Summary:
A Request for Qualification Statements (RQS) for the subject project was issued on November 10, 2015. Six (6) firms responded to this solicitation and the Consultants' Qualifications Board certified all six (6) firms on December 17, 2015. On January 7, 2016, the Advisory Committee shortlisted the top-ranked three (3) firms for formal interviews and oral presentations. After final presentations, the Advisory Committee met to generate a ranking of the firms as follows:
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1.
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Dewberry Engineers, Inc.
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2.
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Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc.
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3.
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Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
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The members of the Advisory Committee are as follows:
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Bill Burns
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Project Manager II, CIID (Chair)
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Jim Hunt
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Deputy Public Works Director – City Engineer
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Howard Elkin
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Streets / Drainge Asst. Division Mgr.
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Frank Consoli
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Traffic Operations Engineer
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Dawn Chin Shue
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Contract Compliance Investigator III, MBE Office
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Dewberry Engineers, Inc. has agreed to meet or exceed the City of Orlando’s M/WBE combined goals of 24%. Dewberry Engineers, Inc. MWBE Participation Plan is as follows:
| Subconsultants |
MBE/WBE |
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Scope of Work |
| Landscape Designs, LLC |
MBE |
4% |
Landscape and Irrigation |
| Nadic Engineering Services, Inc. |
MBE |
6% |
Geotechnical Investigations |
| Pegasus Engineering LLC |
MBE |
10% |
Traffic Engineer of Record, Public Involvement, Utility Coordination, Signalization /Signing and Pavement Markings |
| Total MBE Participation |
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20% |
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| Buchheit Associates, Inc. Surveyors & Mappers |
WBE |
6% |
Survey Support |
| Total WBE Participation |
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6% |
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Recommended Action:
Approval of the Advisory Committee's ranking and approval for City staff to proceed with negotiations with the top ranked firm, Dewberry, Inc. Should negotiations with the top ranked firm prove unsuccessful, approve negotiations with successively ranked firms until a successful agreement is reached. |