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not identify which of the two projects were acceptable, it infers that there were at least two projects which matched the criteria and which Ranger had successfully completed. Ranger submits that with an accurate representation regarding the listed FDOT project, it will have been deemed to have to have successfully completed three similar projects and thus had compiled with the project's bid requirements. Further, while the projects which were rejected were not identified, if staff rejected the CR 512 Roseland -Easy Street project (which was misidentified) as one which had the inaccurate listing, then that would be another qualifying project- one of which the County had firsthand experience. These facts alone require that the staff recommendation be rejected and that the Contract awarded to Ranger as the lowest responsible bidder! RANGER's RESPONSE TO THE REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION WAS SUFFICIENT Further, Ranger disputes that its response to a request for clarification was incomplete, erroneous and vague. As stated above Ranger was required to show three such projects and its listing of "all full depth reclamation projects" included a list of six (6) such projects. This information was requested by correspondence dated February 27, 2017 from you to F. Scott Fowler. As requested Ranger did respond and listed the relevant projects. If staff had any difficulty in contacting representatives of the listed projects, the most obvious course would have been for staff to ask Ranger to provide additional contact information or even technical specifications for the specific projects. Further the Staff Report simply states that staff made a diligent attempt to verify the request for clarification, but the Report fails to provide any details of the actions staff undertook to verify the 'information. The request only sought projects which were completed in the past five years, thus the two projects which lacked sufficient contact information, were for information only and were provided in an abundance of caution; but as they were beyond the five year look=back period, they should not be considered. It is clear that staff failed or neglected to reach out to the most obvious source of such .contact information, Ranger. It is also noted that the letter requesting clarification did not warn that the failure to completely respond would result in declaration of the bid as being unresponsive, rather it was the "[f)ailure to respond that would result in the bid being determined as unresponsive. Ranger responded timely and provided sufficient references to meet the established criteria. Thus, the statement in the Staff Report that Ranger's response to the request for clarification was incomplete, erroneous or vague is not accurate, nor is it a relevant fact to be considered in the evaluation of Ranger's qualifications. CONCLUSION The recommendation of the Staff Report that Ranger failed to meet the requirements of the bid was based upon staffs finding that Ranger failed to have successfully completed three projects similar in scope" to the instant project. That finding is erroneous with regard to the FOOT project and is wholly vague as to the other projects listed, including the CR 512 Roseland -Easy Street project. With clarification of the response from the FDOT regarding the NASA Boulevard Project, it is clear that Ranger meets the required criteria. Further if the CR 512 project was disregarded due to Ranger's incorrect listing, that would be an additional qualifying project. As shown by Ranger, the decision contained in the Staff Report was based upon inaccurate information, the guidelines/ requirements were arbitrarily and capriciously applied and the findings of the Staff Report were erroneous. Alternatively, staff should be required to supplement its report to include the comments of Mr. Boughnam and provide complete information so that Ranger can understand what" diligent efforts" were undertaken, what the 101 Sansbury's Way; West Palm Beach, FL 33411 ' Phone, (561) 793-9400' Fax: (561) 790-4332 Mailing Address: PO Box 15065, West Palm Beach, FL 33416 "www.rangerconstruction.com P194