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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Ranking Consulting Engineering Companies And Execute The Attached Continuing Consulting Engineering Contracts With The Five (5) Highest Ranked Consultants To Provide Professional Consulting Engineering Services Related To Water, Sewer, Reuse, And Stormwater Infrastructure Projects (Project 17-1325).
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution
Explanation:
All existing continuing consulting engineering contracts will expire on September 30 2017.
The Department of Public Utilities needs to retain the professional services from engineering consulting firms to address the necessary capital projects in an expeditious and effective manner has not changed.
The Department of Public Utilities followed the procedures established in the Florida Statute 287.055, Consultants’ Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA), and the City’s Procurement Ordinance to advertise for statement of qualifications for professional consulting engineering services for water, sewer, reuse, and stormwater infrastructure projects.
On June 12, 2017, the City of Hollywood, Office of the City Clerk and the Department of Public Utilities received statement of qualification packages from fifteen (15) consulting engineering firms for professional consulting engineering services related to water, sewer, reuse, and stormwater infrastructure projects.
The fifteen (15) engineering companies that submitted statement of qualifications were:
1. 300 Engineering Group, P.A.
2. AECOM Technical Services, Inc.
3. A&P Consulting Transportation Engineers, Corp.
4. Atkins North America, Inc.
5. Calvin, Giordano & Associates, Inc.
6. CES Consultants, Inc.
7. Chen Moore and Associates
8. CPH, Inc.
9. Craig A. Smith & Associates, Inc.
10. Craven Thompson & Associates, Inc.
11. EAC Consulting, Inc.
12. Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
13. King Engineering Associates, Inc.
14. SRS Engineering, Inc.
15. Tetra Tech
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The Department of Public Utilities assembled a diverse selection committee composed of seven (7) highly qualified professionals.
Members of the selection committee met on July 19, 2017 for the first time to evaluate the statements of qualifications and to short-list the participating consulting firms.
Members of the selection committee met again on August 29, 2017 to listen to oral presentation from the short-listed firms and to complete the ranking process.
Due to an apparent conflict of interest, one member of the selection committee had to recuse himself from oral presentation.
The six (6) remaining selection committee members completed the evaluation process and ranked the firms following the stipulated guidelines in the request of qualifications package.
The following table describes the overall and final results of the selection process:
CITY OF HOLLYWOOD - CONSULTING ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR WATER, SEWER, REUSE, AND STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS:
COMPANY TOTAL POINTS RANKING
Tetra Tech 1119 1st
EAC Consulting, Inc. 1116 2nd
Craven Thompson & Associates, Inc. 1103 3rd
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. 1091 4th
AECOM Technical Services, Inc. 1075 5th
The Request for Qualification (RFQ) stated that four (4) consulting firms will be selected.
Based on input from the City Commission at the septic-to-sewer conversion workshop of June 21, 2017, the Department of Public Utilities staff determines that it is best to select five (5) firms to address in a more efficient manner the septic-to-sewer conversion projects.
The professional engineering consulting services will be provided by the selected consulting firms on an as needed basis.
The Department of Public Utilities recommends that the City Commission authorizes the appropriate City Officials to execute the attached continuing consulting engineering contracts with the five (5) highest ranked consultants to provide professional consulting engineering services related to water and sewer infrastructure projects.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Dr. Wazir A. Ishmael, City Manager
Gus Zambrano, ACM, Sustainable Development
George R. Keller, Jr., ACM/Interim Director, Finance & Administration
Steve Joseph, Director, Public Utilities
Paul A. Bassar, Director of Procurement & Contract Compliance