THE PURCHASING DIVISION AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
This item supports the Board's Value of "encouraging investments in renewable energy, sustainable practices and environmental protection" with the Goal to "proactively lead in the planning, design and construction of projects supporting resilience and climate adaptation, including coordination with other entities to foster resilient design as part of local and regional projects, especially shore protection efforts."
The Office of Economic and Small Business Development established a Certified Business Enterprise participation goal of 25% for this project (Exhibit 2).
The purpose of this solicitation is to engage the services of a qualified firm to provide comprehensive architectural and engineering services required for the programming, design and construction of a new state-of-the-art combined facility for Broward County's Medical Examiner's Office and Broward Sheriff's Office Crime Laboratory Facility, pursuant to Chapter 481, Florida Statutes. This will be a deliberately phased agreement that will be divided into pre-design and design services.
The project entails the programming, needs assessment and site analysis of the facility, in the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The project is currently intended to be constructed on a vacant parcel of approximately seven acres.
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. In addition, the professional services required for this project are governed by the Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act, which requires a qualifications based procurement method.
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