THE PURCHASING DIVISION AND THE PORT EVERGLADES DEPARTMENT RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
This item supports the Board's Value of “Ensuring economic opportunities for Broward's diverse population and businesses” and Goal to “Increase the economic strength and impact of revenue-generating County enterprises balancing economic, environmental and community needs.”
The Office of Economic and Small Business Development established a County Business Enterprise participation goal of 25% for this project (Exhibit 2).
The purpose of this solicitation is to engage the services of a qualified managing general contractor for the construction of Cruise Terminals 2 and 4 parking garage improvements at Port Everglades. The project is currently under design by Cartaya and Associates, Architects, P.A. under an agreement approved by the Board on January 10, 2017 (Item No. 22). The project includes a new multi-story parking structure west of Cruise Terminal 4 and elevated horizontal pedestrian connector from the new garage to Cruise Terminal 2. The managing general contractor will be responsible for pre-construction and construction services.
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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