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CONSENT INDIAN RIVER COUNTY OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET PURCHASING DIVISION DATE: February 2, 2018 TO: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THROUGH: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator Mike Smykowski, Director, Office of Management and Budget FROM: Jennifer Hyde, Purchasing Manager SUBJECT: Recommended Selection of Consultants for RFQ 2018008 — Continuing Consulting Engineering Services BACKGROUND: The current professional continuing consulting engineering contracts for Utilities and Public Works expire on February 15, 2018. On behalf of the Department of Utility Services and in accordance with FS 287.055, Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) were solicited for professional engineering services on a continuing contract basis. Consulting firms were invited to submit qualifications for one or more of the six project categories. Term of award is anticipated to be three years with one two-year renewal option available. RFQ RESULTS: Advertising Date: RFQ Opening Date: DemandStar Broadcast to: RFQ Documents Requested by Replies: September 26, 2017 October 24, 2017 at 2:00 pm 2070 Subscribers 96 Firms 28 Firms ANALYSIS: A selection committee comprised of Arjuna Weragoda, P.E., Capital Projects Manager, Vincent Burke, P.E, Director of Utilities Services, John Boyer, P.E., Utilities Engineer, James Gray, Natural Resources Manager, James Ennis, P.E., PMP, County Engineer, William Johnson, P.E., Roadway Production Manager, and Himanshu Mehta, P.E., SWDD Managing Director independently evaluated and scored the received statements of qualifications in accordance with FS 287.055 and the County Purchasing Manual. These scores were compiled by the committee and an overall ranking of the submittals for each project category developed. At least three firms in each category were invited to participate in discussions with the committee. After the interviews, the committee members again independently ranked the firms and a committee ranking was compiled.