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Indian River Farms watershed prior to it reaching the Indian River Lagoon. Of the four bids <br />received, Lucas Marine Inc. and Giannetti Contracting Corporation had the lowest, but staff felt <br />that Lucas Marine, with experience in this type of work, was the best and most responsive bidder. <br />Director Davis stated that the County would like to purchase certain equipment directly to save <br />some costs. He asked for Board approval of staffs recommendation to award the bid to Lucas <br />Marine. <br />Ira Hatch, Esquire, Hatch & Doty, Counsel for Giannetti Contracting Corporation, <br />requested that the Board reject staffs recommendation, and award the contract to Giannetti, whose <br />bid was $250,000.00 cheaper. <br />Vincent Vaccarella, P.A., also representing Giannetti Contracting Corporation, <br />reiterated Attorney Hatch's request for the Board to award the contract to his client. Using a <br />PowerPoint presentation, he displayed the cost differential between Lucas Marine and Giannetti's <br />bids, displayed Giannetti's licensure, and refuted the allegations made by Lucas Marine in their <br />bid protest, that Giannetti was not qualified nor properly licensed to do the work. Attorney <br />Vaccarella reminded the assembly that the State Bid Procurement Manual mandates that contracts <br />must be awarded to the lowest most responsive and responsible bidder. <br />Paul Del Vecchio, Florida Licensing Construction Board, reported that Giannetti's <br />licenses were an almost exact match with the scope of work presented under the bid documents. <br />Commissioner O'Bryan asked Director Davis if the bid document listed specific <br />licenses or just scope of work, and wanted to know if Giannetti Construction had a license for all <br />the required disciplines. Director Davis responded that the contract documents included <br />extensive scope of work. The contractor must be fully licensed (or have a subcontractor who is) to <br />do the type of work provided for in the contract. Attorney Collins added that Giannetti has a <br />residential and underground utility license, and an excavation -contracting license. <br />July 24, 2007 41 <br />