Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. (DPAC) issued a Request for Qualifications on October 17, 2016, to select firms to provide Threshold Inspection Services for Stage 2 of the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (DPC).

Section 5.2 of the Orlando Performing Arts Center Agreement between the City, City of Orlando, Florida Community Redevelopment Agency and DPAC dated June 20, 2007, as amended (PAC Agreement), requires an open and competitive procurement process in the selection of the consultant and City Council approval of the selection and contract.  In compliance with the PAC Agreement, proposals were reviewed by the PAC Procurement Committee comprised of the following:

Jim Pugh, Committee Chair

Roger Chapin

Kyle Riva

Brent Daubach, SC Advisors (City Representative)

Frank Usina (City Representative)

Based on the information presented in the proposal documents and the evaluation criteria set forth in the Request for Qualifications, the firms were ranked in the following order:

1. Universal Engineering Sciences, Inc.

2. Professional Service Industries, Inc.

3. Terracon Consultants, Inc.

The ranking has been reviewed by DPAC's Owner's Representative The Projects Group and has been recommended for approval by DPAC.  The M/WBE commitment offered by Universal Engineering Sciences, Inc. is 18% MBE participation (Avcon, Inc.) and 6% WBE participation (Base Consultants).