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4 <br />AUG 19 19 1 � ( -TAA, 261 <br />TO: The Honorable'Members of DATE: August 13, 1981 FILE: <br />the Board of County Commissioners <br />SUBJECT: Selection of Planning Consultant - <br />Transportation Disadvantaged Plan <br />�V <br />FROM: ee A. Nelson REFERENCES: <br />County Administrator <br />In accordance with Board approval and D.O.T. directions, the Administration <br />issued a "Request for Proposals" for firms interested in preparing a plan <br />for the "Coordination of Transportation Disadvantaged Services". Notice <br />appeared in the Vero Beach Press Journal on July 23, 1981, and was also <br />mailed to seventeen (17) firms doing business within the State of Florida. <br />We have received only one proposal, from Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. of <br />West Palm Beach. As we have previously reported, Kimeiy-Horn prepared the <br />regional "Elderly and Handicapped Transportation Development Program" in <br />1979. They have also been responsible for development of several other <br />similar transportation plans thoughout Florida and the Southeast. <br />ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS <br />The single proposal received, Kimley-Horn, is from a firm experienced and <br />qualified to provide the required services for Indian River County. There <br />are no other proposals to consider. The Administration does not believe <br />rejection of Kimley-Horn's proposal and readvertisement would result in any <br />greater showing of interest by the consulting firms: <br />RECOMMENDATIONS AND FUNDING <br />The County has been offered a grant, through Florida D.O.T., in the amount <br />of $8,000, to prepare this study. Accordingly, the Administration recommends <br />it be authorized to negotiate a contract with Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. <br />within the constraints of the grant offer, and subject to approval by Florida <br />D.O.T. and the Board of County Commissioners. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />BIRD, COMMISSIONER FLETCHER VOTED IN OPPOSITION, THE BOARD BY A 4 TO I <br />VOTE, AUTHORIZED THE ADMINISTRATOR TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH KIMLEY— <br />HORN & ASSOCIATES, INC., TO PREPARE A PLAN FOR COORDINATION OF TRANS— <br />PORTATION DISADVANTAGED SERVICES WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF THE GRANT <br />OFFER AS RECOMMENDED IN THE ABOVE MEMO, <br />