DEPARTMENT MAKING REQUEST
Budget & Admin Services
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24-499, Approve Ranking, Design Masterplan Cultural Center (Facilities)
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REQUESTED MOTION/ACTION
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Recommended Action:
a) Approve ranking of firms for Request for Proposal #24-499, Design Masterplan - Cultural Center: 1st Harvard Jolly, of Fort Myers, Florida; 2nd TVS Florida, Inc., of Tampa, Florida; 3rd WJ Architects, Inc., of Sarasota, Florida; and
b) Approve start of negotiations; and
c) Authorize the Chairman to sign the Contract after completion of negotiations.
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budget
Budgeted Action:
No action needed. Budgeted in the Capital Improvement Project “Cultural Center Replacement” as approved in the FY25 budget process. Funding is supplied by Capital Projects, ad valorem.
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BACKGROUND (Why is this Action Necessary, and What Action will be accomplished)
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Background:
This is for the professional design, master planning, and programming services as part of a design consulting team, which includes private and public stakeholders for the Cultural Center and Port Charlotte Public Library located at 2280 Aaron Street, Port Charlotte.
A Request for Proposal was issued and generated eight (8) responses. Those responses were evaluated by the Professional Services Committee consisting of Travis Perdue, Director, Facilities Management, Carrie Walsh, Director, Human Services, and Tommy Scott, Director, Community Services. Copies of the top three (3) proposals are attached along with the breakdown of rankings.
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