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Approval of Short Listed Firms for Architectural and Engineering Services for Fire Rescue and Emergency Services Fire Station Prototype Designs (Contract No. 25-RFQ01153/AP)
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BRIEF OVERVIEW
The Procurement Department issued Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No. 25-RFQ01153/AP on October 8, 2025, at the request of the Hernando County Fire Rescue and Emergency Services Department for Architectural and Engineering Services for Fire Station Prototype Designs.
The Procurement Department placed the legal advertisement in the Hernando Sun on October 17, 2025, and the OpenGov website on October 8, 2025. The solicitation was sent to three thousand nine hundred (3,900) matching vendor/contractors from the website. The solicitation document was downloaded by eighty-nine (89) vendor/contractors and thirteen (13) submissions were received.
The Procurement Department reviewed and evaluated submissions to determine if submissions were responsive and responsible. The Procurement Selection Committee (PSC) met on December 10, 2025, to evaluate the proposals. The committee included Kristian Sloane, Deputy Chief; Louise Galajda, Finance Supervisor, Keith Jeppesen, Sr., Project Manager and Erik van de Boogaard, County Construction Coordinator. The PSC consensus scoring evaluation resulted in the following scores:
Firm Total Score (Max Score: 100)
1. KMF Architects 89.5
2. Fleischman and
Garcia Architecture & Planners, AIA, PA 88
3. Wilder Architecture 86
4. Long & Associates Architects/Engineers, Inc. 82.5
5. The Lunz Group 82.25
6. Sweet Sparkman Architects, Inc. 82
7. Open Workshop for Architecture, LLC 81
8. Monarch Design Group, LLC 80.75
9. H2M Architects & Engineers, Inc. 79.75
10. Grace Design Studios, LLC 76.25
11. P.L.U.S., LLC 74.5
12. Rispoli & Associates Architecture, Inc. 72.25
13. Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC) 67.75
The PSC consensus scoring resulted in a short list of the following three (3) firms in highest ranking...
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