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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES
FOR THE LUCERNE PARK COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
RFQ for Engineering Services
The Lucerne Park Community Development District (“District”), located in the City of Winter Haven, Florida, announces that professional engineering services will be required on a continuing basis for the District's earthwork, water, sewer, reuse and drainage system, roadway improvements, recreation improvements, wetland mitigation, and landscape and hardscape improvements, and other public improvements authorized by Chapter 190, Florida Statutes. The engineering firm selected will act in the general capacity of District Engineer and provide District engineering services, as required.
Any firm or individual (“Applicant”) desiring to provide professional services to the District must: 1) hold applicable federal, state, and local licenses; 2) be authorized to do business in Florida in accordance with Florida law; and 3) furnish a statement (“Qualification Statement”) of its qualifications and past experience on U.S. General Service Administration's “Architect-Engineer Qualifications, Standard Form No. 330,” with pertinent supporting data. Among other things, Applicants must submit information relating to: a) the ability and adequacy of the Applicant's professional personnel; b) the Applicant's past experience and performance, including, but not limited to, past experience as a District Engineer for any community development districts and past experience with the City of Winter Haven; c) the geographic location of the Applicant's headquarters and offices; d) the Applicant's willingness to meet time and budget requirements; e) whether the Applicant is a certified minority business enterprise; f) the current and projected workloads of the Applicant; and g) the volume of work previously awarded to the Applicant by the District. Further, each Applicant must identify the specific individual affiliated with the Applicant who would be handling District meetings, construction services, and other engineering tasks.
The District will review all Applicants and will comply with Florida law, including the Consultant's Competitive Negotiations Act, Chapter 287, Florida Statutes (“CCNA”). All applicants interested must submit eight (8) copies of Standard Form No. 330 and Qualification Statement by 12:00 p.m. on Monday, October 29, 2018 to the attention of Jill Burns, GMS- Central Florida, LLC 135 W. Central Blvd., Suite 320, Orlando, FL 32801 (“District Manager's Office”).
The Board shall select and rank the Applicants using the requirements set forth in the CCNA and the evaluation criteria on file with the District Manager, and the highest ranked Applicant will be requested to enter into contract negotiations. If an agreement cannot be reached between the District and the highest ranked Applicant, negotiations will cease and begin with the next highest ranked Applicant, and if these negotiations are unsuccessful, will continue to the third highest ranked Applicant.
The District reserves the right to reject any and all Qualification Statements. Additionally, there is no express or implied obligation for the District to reimburse Applicants for any expenses associated with the preparation and submittal of the Qualification Statements in response to this request.
Any protest regarding the terms of this Notice, or the evaluation criteria on file with the District Manager, must be filed in writing, within seventy-two (72) hours (excluding weekends) after the publication of this Notice. The formal protest setting forth with particularity the facts and law upon which the protest is based shall be filed within seven (7) calendar days after the initial notice of protest was filed. Failure to timely file a notice of protest or failure to timely file a formal written protest shall constitute a waiver of any right to object or protest with respect to aforesaid Notice or evaluation criteria provisions. Additional information and requirements regarding protests are set forth in the District's Rules of Procedure, which are available from the District Manager.
September 28, 2018 18-01784K