THE PURCHASING DIVISION AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
The Office of Economic and Small Business Development (OESBD) established a County Business Enterprise participation goal of 30% for this project. The OESBD determined that this project is not subject to the Workforce Investment Program (Exhibit 2).
The purpose of this solicitation is to engage the services of a professional engineering firm (consultant), authorized by Chapter 471, Florida Statutes, to utilize a risk-based asset prioritization approach to identify critical assets as part of the regional transmission system master plan. This approach will allow the County to effectively provide risk analysis and prioritization with the objective of maintaining a desired level of service to its customers, communities and the environment at an acceptable level of risk.
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. The professional services required for this project are governed by the Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA), which requires a procurement method based on qualifications.
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