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RESOLUTION NO. 96- 54
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF REVISING THE
CONSULTANTS' COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION
ACT TO ALLOW GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO
REQUEST ESTIMATES OF COSTS AND EXPENSES
PRIOR TO THE COMPETITIVE SELECTION
PROCESS BEGINNING WITH A CONSULTANT.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian
River County, Florida, has made the following determinations:
1. Section 287.055, Florida Statutes, provides the guidelines
for the selection of professional architectural, engineering, landscape
architectural, or surveying and mapping services known as the
Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act.
2. Under this Act, Indian River County is able to select in
order of preference, the most highly qualified firms to perform the
required services based on various criteria such as the ability of the
personnel, whether the firm is a certified minority business
enterprise, its past performance, willingness to meet time and budget
requirement, location, etc.
3. Once the Consulting firm has been selected, the county
negotiates a contract with that firm for professional services at
compensation which the County determines to be fair, competitive,
and reasonable.
4. This Board believes that the selection of consultants should
be as competitive as possible and the Consultant's Competitive
Negotiation Act limits true competition because estimates of costs and
expenses are not negotiable until the top firm has been selected
thereby prohibiting competition in its true sense.
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5. This Board believes that the local governments should be
able to receive estimates and costs and expenses as part of the initial
proposal from the consultant.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA
that:
I. The Board supports revising the Consultants' Competitive
Negotiation Act to allow Government Agencies to request estimates of
costs and expenses prior to the competitive selection process
beginning with a consultant.
2. This Board does therefore support amending Section
287.055, Florida Statutes, (Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act)
and amending any Federal laws (i.e. Brooks Architect -Engineers Act)
which prohibit the estimates of costs and expenses to be considered
prior to the competitive selection process.
3. The Executive Aide to the Commission is hereby directed to
send a copy of this resolution to Governor Lawton Chiles, members of
the Florida Legislature and the United States Congress representing
Indian River County, and the Florida Association of Counties.
The resolution was moved for adoption by Commissioner
Eggert and the motion was seconded by Commissioner
Bi rd , and, upon being put to a vote, the vote was as
follows:
Chairman Fran B. Adams Aye
Vice Chairman Carolyn K. Eggert Aye
Commissioner Richard N. Bird Aye
Commissioner Kenneth R. Macht Aye
Commissioner John W. Tippin Aye
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The Chairman thereupon declared the resolution duly passed and
adopted this 14 day of May 1996.
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Atteef: :. �,,..- INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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Jeffre . ..Barton, ran B. Adams
Chairman
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