Summary:
A Request for Qualification Statements for the subject project was issued on December 18, 2017. Four (4) firms responded to this solicitation and the Consultants' Qualifications Board certified all four (4) firms on January 30, 2018. On February 21, 2018, the Advisory Committee shortlisted three (3) firms for formal interviews and oral presentations. After final presentations on March 7, 2018, the Advisory Committee met to generate a ranking of the firms as follows:
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HDR Engineering, Inc.
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Kisinger Campo & Associates, Corp. (KCA)
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S&ME, Inc.
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The members of the Advisory Committee are as follows:
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Ian Sikonia
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Planner Senior (Chair)
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Gustavo Castro
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Project Manager I
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Jeremy Crowe
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Project Manager II
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John Rhoades
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Project Manager II
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LaChisha Lewis
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Contract Compliance Investigator II, MBE Office
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The Downtown Connector Trail is a bicycle trail proposed to go from the Lake Underhill Path to the Central Business District.
HDR Engineering, Inc., has agreed to meet the City of Orlando’s 18% Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and 6% Women Business Enterprise (WBE) participation goals and has proposed to utilize the M/WBE subconsultants as follows:
| Sub consultants |
MBE |
WBE |
Scope of Work |
| AVCON, Inc. |
8.00% |
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Cost Estimates; Project Feasibility/Constructability Reviews; Utility Coordination |
| Borrelli + Partners, Inc |
8.00% |
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Landscape Architecture/Wayfinding |
| Antillian Engineering Associates, Inc. |
2.00% |
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Geotechnical |
| Toole Design Group, LLC |
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6.00% |
Innovative Design; Public Involvement |
| Total |
18.00% |
6.00% |
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Recommended Action:
Approval of the Advisory Committee's ranking and approval for the Chief Procurement Officer to proceed with negotiations with the top ranked firm, HDR Engineering, Inc. Should negotiations with the top ranked firm prove unsuccessful, approve negotiations with successively ranked firms until a successful agreement is reached. |