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01\ <br />CONSENT <br />INDIAN RIVER COUN'T'Y <br />OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET <br />PURCHASING DIVISION <br />DATE: March 20, 2023 <br />TO: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />THROUGH: Michael C. Zito, Interim County Administrator <br />Kristin Daniels, Director, Office of Management and Budget <br />FROM: Jennifer Hyde, Purchasing Manager <br />SUBJECT: Final Ranking of Firms and Authorization to Negotiate — RFQ 2023031 for <br />Engineering Consulting Services for Landfill Closure, Landfill Gas System <br />Expansion, and Cell Construction <br />BACKGROUND: <br />On behalf of the Solid Waste Disposal District, and in accordance with Section 287.055, Florida <br />Statute (Consultant's Competitive Negotiation Act), statements of qualifications ("SOQs") were <br />requested from qualified engineering firms for design and permitting services for landfill cell <br />closure and construction projects anticipated over the next ten years, as well as landfill gas system <br />expansion design. <br />A selection committee, comprised of Himanshu Mehta, SWDD Managing Director, Ron Jones, <br />SWDD Assistant Managing Director, and Sean Lieske, Utilities Director, independently reviewed, <br />scored, and ranked the received SOQs in accordance with FS 287.055, the RFQ, and the Purchasing <br />Manual. <br />All three submitting firms were invited to participate in discussions, and at the conclusion of the <br />discussions, a final selection committee meeting was held, during which each committee member <br />read his overall ranking of firms, and a final ranking determined. The final ranking established by <br />the committee is: <br />1. Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. <br />2. Jones Edmunds & Associates, Inc. <br />3. Tetra Tech, Inc. <br />Staff is prepared to begin negotiations with the top ranked firm and bring the final agreement to <br />the Board at a meeting in the near future. <br />FUNDING• <br />Funding for the design services will be come from the SWDD/Landfill/Engineering Services <br />Account. Work orders for each specific project will be brought before the Board for approval <br />Account Number <br />Account Description <br />Budget <br />41121734-033130 <br />SWDD/Landfill/Engineering Services <br />TBD <br />