SUBJECT:
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Request Approval of Bid Award: 25B-143 Groundwater Sampling and Analysis – Advanced Environmental Laboratories, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (Budget Impact – Neutral; estimated expenditure $80,000)
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INITIATOR: |
DEPARTMENT: |
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Susan Olsen, Director |
Procurement Services |
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
On behalf of Marion County Solid Waste, Procurement issued a bid seeking a qualified, experienced and certified laboratory to perform comprehensive groundwater sampling and analysis services. These services are critical to ensuring environmental permit compliance. The laboratories are required to be certified by the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) and listed in the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), which verifies that the facility meets specific technical and operational criteria established by the state.
Two (2) bids were received in response to the solicitation. Following evaluation, Solid Waste Director Mark Johnson recommends awarding the contract to Advance Environmental Laboratories, Inc. (AEL), as they submitted the lowest responsive and responsible bid. A summary of the bids received is provided in the table below:
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FIRM - LOCATION |
BID AMOUNT |
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Advanced Environmental Laboratories, Inc. - Jacksonville, FL |
$4,514.50 |
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Pace Analytical Services, LLC. – Roseville, MN |
$6,480.00 |
The tabulation is based on the bidder’s unit pricing, multiplied by the estimated quantities for testing. Attached is a draft of the contract for review. Upon approval of today’s meeting, it will be sent to AEL for signatures. Once returned, it will be forwarded to Legal for approval, and the Clerk and Chairman for execution.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
Neutral; estimated expenditure $80,000. Expenditures may vary based on actual need but will not exceed approved budgeted amounts without being brought to the board for approval
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to approve the recommendation, allow staff to issue a contract and upon approval by Legal, authorize the Chairman and Clerk to execute the contract with Advanced Environmental Laboratories, Inc. under 25B-143.
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