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November 3, 2020 <br />ITEM 14.C.1 <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Members of the Board of County Commissioners <br />DATE: October 19, 2020 <br />SUBJECT: Discussion on Changing IRC Policy for Consultants' Competitive <br />Negotiation Act Projects to Include New Scoring Categories for Owner <br />Surprises and Past Litigation <br />FROM: Tim Zorc <br />Commissioner, District 3 <br />Discussion Item: <br />The Consultant's Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA) (F.S. 287.055) was enacted by the <br />Florida Legislature in 1973 and governs the procurement processes required for public <br />sector projects using professional design services. Public agencies are required to follow <br />CCNA for the acquisition of professional architectural, engineering, landscape <br />architectural and survey and mapping services. This statute applies to all public agencies <br />seeking professional services and requires the selection to be based on a competitive <br />selection process where the qualifications of the firm, or team, are evaluated, rather than <br />through a financially -based bid process. (ref: www.naylornetwork.com) <br />For the IRC selection process, I'd like to discuss adding the disclosure of any past or <br />pending litigation within the last 10 years; as well as items such as "owner surprises." (An <br />"owner surprise" is an event where an item is constructed/produced as designed, but fails <br />to adequately perform its intended task.) This can be appended to both the construction <br />bid documents and to future consultant solicitations for services. <br />W <br />