THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
The Office of Economic and Small Business Development established a County Business Enterprise (CBE) participation goal for this Agreement of 25%. Craven, Thompson & Associates, Inc. committed to a 25% CBE participation. Professional consultant services under this Agreement are performed through the issuance of Work Authorizations and CBE participation goals apply to the cumulative total value of the Agreement. Craven, Thompson & Associates, Inc. has identified 51% CBE participation goal for this First Amendment. As of October 2018, Craven, Thompson & Associates, Inc. has been paid $1,594,585 with the CBE receiving $567,110, yielding 36% participation.
On December 3, 2013, (Item No. 18), the Board of County Commissioners approved an Agreement between Broward County and Craven, Thompson & Associates, Inc. for Continuing Services for Water Distribution, Wastewater Collection, and Storm Water Collection Systems RLI No. R1025211R1 (Exhibit 1) for Water and Wastewater Services in a not-to-exceed amount of $1,000,000 per year for two years from the date of the executed Agreement, with three one-year extensions which may be executed under the authority of the Director of Purchasing. As of July 2018, 41 Work Authorizations have been approved for a current agreement value of $2,849,977.
On January 5, 2016, (Item No. 7), the Board of County Commissioners approved Work Authorization No. CTA 13-09 (Exhibit 2) which provided for professional engineering design services for Master Pump Station 224 rehabilitation.
This First Amendment to Work Authorization No. CTA-09 (Exhibit 3) for this deliberately-phased project provides for engineering services during construction for Master Pump Station 224 rehabilitation.
This First Amendment was negotiated in Sunshine meetings held on July 31, 2018 and August 16, 2018, attended by representatives from Craven, Thompson & Associates, Inc. and County staff. This Amendment was reviewed and approved as to form by the Office of the County Attorney and Risk Management Division.
All dollar amounts referenced in this agenda item have been rounded to the nearest whole number. |