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Resolution accepting the recommendation of the Chief Procurement Officer to authorize negotiations with C3TS, Inc., ADA Engineering, Inc., and AECOM Technical Services, Inc., of continuing contracts for General Engineering Consulting Services pursuant to Florida Statute 287.055, known as the “Consultants Competitive Negotiation Act” and Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 2011.08.19B.
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The purpose of this Request For Qualifications process is to select several General Engineering Consulting firms to negotiate continuing contracts to provide consulting services necessary involving general engineering, planning, structural, MEP, fire protection construction management and inspections, bridges, cost estimating and surveying. Under these continuing contracts, General Engineering Consultants will not work on construction projects exceeding $2,000,000 or any study that exceeds $200,000 pursuant to Florida Statute 287.055, known as the “Consultants Competitive Negotiation Act.”
On August 19, 2011, the Procurement Division of Finance formally advertised the General Engineering Consultants Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 2011.08.19B. On August 25, 2011, a non-mandatory pre-qualifications conference was held. Thirty-eight General Engineering Consulting firms downloaded or obtained the RFQ package from the Procurement Division.
On October 11, 2011, nineteen (19) qualifications statements were submitted by: David Plummer & Associates, Bermello Ajamil & Partners, Inc., Lockwood Andrews & Newman, Inc., BCC Engineering, Inc., AECOM Technical Services, Inc., Biscayne Engineering Company, Inc., C3TS, Inc., M2E, LLC, LIVS Associates, SRS Engineering, Inc., Calvin Giordano & Associates, Inc. Atkins North America, Inc., A&P CT Corporation, CES Consultants, Inc., Milian Swain & Associates, Inc., URS Corporation Southern, the Corradino Group, Inc., EAC Engineering, Inc., and ADA Engineering, Inc.
On October 31, 2011, the Evaluation Committee met to evaluate the qualification statements, which resulted in six (6) firms being shortlisted as follows: C3TS, Inc., EAC Engineering, Inc., BCC Engineering, Inc., AECOM Technical Services, Inc., URS Corporation Southern and ADA Engineering, Inc. This shortlisted group was then asked to make a presentation on November 2, 2011, to the Evaluation Committee followed by questions from the committee. After the presentations, the Evaluation Committee developed a recommended list of firms, in order of preference, for pricing negotiations of C3TS, Inc., ADA Engineering, Inc., and AECOM Technical Services, Inc.
Under Florida Statute 287.055 known as the “Consultants Competitive Negotiation Act,” the Commission “shall select in order of preference no fewer than three (3) firms deemed to be the most highly qualified to perform the required services,” who will be invited to enter into a negotiations phase to determine their compensation that will be paid under contract with the City. After compensation has been negotiated with the Consulting firms, contracts will be submitted to the Commission for approval.