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ME <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET <br />PURCHASING DIVISION <br />DATE: December 27, 2021 <br />TO: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />THROUGH: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />Kristin Daniels, Budget Director <br />FROM: Jennifer Hyde, Purchasing Manager <br />SUBJECT: Award of RFP 2022013 — Hallstrom Farmstead Conservation Area Wetland <br />Boardwalk <br />BACKGROUND: <br />On behalf of the Parks and Conservation Resources Division, a Request for Proposals (RFP) was <br />issued for the final design and construction of an approximately 1,062 square -foot boardwalk, <br />extending from an existing trail over approximately 39 feet of uplands and 138 feet of wet prairie <br />at the Hallstrom Farmstead Conservation Area ("Hallstrom CA"). The Farmstead is located on Old <br />Dixie Highway, south of Oslo Road. St. John's River Water Management District has issued a permit <br />for the construction of the boardwalk. The work represents a portion of anticipated improvements <br />to public access and amenities at the Hallstrom CA. <br />RFP RESULTS: <br />Advertising Date: <br />RFP Opening Date: <br />Solicitation Broadcast to: <br />RFP Documents Requested by: <br />Mandatory Pre -Bid Attendance: <br />Replies: <br />October 12, 2021 <br />November 5, 2021 <br />610 Subscribers <br />20 Firms <br />3 Firms <br />1 Firm (Underwater Engineering Services, Inc. "UESI") <br />ANALYSIS: <br />A selection committee comprised of Kevin Kirwin, Director, Parks and Conservation Resources, <br />Beth Powell, Assistant Director, Parks and Conservation Resources, and Wendy Swindell, <br />Conservation Project Specialist independently reviewed the received proposal in accordance with <br />the RFP document and Purchasing Manual. The committee then met to discuss the proposal, and <br />agreed the sole proposer met the RFP requirements, and is qualified to complete the project. <br />