THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT DIVISION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
The Office of Economic and Small Business Development established a cumulative County Business Enterprise (CBE) goal of 20% for the term of the agreement. The vendor has committed to 20% CBE participation. EAC Consulting, Inc. has been paid $772,831 with $253,252 paid to CBE firms, yielding 32.77% participation to date.
On February 28, 2012 (Item No. 58), the Board of County Commissioners approved the agreement between Broward County and EAC Consulting, Inc. for Comprehensive Professional Engineering Consultant Services, Request for Letters of Interest No. R0911701R1, for 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 for a total not-to-exceed five-year amount of $5,000,000.
On April 30, 2013, the Contract Administrator approved the First Amendment to the agreement to add Hardesty and Hanover, LLC as a subconsultant for Draw Bridge Design Services.
On March 7, 2014, the Contract Administrator, under the authority of the Purchasing Director, approved the first renewal of the agreement for a one-year term, commencing February 28, 2014 and ending February 28, 2015.
On July 15, 2015, the Contract Administrator under the authority of the Purchasing Director, approved the second renewal of the agreement for a one-year term, commencing February 28, 2015 and ending February 28, 2016.
On September 2, 2016, the Contract Administrator, under the authority of the Purchasing Director, approved the third and final renewal of the agreement for a one-year term commencing February 28, 2016 and ending February 28, 2017.
On March 11, 2015, the Director of Purchasing approved Work Authorization No. 11FMD for professional architectural and engineering services for the Governmental Center Annex - HVAC Renovations Project in the amount of $65,413.
This proposed First Amendment to Work Authorization No. 11FMD revises and updates the construction documents and specifications to incorporate changes to existing conditions, incorporates new Florida Building Code provisions as well as prepares construction documents for competitive bidding. This amendment authorizes funding for professional architectural and engineering consulting services for the Bidding and Award Phase, Construction Phase and Warranty Phases of the work.
Negotiation meetings for this Work Authorization were held on January 15, 2019 and April 12, 2019 and were attended by Broward County staff and representatives from EAC Consultants Inc. As a result of the final negotiation meeting on April 12, 2019, EAC Consultants Inc. submitted a final proposal, dated May 6, 2019.
This Work Authorization has been reviewed and approved as to form by the Office of the County Attorney.
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