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Resolution accepting the recommendation of the Chief Procurement Officer to authorize negotiations with Curtis + Rogers Design Studio, Geomantic Designs, Inc., and Bermello Ajamil & Partners, Inc., of continuing contracts for landscape architect consulting services pursuant to Florida Statute 287.055, known as the “Consultants Competitive Negotiation Act” and Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 2011.08.19C.
Brief History
The purpose of this Request For Qualifications process is to select several landscape architect consulting firms to negotiate continuing contracts to provide necessary consulting services involving landscape architecture, planning, design, analysis, cost estimating and surveying. Under these continuing contracts, landscape architect consultants will not work on 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 Landscape Architect Consultants Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 2011.08.19C. On August 25, 2011, a non-mandatory pre-qualifications conference was held. Twenty-four (24) landscape architect consulting firms downloaded or obtained the RFQ package from the Procurement Division.
On October 11, 2011, eleven (11) qualifications statements were submitted by: Geomantic Design, Falcon & Bueno, Savino & Miller Design, Rosenberg Gardner Design, AECOM, T.Y. Lin International/HJ Ross, Bermello Ajamil & Partners, O’Leary Richard Design Associates, Calvin Giordano & Associates, Curtis + Rogers Design Studio and NFC Landscape Architects.
On October 31, 2011, the Evaluation Committee met to evaluate the qualification statements, which resulted in five (5) firms being shortlisted as follows: Curtis + Rogers Design Studio, Bermello Ajamil & Associates, AECOM, Geomantic Designs and Calvin Giordano & Associates. This shortlisted group was then asked to make a ...
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