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File #: 11587   
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 12/19/2022 In control: Board of County Commissioners
On agenda: 1/10/2023 Final action: 1/10/2023
Enactment date: 1/10/2023 Enactment #: RES-2023-003
Title: Amendment No. 1 to Contract With McKim & Creed, Inc., for Engineering Services for South Brooksville Stormwater Master Drainage Plan Revision Project and Associated Budget Resolution
Attachments: 1. Amendment No. One (1), 2. Budget Resolution - S. Brooksville Drainage ARPA, 3. Approved Amendment No. 1 to Contract With McKim & Creed, Inc., for Engineering Services for South Brooksville Stormwater Master Drainage Plan Revision Project, 4. Approved Budget Resolution No. 2023-03
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Amendment No. 1 to Contract With McKim & Creed, Inc., for Engineering Services for South Brooksville Stormwater Master Drainage Plan Revision Project and Associated Budget Resolution

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BRIEF OVERVIEW
On January 20, 2022, the Procurement Department issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ No. 22-RG0013/PH) Engineering Services for Water, Wastewater and Reclaimed Water, Grant-Related Projects. The term of the resulting contracts is through project completion. The County intends to award two (2) contracts to the highest-ranked proposing firms.

Eight (8) proposals were received on the opening date of March 9, 2022, from the following firms (in alphabetical order):

1. Cardno, Inc. - Clearwater, FL
2. CHA Consulting, Inc. - Tampa, FL
3. CivilSurv Design Group, Inc. - Lakeland, FL
4. Halff Associates, Inc. - Tampa, FL
5. Hazen and Sawyer - Tampa, FL
6. HDR Engineering, Inc. - Tampa, FL
7. McKim & Creed, Inc. - Clearwater, FL
8. Mead & Hunt, Inc. - Tampa, FL

A Professional Services Review Committee (PSRC) comprised of Rick Kirby, P.E., Utilities Engineering Division Manager; Scott Herring, P.E., Public Works Director; and Grace Sheppard, Utilities Finance Manager, met on April 22, 2022, to review and rank the eight (8) written Proposals. The selection process was conducted using the guidelines set forth in Section 287.055, Florida Statutes. This statute only permits negotiation of fees or project costs as a part of the contract negotiation process (i.e., after the firms have been ranked).

The PSRC consensus scoring actions resulted in a short list of these two (2) firms in highest ranking order:

FIRM NAME TOTAL AVG. POINTS
Mead & Hunt, Inc. 92.67
McKim & Creed, Inc. 85.67

As per the attached memo dated April 22, 2022, the PSRC concurs with the ranking order and recommended that contract negotiations begin with the two (2) highest-ranked firms. Staff entered into negotiations for RFQ No. 22-RG0013/PH with Mead & Hunt, Inc., and McKim & Creed...

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