SUBJECT:
Title
Request Approval of Selection Committee Recommendation: 24Q-279 Fire Training Facility - A&E Services - Monarch Design Group, LLC, Ocala, FL (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure of $354,755)
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INITIATOR: DEPARTMENT:
Susan Olsen, Director Procurement Services
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
On behalf of the Facilities Department, Procurement has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to engage professional architectural services. The project scope includes programming and conceptual design for a new fire station prototype and a fire training facility. This involves refining the general programmatic requirements, layout, size, and overall character of the facilities, building upon the initial master plan in collaboration with the user group. The civil engineering component will also encompass preliminary surveys, geotechnical testing, and environmental assessments.
After receiving and evaluating eleven (11) submissions, five (5) were short-listed.
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PHASE I |
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Firm - Location |
RANK |
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Monarch Design Group, LLC - Ocala, FL |
1 - 720 |
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Architecture Studio - Ocala, FL |
2 - 650 |
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Zyscovich Company - Fort Lauderdale, FL |
3 - 595 |
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The Lunz Group - Lakeland, FL |
4 - 585 |
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WJ Architects - St. Petersburg, FL |
5 - 575 |
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PHASE II |
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Firm - Location |
RANK |
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Monarch Design Group, LLC - Ocala, FL |
1 - 1,950 |
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The Lunz Group - Lakeland, FL |
2 - 1,720 |
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Architecture Studio - Ocala, FL |
3 - 1,610 |
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Zyscovich Company - Fort Lauderdale, FL |
4 - 1,320 |
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WJ Architects - St. Petersburg, FL |
5 - 1,060 |
The Selection Committee, comprised of Joshua Kramer, Kerry Blood, and Joe Rinuado, recommends awarding the contract to Monarch Design Group, LLC (MDG).
Facilities Director, Jared Goodspeed, is in agreeance with the selection committee’s recommendation and endorses awarding the contract to MDG. Attached for review is a draft of the contract, pending approval at today’s meeting, it will be sent to the firm for signatures. Once returned, it will be routed to the County Attorney, Clerk, and Chairman for signatures.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
Neutral; expenditure of $354,755. Funding is available in line VJ732522-562102 - Infrastructure Surtax Capital Project Fund.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to approve the recommendation and allow staff to issue to contract, and upon approval by Legal, authorize the Chairman and Clerk to execute the contract with MDG under 24Q-279.
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