07/02/2024 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final July 2, 2024 Chairman Adams said she had visited the site and had no problem withdrawing the bond. The situation was made worse due to Intertech being based in Miami and there was no one locally monitoring the site, nor did they send anyone to the site daily. They were subcontracting the work without proper oversight, which posed a problem. She mentioned that the purchasing process required considering the lowest, best, and most responsive bidder scenarios, as per State Statutes. This presented a challenge when projects lacked local contractors, and she inquired if there was a way to address this in the purchasing process. She stated the County had capital projects coming up and did not want to get back into a scenario where the lowest bidders were outside the County. She mentioned a discussion was had about hiring a Capital Projects Manager, which she thought, in this instance, would have been helpful to have staff coordinating more with this project. Purchasing Manager Jennifer Hyde responded that the County had a local preference policy 15 years ago, but it was discontinued. She planned to discuss potential changes to the purchasing section of the code with the County Administrator and propose reintroducing a local preference policy. The Board and staff further discussed the potential downside of the situation, emphasizing the need for more control when selecting bidders to ensure they were qualified and had the necessary staff for the project. A motion was made by Vice Chairman Flescher, seconded by Commissioner Loar, the Board to approve terminating the contract with Intertech Construction Corporation of America, Inc. and to put the Bonding Company on notice that they were to comply with the terms of their performance. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5 - Chairman Adams, Vice Chairman Flescher, Commissioner Earman, Commissioner Moss, and Commissioner Loar 8.T. 24-0548 Work Order Number 5, Continuing Engineering Services RFQ202315 -Fairgrounds Mobile Office Building Recommended Action: Staff respectfully requests that the Board of County Commissioners approve Work Order 5, Continuing Engineering Services RFQ202315- Fairgrounds Mobile Office Building and authorize the Chairman to execute the Work Order 5 after review and approval by the County Attorney. Attachments: Staff Report Work Order 5, Bowman Approved staffs recommendation Indian River County Florida Page 10