THE PURCHASING DIVISION AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
The Office of Economic and Small Business Development (OESBD) did not establish County Business Enterprise (CBE) participation goals for this project, because this project is subject to 50% funding from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) under an approved County Incentive Grant Program (CIGP). Florida Statute 255.0991 prohibits the use of a local preference program based upon business location for project funded 50% or more through State appropriated funding; therefore, OESBD is precluded from establishing CBE goals for this project. In addition, per FDOT guidelines, this contract is not subject to the Broward County Workforce Investment Program (Exhibit 2).
The purpose of this contract is to provide for the construction of Wiles Road, from Riverside Drive to Rock Island Road. The improvements include the reconstruction of Wiles Road, from four to six lanes, with Complete Streets elements including designated bicycle lanes, sidewalks, drainage, lighting, signalization, landscaping, and irrigation improvements.
This procurement carries a 100% performance and payment guaranty. The Purchasing Division has confirmed with the surety company that Russell Engineering, Inc. has the capacity to obtain the required guaranty.
The allowances incorporated into this contract, in the amount of $25,000, are for permit fees. Expenditures under these allowance items must be approved by the contract administrator and will be reimbursed at the contractor’s actual incurred cost, without mark-up (Exhibit 1).
The solicitation required the prime vendor to possess a State Certified General Contractor license (or equivalent Broward County license) and possess FDOT prequalification(s) in the work being performed. Pursuant to Chapter 337, Florida Statutes, a contractor who has been prequalified for a particular type of work by FDOT must be presumed to be qualified by a governmental entity to do that type of work. Based on the state statute, Russell Engineering, Inc. is not required to possess a general contractor’s license, since it possesses FDOT prequalifications.
The Highway Construction and Engineering Division has reviewed the bid submitted by Russell Engineering, Inc., and concurs with the recommendation for award (Exhibit 3). Sixteen vendor performance evaluations have been completed for Russell Engineering, Inc. with an average of 3.17 out of a possible rating of 5.0. Copies of the vendor performance evaluations are available upon request.
The amounts referenced in this agenda have been rounded to the nearest whole dollar. Vendor payments will be based on the actual invoice amount. The bid tabulation reflects the actual amount of the award, but does not itemize the allowance and line items; however, the total amount for all allowance items is included in the total award amount.
There was no protest or appeal filed regarding this procurement.
The bid posted on July 14, 2017 and opened on August 30, 2017; 10 bids were received with no declinations (Exhibit 4).
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