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Consent
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Status:
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Agenda Ready
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On agenda:
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9/16/2025
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Final action:
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Title:
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Request Approval of Selection Committee Recommendation: 25Q-106 Utilities Engineering Design Support Services - Ardurra Group, Inc., (Ocala, FL), Clymer Farner Barley Surveying, LLC, (Ocala, FL), CPH Consulting, LLC, (Sanford, FL), Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., (Ocala, FL), Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP dba RK&K, (Baltimore, MD), Tillman & Associates Engineering, LLC, (Ocala, FL), Wright-Pierce, Inc., (Maitland, FL) (Budget Impact - None)
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Attachments:
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1. 25Q-106 AGN CNT
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SUBJECT:
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Request Approval of Selection Committee Recommendation: 25Q-106 Utilities Engineering Design Support Services – Ardurra Group, Inc., (Ocala, FL), Clymer Farner Barley Surveying, LLC, (Ocala, FL), CPH Consulting, LLC, (Sanford, FL), Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., (Ocala, FL), Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP dba RK&K, (Baltimore, MD), Tillman & Associates Engineering, LLC, (Ocala, FL), Wright-Pierce, Inc., (Maitland, FL) (Budget Impact - None)
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INITIATOR: |
DEPARTMENT: |
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Susan Olsen, Director |
Procurement Services |
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
On behalf of Marion County Utilities (MCU), a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) was advertised to contract with qualified firms capable of providing design support and consulting services for utilities projects on an as-needed basis. Services include, but are not limited to, hydraulic modeling, pipeline design, pump station design, utilities construction engineering inspection services, utility infrastructure condition assessment, Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), County, Water Management District, and other utility-related permitting, wastewater facility operating permit renewals, preliminary planning and design of water treatment plants, preliminary planning and design of wastewater treatment plants, and other general utilities engineering services support (review shop drawings, attend project status review meetings, approve change orders, pay applications, etc.). Seven (7) submittals were received, evaluated, and scored by Selection Committee members Joshua Kramer, Kevin Vickers and Mark Williams. In accordance with FS §287.055 (CCNA), all seven (7) firms were shortlisted and provided a second stage of questions, resulting in the Selection Committee’s ranking below:
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Firm - City |
Max Points (500) |
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Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. – Ocala |
470 |
1 |
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Ardurra Group, Inc. – Ocala |
465 |
2 |
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Wright-Pierce, Inc. – Maitland |
456.67 |
3 |
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CPH Consulting – Sanford |
411.67 |
4 |
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Rummel, Klepper & Kahl dba RK&K – Ocala |
396.67 |
5 |
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Tillman and Associates Engineering – Ocala |
391.67 |
6 |
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Clymer Farner Barley, Inc. – Ocala |
375 |
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The Selection Committee recommends offering contracts to all seven (7) firms.
Attached for review is a draft contract. Upon approval at today’s meeting, identical contracts will be sent to all seven (7) firms as written and, once returned, will be forwarded to the County Attorney, Clerk and Chairman for signatures
BUDGET/IMPACT:
None. Projects assigned to the firms, which exceed $50,000, will be brought back before the Board as a separate task order with a detailed scope and fee schedule for review and approval.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to approve and allow staff to issue, and upon approval from Legal, authorize the Chairman and Clerk to execute the contracts under 25Q-106.
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