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Public Notice
Fort Myers Shores Fire Protection and Rescue Service District
Notice of Receipt of Unsolicited Proposal
Public Private Partnership Proposal No. 02-2021
New Fire Station #2 at River Hall
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fort Myers Shores Fire Protection and Rescue Service District, an independent special fire control district (“District”), has received an unsolicited proposal for the District's possible construction and possible construction financing of a new fire station for the District on the District's real property located at 2404 River Hall Parkway, Alva, Florida 33920 (Station #2), which is sometimes hereinafter referred to as the “Project.” The District Board of Commissioners has determined that the Project is a “qualifying project” under Section 255.065, Florida Statutes. The District is advertising this Public Notice to advise the public and interested parties that the District intends to enter into an agreement for the Project and the District will accept other competing proposals for the Project as outlined herein. The Project, as identified in the unsolicited proposal, is for the design and construction of a new fire station facility and a training tower and related site improvements for the District's Project, and for the financing of the Project.
The general scope of the construction aspect of the Project is as follows: The Project consists of the design and construction of a new fire station structure that is a single story and that is approximately 11,000 square feet to 12,000 square feet in size, together with a three story training tower, and together with all of the site improvements on the District's fire station site located at 2404 River Hall Parkway, Alva, Florida 33920. The Project fire station structure will include living quarters and accommodations for a 24/7 fulltime staff of seven (7) firefighters and three (3) drive through bays for fire and rescue apparatus with the drive through bays being approximately seventy-seven (77) feet long at a minimum. In addition to the design and construction of the Project improvements, the Proposal must also include a separate proposal element for the financing of the Project which can include multiple financing options of the Project.
Persons or entities wishing to submit alternative or competing Proposals to the unsolicited proposal for the Project may do so by delivering sealed Proposals to: Chief Chris Dowaliby, or his designee, at the administrative offices of the District at 12345 Palm Beach Blvd., Fort Myers, FL 33905, on or before the deadline of 2:00 PM on May 6, 2021. The entire Proposal package, which shall include one (1) original and six (6) copies of the Proposal, shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope or container and shall have the following information clearly printed or written on the exterior of the envelope or container:
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL NO. 02-2021
FORT MYERS SHORES FIRE PROTECTION AND RESCUE SERVICE DISTRICT
NEW FIRE STATION #2 AT RIVER HALL
(NAME OF RESPONDER:)
Sealed Proposals must be received by the Chief, or his designee, at the administrative offices of the District at 12345 Palm Beach Blvd., Fort Myers, FL 33905, no later than the response deadline of 2:00 PM on May 6, 2021. Proposals received after such time will not be accepted. Proposals delayed for any reason shall not be considered. Faxed or electronically mailed Proposals will not be accepted. All costs and expenses related to the preparation and submission of a Proposal are the sole responsibility of the Proposer.
All prospective Proposers are prohibited from contacting any member of the District Board of Commissioners or any District employees except for the Chief. All questions should be directed to the Chief, or his designee, Phone 239-694-2833, EMAIL [email protected].
Proposals shall include all information and materials required by Section 255.065, Florida Statutes. In particular, Proposals shall describe the Proposer's Project design and construction, including the training tower, and the separate financing proposal(s). Also, the Proposals shall provide a Proposal range of the guaranteed maximum price for the Project. A Proposer can also include in its Proposal any additional information about the Proposer and the proposed Project that the Proposer believes will assist the District in evaluating its Proposal such as construction methods and materials and structure foot prints and elevations and site layouts. A Proposer can submit a narrative statement which relates to the Project, and the separate financing of the Project. As a part of the narrative statement, a Proposer can provide a description of what they believe differentiates them and their Proposal from other Proposers for the benefit of the District.
It is anticipated that the unsolicited proposal, which has been deemed a qualified Proposal, and the other qualified Proposals submitted to the District in response to this public notification will be considered and a decision on the selection/ranking of the unsolicited proposal and the qualified Proposals will be made by the District Board of Commissioners at an official public meeting of the District's Board of Commissioners. Currently, the District Board of Commissioners intends to review the Proposals and make a decision on the selection/ ranking of the unsolicited proposal and the qualified Proposals at the Board of Commissioners meeting held on Thursday, May 20, 2021. The District may request additional information from Proposers that may be necessary to fully evaluate a Proposal. The District may conduct such investigations as the District deems necessary and appropriate to assist in the evaluation of any proposal. As referenced in Section 255.065(5)(c), Florida Statutes, the District may consider factors that include, but are not limited to, professional qualifications, general business terms, innovative design techniques or cost reduction terms, and finance plans as a part of the decision making by the District on the selection/ranking of the unsolicited proposal and the qualified Proposals.
The District reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals in its sole discretion. The District also reserves the right to waive irregularities and technicalities, to re-advertise for additional Proposals, and to select the Proposer, who, in the District's sole opinion, is in the best interests of the District.
Once the Board of Commissioners has held a public meeting to qualify and select/rank the unsolicited proposal and the qualified Proposals, the individual(s) designated by the Board of Commissioners as the District's negotiating team will attempt to negotiate a satisfactory agreement between the District and the highest ranked Proposer selected by the Board of Commissioners. If an agreement cannot be reached in a reasonable period of time, in the District's sole discretion, the negotiations with said Proposer shall be formally terminated through the declaration of an impasse and no further action may be taken to enter into an agreement with said Proposer. If the Proposers are ranked and if an impasse is declared with the highest ranked Proposer, the agreement negotiation process described above may occur with the second ranked Proposer, and thereafter the same agreement negotiation process may be used with each of the next ranked Proposers until an agreement is successfully negotiated with a Proposer who has been determined to be qualified by the Board of Commissioners. The District reserves the right to negotiate all agreement terms and provisions. The District's negotiating team designated by the Board of Commissioners will negotiate all agreement terms and provisions and will attempt to reach a final agreement with a Proposer subject to final review and approval of the agreement with a Proposer by the Board of Commissioners in the Board of Commissioners' sole discretion. It is anticipated that any agreement between the District and a Proposer may include an agreement article which provides that there will be a guaranteed maximum not to exceed agreement price. It is anticipated that there may also be a separate agreement article which provides a final Project completion date.
In all cases, the Board of Commissioners reserves the authority, in its sole discretion, to take such official action that it deems to be in the best interests of the District in a manner which satisfies the requirements of Florida law, including Section 255.065, Florida Statutes.
Proposals may be made available for public inspection pursuant to applicable provisions of the Florida Public Records Act. Proposals may be withdrawn either in writing or in person through an authorized representative at any time prior to the Proposal submission deadline. After the Proposal submission deadline, Proposals may not be withdrawn or modified except to the extent agreed to by the District during subsequent agreement negotiations.
The District does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability or marital status.
April 2, 9, 2021 21-01420L