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A Resolution accepting the recommendation of the Procurement Officer to award RFQ 2018-017 for Traffic Impact Study Consulting Services and negotiate a Professional Services Agreement (“Agreement”) with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., A&P Consulting Transportation Engineers, Corp., and CALTRAN Engineering Group, Inc., the three (3) highest ranked responsive-responsible proposers, pursuant to Florida Statute 287.055, known as the “Consultants Competitive Negotiation Act.
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On March 20, 2018, the City Commission of Coral Gables, Florida, adopted Ordinance No. 2018-09 to require that an independent traffic impact study be conducted whenever certain “Study Criteria” referenced in the Ordinance is met.
In line with the aforementioned direction, on October 2, 2018, the Procurement Division formally advertised Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 2018-017 for Traffic Impact Study Consulting Services. The purpose of the RFQ was to qualify three (3) professional traffic engineering firms (“Proposer(s)”), per the requirements of Florida Statute 287.055 (CCNA), possessing the qualifications and ability to conduct traffic impact studies and services. Professional services to be provided under the resulting agreement from the RFQ will be for study activities if the fee for professional services for each individual study does not exceed $200,000.
Thereafter, on October 10, 2018, a non-mandatory pre-qualifications conference was held with seventeen (17) prospective firms in attendance, of the fifty-five (55) prospective proposers who downloaded the RFQ package from Public Purchase, the City’s web based e-Procurement service. On November 5, 2018, ten (10) firms submitted proposals in response to the RFQ: A&P Consulting Transportation Engineers, Corp. , C.H. Perez & Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc., CALTRAN Engineering Group, Inc., Calvin, Giordano & Associates, Inc., David Plummer & Associates, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., Richard Garcia & Associates, Inc....
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