florida Statutes.
Prequalification under Rule 14-22 is not required, Reference Form may apply to some contracts.
Key Information When Bidding
- Bids are submitted using Bid Express
- $500 guaranty required for bids over $150,000
- %5 Bid Bond requirement is waived, bid bonds can be issued in the form of a $500 cashier’s check
- A Performance Bond is still required, unless otherwise specified in advertisement.
Helpful Resources
Find Opportunities
Online Ordering System
Design-build and design-bid-build services
Design-Build: (DB) combines into a single contract the design, and construction, for a project, all in accordance with standard Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) criteria (if applicable), specifications (if applicable), and contract administration practices. These projects allow the contractor to participate in the design in an effort to reduce costs and expedite construction.
Marketing & Advertising Opportunities
Let us help you get your business out there. There are multiple opportunities to advertise along Florida’s Turnpike System.
Vendor Assistance Contact Form
For any questions, please contact
[email protected]
Business Development Enterprise Office
P.O. Box 613069 | Ocoee, FL 34761
FAQ
In order to become certified by the Florida Office of Supplier Diversity (OSD) as a woman, veteran, or minority-owned business enterprise, a business must meet the eligibility criteria set forth in Rule 60A-9, Florida Administrative Code. Further, the vendor must register in MyFloridaMarketPlace as a vendor, identify itself as a woman, veteran, or minority-owned business and submit supporting documentation to OSD for review.
You may begin the registration process via the State of Florida’s Vendor Information Portal (VIP). The system will also ask about your social economic status and will prompt you to select the socio-economic categories that apply to you (woman, veteran, and/or minority). After completing the registration in VIP, review the required documentation for certification and submit to the Office of Supplier Development. Review the Certification Required Documents before you submit your documents.
The MyFloridaMarketPlace Vendors section of this website provides information and resources to current and prospective vendor customers.
Resources
- Office of Supplier Development
- Equal Opportunity Office: Small Business
- Turnpike Construction & Maintenance Contracts
- FDOT/TURNPIKE DESIGN-BUILD
- Procurement advertisement
- Pre-Event Contracts- Debris Removal
- Bid Express
- Bid Solicitation Notices
- Business Development Initiative (BDI)
- Commodity Codes
- Consultant Acquisition Plans
- Contractor Prequalification
- Contracts Administration
- District Offices
- Doing Business with FDOT
- FDOT 90 Day Spending Plan
- Office of Maintenance
- Maintenance Contacts
- New Bidders Orientation