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8G <br />CONSENT <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET <br />PURCHASING DIVISION <br />DATE: <br />TO: <br />THROUGH: <br />FROM: <br />SUBJECT: <br />April 2, 2019 <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />Kristin Daniels, Budget Director <br />Jennifer Hyde, Purchasing Manager <br />Ranking of Firms and Award of RFP 2019028 for Sebastian Harbor Preserve <br />Boardwalk Design and Construction <br />BACKGROUND: <br />On behalf of the Parks Division, Requests for Proposals (RFPs) were solicited for final design and <br />construction of four boardwalks across wetlands at the conservation area, located on the north <br />side of Englar Drive, approximately 0.3 miles west of the intersection with Schumann Drive. The <br />first boardwalk is approximately 94 feet in length, and traverses a wet prairie. The second <br />boardwalk is approximately 123 feet in length, and traverses a freshwater marsh. The third <br />boardwalk is approximately 74 feet in length, and traverses a freshwater marsh. The fourth <br />boardwalk has two elements: a 48 -foot long boardwalk traversing a connection between two <br />freshwater marshes, and a small observation area that extends from the western edge of the <br />boardwalk into a freshwater marsh. The boardwalks are accessible via unimproved trails extending <br />from Englar Drive and Easy Street. The County has obtained a General Permit for construction <br />traversing the wetland portions of all of the boardwalks from the St. John's River Water <br />Management District (WMD). <br />RFP RESULTS: <br />Advertising Date: January 14, 2019 <br />RFP Opening Date: February 23, 2019 <br />DemandStar Broadcast to: 590 Subscribers <br />RFP Documents Requested by: 36 Firms <br />Replies: 5 Firms <br />ANALYSIS: <br />A selection committee comprised of Beth Powell, Assistant Director — Parks and Conservation <br />Resources, William Johnson, P.E., Roadway Production Manager, and Steven Hitt, Senior <br />Environmental Planner independently evaluated and scored the received proposals in accordance <br />with the Purchasing Manual. These scores were compiled by the committee and an overall initial <br />ranking of firms developed. The two top ranked firms were invited to participate in interviews, and <br />100 <br />