THE PURCHASING DIVISION AND THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT/TRANSIT DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
This item supports the Board's values "Cooperatively delivering an efficient and accessible regional intermodal transportation network" and "Consistently delivering responsive, efficient, quality services to the public and internal customers".
The Office of Economic and Small Business Development determined that this project is 100% funded by the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA), and because federal dollars are applicable, the project is subject to the requirements of Title 49 CFR Part 26. The County has established an overall Disadvantaged Business Enterprise goal of 20% for this project (Exhibit 2).
The purpose of this solicitation is to engage the services of a qualified consulting engineering and inspection firm to provide construction engineering and inspection professional services, and technical support services related to improvements/construction of countywide transit bus stop infrastructure. Services include construction inspection functions and support services. The consultant shall also provide coordination of all activities, correspondence, reports and other communications related to its responsibilities under this agreement.
Award of a contract does not limit the County’s options to procure the services outlined from other vendors or consultants or from completing all or part of the described services by the County’s own staff. The firms will be commissioned under this contract through work authorizations on an as-needed basis. The continuing contract will have a duration of an initial two-year period with one additional one-year renewal term. Due to the requirements of the Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act, price will not be included as an evaluation criterion.
The Request for Proposals (RFP) method of procurement was selected for this project to best serve the County with additional evaluation criteria other than price alone. The RFP method provides for predefined evaluation criteria for ranking of firms based upon the required specialized technical expertise. Proposers are required to determine the best method to accomplish the specialized services.
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