Broward County Commission Regular Meeting

MOTION TO APPROVE final ranking of the qualified firms for Request for Proposals (RFP) No. R1208106P1, Design Services for the Terminal 4 Reconfiguration and Expansion of the Federal Inspection Services Facility (FIS) at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport; the ranked firms are: 1 – ACAI Associates, Inc.; 2 – Corgan Associates, Inc DBA Corgan; 3 – Cartaya & Associates and Leo A. Daly (JV); 4 – Burns & McDonnell; 5 – Bermello Ajamil & Partners, Inc; and 6 – BEA Architects, Inc.; and authorize staff to proceed with negotiations.

(Transferred to the Consent Agenda.)

ACTION:  (T-10:23 AM)  Approved.
 
VOTE: 9-0.

Final ranking of qualified firms requires Board action.

Approves the Evaluation Committee's recommendation of the final ranking of qualified firms.

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THE PURCHASING DIVISION AND THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.

The purpose of the solicitation is to engage the services of a qualified firm to provide Professional Architectural and Engineering Services for the purpose of design, permitting and construction contract administration associated with the Terminal 4 Reconfiguration and Expansion of the Federal Inspection Services Facility (FIS) at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

On March 18, 2014, (Item No. 23) the Board approved the Request for Proposals (RFP) No. R1208106P1, Design Services for the Terminal 4 Reconfiguration and Expansion of the Federal Inspection Services Facility (FIS) at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Six firms submitted proposals in response to the RFP.

On June 9, 2014 a Combination Initial and Final Evaluation Meeting was held. The Evaluation Committee determined that all 6 of the firms were both responsive and responsible to the requirements of the RFP. After presentations, evaluation and scoring, the Evaluation Committee named ACAI Associates, Inc. as the first-ranked firm (Exhibit 1).

The Evaluation Committee's proposed recommendation of ranking was posted on the Purchasing Division website from June 10, 2014 through June 12, 2014, which provided an opportunity for any proposer or interested party to present any new or additional information regarding the responsibility of the proposers. There was no additional information submitted within this timeframe.

The Evaluation Committee's final recommendation of ranking was posted on the Purchasing Division website from June 13, 2014 through June 19, 2014, which provided an opportunity for any aggrieved proposer to file a formal protest.  There was no protest filed within this timeframe. 
 
Additional supporting documentation provided to the Evaluation Committee regarding this procurement can be found on Broward County’s Purchasing Division website at http://www.broward.org/purchasing/pages/RFPrfprepository.aspx.

The Evaluation Committee consisted of:

Michael Nonnemacher, Director, Operations Division, Aviation Department (Chair)
Alan Garcia, Director, Waste and Wastewater Services Division, Public Works Department
Gasser Douge, Engineer IV, Capital Projects Improvement Projects Division, Aviation Department