DEPARTMENT MAKING REQUEST
Budget & Admin Services
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24-306, Approve Ranking, Design Emergency Operations Center Expansion (Facilities)
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REQUESTED MOTION/ACTION
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Recommended Action:
a) Approve Ranking of firms for Request for Proposals #24-306, Design Emergency Operations Center Expansion; 1st Harvard Jolly, Inc. of Fort Myers, FL; 2nd Grace Hebert Curtis Architects, LLC of Fort Myers, FL; and 3rd Little Blue Heron Holdings, Inc. of Lakeland, FL; and
b) Approve start of negotiations; and
c) Authorize the Chairman to sign the Contract after completion of negotiations.
This is for the design of the Emergency Operations Center expansion.
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budget
Budgeted Action:
No action needed. Budgeted in Capital Improvements Project “Emergency Operations Center Expansion” adopted via budget adjustment BA24-085 on December 12, 2023. Funding of $12,000,000 is supplied from Capital Projects Fund ad valorem, reimbursed from a Florida Division of Emergency Management mitigation grant. There is no local cost share required.
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BACKGROUND (Why is this Action Necessary, and What Action will be accomplished)
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Background:
This is for professional design services from qualified firms for the renovation of the existing 30,000 square foot Emergency Management Center as well as the construction of a 5,000 square foot addition.
Four proposals were received and evaluated by the Professional Services Committee consisting of Pedro Agosto, Projects Manager, Facilities; James Gentile, Grants and Contracts Manager, Budget and Administrative Services; and Patrick Fuller, Director of Emergency Management. A copy of the top three proposals are attached along with a breakdown of the ranking.
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