M E M O R A N D U M
To: Honorable Mayor and Town Council
From: Rafael G. Casals, Town Manager
Date: September 17, 2014
Re: Award of Request for Qualifications (RFQ) #14-05
Professional Engineering Services
REQUEST
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CUTLER BAY, FLORIDA, RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES; APPROVING THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE FIRMS TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES TO THE TOWN; AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH SUCH QUALIFYING FIRMS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The Town Council adopted Resolution# 14-32, authorizing staff to issue a Request for Qualifications (RFQ #14-05), to identify the best available consultants to provide Professional Engineering Services to the Town. (Attachment "A") The selected consultants will provide the Town professional engineering services, in the following service categories: General Civil Engineering, Transportation Planning and Engineering, Update the 2007 Stormwater Master Plan, and Landscape Architecture, as outlined in RFQ # 14-05.
This RFQ was advertised on May 30, 2014 in the Daily Business Review. (Attachment "B") A "Mandatory" pre-bid meeting was held on June 18, 2014, at Town Hall, Council Chambers. In attendance there were twenty-four (24) individuals representing twenty two (22) potential bidders. (Attachment "C"). The RFQ was due on July 11, 2014, at which time; the Town received fourteen (14) sealed proposals. (Attachment "D").
A Selection Committee was established by the Town Manager, which included the Public Works Director, Interim Community Development Director, and Stormwater Utility Manager (Attachment "E"). Individual Committee members performed preliminary screening and reviewed each of the fourteen (14) bid submittals. The evaluation criteria for the selection committee were established by RFQ # 14-05. Each Committee member ...
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