Summary:
A Request for Qualification Statements (RQS) was issued for the subject project on October 27, 2014. Subsequently, on January 21, 2015, short-listed Respondents provided presentations to the City’s Advisory Committee and, at the end of the presentations, City staff ranked the Respondents. On February 9, 2015, City Council approved the Committee’s ranking and authorized staff to commence negotiations for a contract with the top-ranked Respondent, CPH, Inc. Based on this approval, staff proceeded and successfully completed negotiations for a Rate Sheet with Respondent.
These consulting services are needed to provide engineering oversight of City utilities for the proposed FDOT I-4 Ultimate Roadway Project. The I-4 Ultimate Project is being designed and built by the Public Private Partnership (P3) Team, I-4 Mobility Partners.
As design work proceeds, plans will be presented to the City for review by I-4 Mobility Partners, or its design builder Skanska-Granite-Lane (SGL), and engineering services will be provided by CPH at the negotiated rates on an as need basis. Reimbursement is to be received from the design builder, SGL, for the services solicited in the Request for Qualification Statements. The actual amount of work is not known at this time, however the current estimate is $750,000.
It is the policy of the US Department of Transportation and the City that DBEs (disadvantaged business enterprises) have an equal opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts and subcontracts. The DBE participation goals on the Project are 9% DBE and 3% non-DBE Small Business. In order to assist Respondents in determining their DBE commitment level, the City has estimated 2.2% DBE availability on this Project. CPH, Inc., has listed the following firms to be utilized on this project:
Brindley Pieters & Associates DBE 8% Utility Review
Electrical Design Associates DBE 2% Electrical/Controls Review
Singhofen & Associates Non DBE 6% Storm Water Support |