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Ranking of firms and agreements with CDM Smith, Inc. and Stearns, Conrad, and Schmidt Consulting Engineers, Inc. for requirements of Solid Waste landfill and ancillary facilities consulting services.
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approval of the ranking of firms and agreements with two firms for requirements of landfill and ancillary facilities consulting services:
1.) CDM Smith, Inc. in the amount of $2,500,000.00.
2.) Stearns, Conrad and Schmidt Consulting Engineers, Inc. in the amount of $1,500,000.00.
• The purpose of this continuing Consultant Competitive Negotiation (CCNA) contract is to provide the Solid Waste Department with landfill engineering and consulting services related to the County landfill and Solid Waste campus.
• Award recommendation is to CDM and SCS per CCNA requirements in the total estimated amount of $4,000,000.00 for a five year term.
Contract 189-0175-CN; in an estimated annual amount of $800,000.00 for a five year total of $4,000,000.00. Authorize the Chairman to sign and the Clerk of the Court to attest.
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Strategic Plan:
Practice Superior Environmental Stewardship
3.3 Protect and improve the quality of our water, air, and other natural resources
3.4 Reduce/reuse/recycle resources including energy, water, and solid waste
Summary:
The purpose of this contract is to provide solid waste landfill and related landfill engineering and consulting services for the County landfill and Solid Waste campus. Services will include but are not limited, to providing regulatory assistance, design, operational assistance, monitoring, administration and other services as may be needed, on an ongoing basis.
The firms in order of ranking are attached on the ranking spreadsheet.
Background Information:
A request for proposal to comply with the CCNA per Florida Statute 287.005 was released on February 26, 2019 and the negotiation process concluded in June 2019.
The contract includes negotiated fully 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 contract term is $800,000.00 annually for a total of $4,000,000.00
Funding is derived from various Capital Improvement Program budgets and/or operating budgets per individual work assignments on a multiple year/multiple work assignment basis.
Staff Member Responsible:
Paul Sacco, Director, Solid Waste
Joe Lauro, Director, Purchasing
Partners:
N/A
Attachments:
Agreements (2)
Ranking Spreadsheet