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Ranking of firms and agreements for requirements of professional engineering services pertaining to bridges and other structures.
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approval of the ranking of firms and agreements with each of the five highest ranked firms, as listed below, for professional engineering services pertaining to bridges and other structures:
1.) Atkins North America, Inc.
2.) DRMP, Inc.
3.) H.W. Lochner, Inc.
4.) HDR Engineering, Inc.
5.) Kisinger Campo & Associates, Corp.
• The purpose of this continuing Consultant Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA) contract is to provide professional engineering services for the design delivery of various bridges and other structural projects programmed in the County’s Capital Improvement Program.
• Award recommendation with five firms per CCNA requirements; the upset limit over the five-year term is $2,000,000.00 for each firm for a total of $10,000,000.00.
• Atkins North America Inc., DRMP, Inc., H.W. Lochner, Inc., HDR Engineering, Inc., and Kisinger Campo & Associates, Corp. have committed to utilizing multiple certified Small Business Enterprises (SBE) for individual work assignments resulting from this contract. Percentage goals are not established for CCNA continuing contracts. When the County utilizes a firm for an individual work assignment, the requesting department working with Economic Development will ensure SBEs are utilized.
Contract No. 190-0018-CN (SS); the upset limit over the five-year term is $2,000,000.00 for each firm, for a total of $10,000,000.00. Authorize the Chairman to sign and the Clerk of the Circuit Court to attest.
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Summary:
Summary
The purpose of this continuing CCNA contract is to provide professional engineering services for the preliminary design and final design delivery of various bridges and other structural projects programmed in the County’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) as required for the term of the contract.
The firms in order of ranking are attached on the ranking spreadsheet.
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Background Information:
A request for proposal to comply with CCNA per Florida Statute 287.005 was released on July 8, 2020 and the negotiation process concluded in December 2020.
The contract includes negotiated burdened hourly rates including all labor, direct/indirect overhead, margins/profits, and travel within the Tampa Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area (TBMSA). Travel outside of the TBMSA will be reimbursed in accordance with Section 112.061, Florida Statutes.
All rates for prime consultants and sub-consultants were evaluated to determine competitiveness based on current market conditions.
Fiscal Impact:
The upset limit over the five (5) year term of the contract is $2,000,000.00 for each firm or a total of $10,000,000.00. The County Administrator has delegated authority to increase the upset limits of contract purchase orders pertaining to these agreements pending the negotiated rates remain the same.
Funding is derived from various Capital Improvement Program budgets and/or operating budgets per individual work assignment on a multiple year/multiple work assignment basis.
Staff Member Responsible:
Kelli Hammer Levy, Director, Public Works
Merry Celeste, Division Director, Purchasing & Risk, Administrative Services
Joe Lauro, Director, Administrative Services
Partners:
N/A
Attachments:
Agreement - Atkins
Agreement - DRMP
Agreement - HDR
Agreement - H.W. Lochner
Agreement - Kisinger
Ranking Spreadsheet