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Ranking of Firms and Authorization to Negotiate — RFQ 2019040 <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET <br />PURCHASING DIVISION <br />DATE: April 8, 2019 <br />TO: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />THROUGH: <br />Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />Kristin Daniels, Budget Director <br />FROM: Jennifer Hyde, Purchasing Manager <br />SUBJECT: Ranking of Firms and Authorization to Negotiate — RFQ 2019040 for CEI <br />Services for IRC -0853 — 43rd Avenue (18th Street to 26th Street) <br />BACKGROUND: <br />On behalf of the Engineering Division and in accordance with FS 287.055 (Consultant's Competitive <br />Negotiation Act), Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) were solicited for Construction Engineering <br />and Inspection (CEI) services, including contract administration, inspection, and materials sampling <br />and testing for the upcoming 43rd Avenue widening project. <br />RFQ RESULTS: <br />Advertising Date: January 18, 2019 <br />RFQ Opening Date: February 20, 2019 <br />DemandStar Broadcast to: 807 Subscribers <br />RFQ Documents Requested by: 20 Firms <br />Replies: 2 Firms <br />ANALYSIS: <br />Only two responses were received, specific to the RFQ. In order to comply with the FS 287.055 <br />requirement to "select in order of preference no fewer than three firms deemed to be the most <br />highly qualified to perform the required services," the Purchasing Division located supplemental <br />qualifications on hand from a recent general continuing consulting engineering RFQ for two <br />additional firms meeting the minimum criteria for consideration, as well. <br />A selection committee comprised of Rich Szpyrka, P.E., Public Works Director, James Ennis, P.E., <br />PMP, Assistant Public Works Director, Kirsten Leiendecker, P.E., Project Engineer, and ChloAnn <br />Lawrence, FDOTTreasure Coast Operations Construction Manager independently evaluated and <br />scored the received statements of qualifications in accordance with FS 287.055, the RFQ and the <br />County Purchasing Manual. Based solely on rankings, there was a tie for first, which was broken in <br />favor of the firm receiving the most points overall. The top ranked firm had three points more than <br />the second ranked firm (out of 400 points). <br />98 <br />