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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET <br />PURCHASING DIVISION <br />DATE: September 1, 2020 <br />TO: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />THROUGH: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />Kristin Daniels, Director, Office of Management and Budget <br />FROM: Jennifer Hyde, Purchasing Manager <br />SUBJECT: Award of Bid 2020049 for Data Flow System Antenna and Tower <br />Replacement <br />BACKGROUND: <br />On behalf of the Department of Utility Services, bids were solicited for the replacement of the <br />communications tower and antenna at the West Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility, which <br />were constructed in 1996, and require replacement. The antenna is one of three Forwarding <br />Terminal Units (FTU) for the Data Flow Systems communication system, which monitors and <br />controls 350 sewage lift stations in the county's system. <br />RFP RESULTS: <br />Advertising Date: June 18, 2020 <br />Bid Opening Date: July 14, 2020 <br />Solicitation Broadcast to: 242 Subscribers <br />Bid Documents Requested by: 11 Firms <br />Replies: 3 Firms <br />Bidders Name <br />Location <br />Total Bid <br />Expert Construction Managers, Inc. <br />Brandon, FL <br />$108,000 <br />Boromei Construction, Inc. <br />Okeechobee, FL <br />$109,663 <br />Allstate Tower (DQ - bid form not signed) <br />Henderson, KY <br />DQ <br />ANALYSIS: <br />The department has reviewed the two responsive bids and is recommending award to Boromei <br />Construction, Inc. ("Boromei"), as their construction schedule is more responsible in relation to the <br />requirements of the bid. <br />The sample agreement included with the bid documents anticipated a 45 -day construction <br />schedule, with the existing tower needing to remain in service until the new tower is 100% <br />operational. The project completion time on the bid form submitted by Boromei was 60 days, <br />59 <br />