M E M O R A N D U M
To: Honorable Mayor and Town Council
From: Rafael G. Casals, Town Manager
Date: October 19, 2016
Re: Award of Request for Qualifications (RFQ) #16-01:
General Contractor Services
REQUEST
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CUTLER BAY, FLORIDA, SELECTING CEEPCO CONTRACTING, LLC TO PROVIDE GENERAL CONTRACTOR SERVICES; AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO A GENERAL CONTRACTOR SERVICES AGREEMENT; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The Town Council adopted Resolution #16-34, authorizing staff to issue a Request for Qualifications (RFQ #16-01), to identify the best available, pre-qualified licensed contractors to provide General Contractor Services to the Town Center Building and nine (9) Town Parks. (Attachment "A"). The selected contractor will provide the Town Center Building and/or any of the nine (9) Town Parks general contractor services on an as-needed basis, as outlined in RFQ #16-01.
This RFQ was advertised on July 12, 2016 in the Daily Business Review (Attachment "B"). A "Mandatory" pre-bid meeting was held on August 2, 2016, at Town Hall, Council Chambers. In attendance there were ten (10) individuals, representing ten (10) potential bidders (Attachment "C"). The RFQ was due on August 30, 2016 at 2:00 PM, at which time the Town received three (3) sealed proposals (Attachment "D").
A Selection Committee was established by the Town Manager, which included the Public Works Director, Parks & Recreation Director, and Administrative Services Director (Attachment "E"). Individual Committee members performed preliminary screenings and reviewed each of the three (3) bid submittals. The evaluation criterion for the Selection Committee was established by RFQ # 16-01.
Each Committee member awarded points in each scoring category, outlined in the RFQ. Based on the Committee's short list rankings, all three (3) firms were selected to perform Oral Presen...
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