Summary:
A Request for Proposals (RFP) for a Distributed Antenna System (DAS) for the Florida Citrus Bowl (FCB) was advertised and issued on January 6, 2014. Four companies responded to this solicitation and were deemed responsive.
Based on the information presented in the proposals and the evaluation criteria set forth in the RFP, the firms were ranked by the Advisory Committee in the following order:
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Rank
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Firm
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Location
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| 1 |
Mobilitie, LLC |
Newport Beach, CA |
| 2 |
Boingo Wireless |
Los Angelges, CA |
| 3 |
American Tower Corporation |
Cary, NC |
| 4 |
Crown Castle Solutions Corporation |
Canonsburg, PA |
The members of the Advisory Committee are as follows:
| Frank Usina (Committee Chair), Project Manager, Orlando Community Venues |
| David McLatchi, Cost Manager, Hunt Construction |
| Brent Daubach, Project Director, SC Advisors |
| Matt Repchek, Florida Citrus Sports |
| Marwan Rashid, TLC Architecture for Engineering |
The contract term is ten (10) years with an option to renew for two (2) additional five (5) year terms.
Mobilitie, LLC has committed to utilizing Heron Electric, Inc, a City Certified MBE firm, in an estimated amount of $550,000. This contract is a revenue generating contract. As the City is not incurring any costs, the exact percentage of M/WBE usage is unknown at this time.
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Recommended Action:
Approval of the ranking established by the Advisory Committee and approval and authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to negotiate and execute a contract and subsequent renewals with the top ranked firm, Mobilitie, LLC, as indicated above. If negotiations are not successful with the top ranked firm, approval and authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to negotiate with the remaining firms in ranked order and execute a contract and subsequent renewals as indicated above, with the highest ranked firm with whom agreement is reached. The final agreement will be subject to review and approval by the City Attorney’s Office.
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