TO: Chair and Members of the Board
FROM: Diane Colonna, Executive Director
DATE: February 10, 2016
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APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN MARGATE CRA AND KEITH & ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR GENERAL ENGINEERING SERVICES
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BACKGROUND:
There are numerous projects in the CRA's Five Year Financing and Implementation Plan that will require engineering services. These include an array of capital projects, infrastructure, streetscape, utilities, parks and landscape improvements within the CRA district and associated with the City Center development.
In November 2015, the CRA issued MCRA RFQ No. 2016-01 for engineering services on a continuing contract basis. Nine firms initially responded and were ranked and narrowed to five firms by a selection committee. The five finalists made additional presentations to the committee and an evaluation and final ranking was conducted. At its regular meeting on January 12, 2016, the MCRA Board directed staff to negotiate agreements with the two, top ranked firms, Keith & Associates and Craven Thompson.
The agreement with Keith & Associates has been negotiated and executed by the Engineer and is presented herewith for MCRA Board approval. The form of this agreement has been reviewed and approved by the CRA attorney.
This agreement sets forth the terms and conditions by which the engineer will perform future services at the direction of the CRA and in accordance with the fee schedule made part of the agreement. The agreement provides that as the needs for engineering services arise, the CRA will issue "task orders" which will establish a project-specific scope of services and price structure for each task. This agreement is subject to FS Chapter 287.055 (Consultants' Competitive Negotiations Act), which limits these professional services to construction projects costing less than $2 million and studies or reports of less than $200,000.
The agreement provides for an initial term of two (2) years, wi...
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