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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final June 18, 2024 <br />Attorney for Coastal, Joe Goldstein, Shutts and Bowen, requested the Board <br />re -look at the procedure followed, specifically regarding the basis for rankings <br />made at the second meeting, and the exclusion of Coastal from the BAFO even <br />though they were tied for second place. He also questioned how WM was able to <br />drastically lower their price, and cautioned accepting their offer would set a bad <br />precedent as future vendors would not submit their best prices to future RFPs. <br />Attorney Goldstein requested the issuance of a new RFP based on the final <br />options chosen by the Board. <br />The Board entered into discussion regarding the RFP and BAFO, recapping the <br />Board and public meetings which explained the process and goal of achieving the <br />best possible price. SWDD Managing Director Himanshu Mehta confirmed the <br />proposals were all sufficient in terms of quality, and the only thing left to negotiate <br />was price, hence the BAFO request. The Board agreed they were surprised <br />regarding WM's pricing, however they declined to second guess the vendor's <br />strategy. The Commissioners stood by the process and expressed trust in staffs <br />handling of the selection process. Director Mehta confirmed there were provisions <br />to monitor and address WM's service under the new contract. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Loar, seconded by Vice Chairman <br />Flescher, to deny the appeals to the protests from FCC Environmental and <br />Coastal Waste and Recycling. The motion carried by the following vote: <br />Aye: 5 - Chairman Adams, Vice Chairman Flescher, Commissioner Earrnan, <br />Commissioner Moss, and Commissioner Loar <br />C. Environmental Control Board <br />16. ADJOURNMENT <br />There being no further business, the Chairman adjourned the meeting at 11:31 a.m. <br />Indian River County Florida Page 16 <br />