Fireworks Displays

The City of St. Petersburg is soliciting a qualified fireworks vendor to design, supply, staff, permit, and execute aerial fireworks displays for its Fourth of July and New Year’s Eve celebrations, with an initial three‑year contract and optional two one‑year renewals. The vendor must provide full design, product procurement (minimum 3,200 shells for July, 1,600 shells per New Year’s display), qualified pyrotechnicians, a barge launch platform, safety plans, permits, insurance, and post‑event reporting. Key deliverables include preliminary concepts eight weeks out, final design thirty days out, and full documentation a week before each event. The contract value covers fireworks, equipment, labor, logistics, and compliance for up to three major displays per year, with potential additional displays on an as‑needed basis. • Scope: Design, supply, install, fire, and clean up fireworks displays (July 20‑min, NYE two 10‑min shows). • Minimum qualifications: 5 + years experience, ≥3 comparable references, ≥3 certified pyrotechnicians, ATF 54 license, DOT hazardous‑materials registration, barge access. • Timeline: Pre‑proposal virtual meeting Nov 2 2026; questions due Nov 6 2026; final proposals due Dec 1 2026 3 pm; contract execution early 2027; three‑year performance period. • Evaluation: 40% qualifications, 35% approach, 15% cost, 10% small‑business participation. • Mandatory compliance: insurance, bonding, safety plans, public‑records disclosure, non‑negotiable contract terms.