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Continuing Engineering Services Agreements With Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., and WSP USA, Inc., for Transit Consulting Services for Department of Public Works (Contract No. 26-RFQ01217-A and 26-RFQ01217-B)
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BRIEF OVERVIEW
The Procurement Department issued Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No. 26-RFQ01217 on March 4, 2026, at the request of the Hernando County Public Works - TheBus Department for Transit Consulting Services.
The Procurement Department placed the legal advertisement in the Hernando Sun on March 6, 2026, and the OpenGov website on March 4, 2026. The solicitation was sent to four thousand one hundred four (4,104) matching vendor/contractors from the website. The solicitation document was downloaded by forty (40) vendors/contractors.
Two (2) proposals were received by the due date of March 4, 2026, from the following firms (in alphabetical order):
* Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
* WSP USA Inc
In order to comply with the Consultants Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA), Florida Statute 287.055(4), a third firm was selected based on their pre-qualification under Hernando County's solicitation for Contract No. 23-RG0033A Metropolitan Planning Organization General Planning Consultant Services.
With the firm's consent, Alfred Benesch & Company was placed as third on the pre-qualified list for this solicitation.
The County's intent was to award multiple firms. The Procurement Department reviewed and evaluated submissions to determine if submissions were responsive and responsible. The Procurement Selection Committee (PSC) met on May 28, 2026, to evaluate the proposals. The committee included Darlene Lollie, Transit Administrator; Georgia Lim, Finance Specialist; Andras Serfozo, Transit Operations Coordinator; Erik Van De Boogard, Construction Projects Coordinator; and, Todd Crosby, County Engineer. The PSC consensus scoring evaluation resulted in the following scores:
Firm Name Total Score
Kimley-Horn ...
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