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• • Chairman Stanbridge asked if this is a weighted procedure, and Director Davis explained that the County publishes a request for letters of interest and qualifications. The firms send in their letters of interest and qualifications and a selection committee looks at all the submissions. In this instance, only two local firms submitted letters and both were selected. Of the three selected, Lawson, Noble, and Webb was the only out -of -county firm. Commissioner Macht asked if there are other local firms who do this work, and Commissioner Adams replied that the Utilities Department uses several. She thought perhaps other local firms do not respond because they think they cannot get the County's work. 11.G.6. RESOLUTION NO. 2002-070 - LOCAL AGENCY PROGRAM AGREEMENT FOR THE INDIAN RIVER DRIVE BIKE PATH - FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT) The Board reviewed a Memorandum of August 16, 2002: TO: James Chandler, County Administrator THROUGH: James W. Davis, P.E., Public Works Directo AND Christopher J. Kafer, Jr., P.E., County Enginee FROM: Robert S. Skok, Civil Engineer s _f SUBJECT: Local Agency Agreement for the Indian River Drive Bilcepath DATE: August 16, 2002 DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS Staff is following guidelines for the comprehensive bike and sidewalk plan in which constructing an eight foot (8') wide concrete bikepath along Indian River Drive between the south Sebastian City Limit and Highway US #1 is planned. This project ranks high on the list and would connect the existing bikepath within Sebastian and the residential area south. ANALYSIS Indian River County has adopted a Comprehensive Bikeway and Sidewalk Plan which identifies roadways where bicycle and sidewalk facilities should be provided within the County. The Indian River Drive bikepath is on the list of priority projects in the Comprehensive Plan In 2000, this project was submitted to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) along with four others. September 17, 2002 83 CI{