Subject:
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Ranking of firms and agreement with HDR Engineering, Inc., for a Solid Waste Master Plan.
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Recommended Action:
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Approval of ranking of firms and execution of agreement with HDR Engineering, Inc, for a Solid Waste Master Plan.
Contract No. 167-0471-NC (SS), in an amount of $800,000.00 from the notice to proceed date for three hundred and sixty-five (365) consecutive calendar days. Chairman to sign and Clerk of Court to attest.
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Strategic Plan:
Practice Superior Environmental Stewardship
3.1 Reduce/reuse/recycle resources including energy, water and solid waste
Foster Continual Economic Growth and Vitality
4.4 Invest in infrastructure to meet current and future needs
Deliver First Class Services to the Public and Our Customers
5.1 Maximize partner relationships and public outreach
5.2 Be responsible stewards of the public’s resources
Summary:
The purpose of this contract is to provide for a comprehensive Solid Waste Master Plan that will guide the future development of the Solid Waste Department (SWD) to meet future demands that may be required of the facility for the next thirty (30) years. The Master Plan will evaluate the current integrated solid waste system and identify activities, programs, facilities and technologies that will best support sustainable solid waste management. The Master Plan will also evaluate the opportunity for regional solid waste partnerships. Recommendations from the Master Plan shall serve as the guide for solid waste operation and program development to meet solid waste management needs of the County in the short (seven-year), intermediate (fifteen-year) and long (thirty-year) term future.
Background Information:
The SWD is an enterprise-funded department, with revenues generated from disposal tipping fees, energy capacity and power generation from the waste to energy facility, and recycling.
A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to comply with the Consultants Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA) per Florida Statute 287.055 was released on August 14, 2017; the negotiation and scoping process was concluded March 2018.
The contract includes fully burdened negotiated 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.
The firms in order of ranking are attached on the ranking spreadsheet.
Fiscal Impact:
Basic services not-to-exceed: $785,450.00
Contingency services not-to-exceed: $ 14,550.00
Total expenditure not-to-exceed: $800,000.00
Funding for this project is derived from the Solid Waste Revenue and Operating Fund
Staff Member Responsible:
Paul Sacco, Assistant County Administrator
Joe Lauro, Director, Purchasing
Partners:
N/A
Attachments:
Agreement
Ranking Spreadsheet