Okaloosa County BOCC — March 4, 2014 — Action Item Printout

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: March 4, 2014 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Don Turner SUBJECT: Authorize Negotiations with D-B Contractor on Crestview Courthouse Project DEPARTMENT: Facility Maintenance BCC DISTRICT: All STATEMENT OF ISSUE: (FM) Requests Board authorization to enter negotiations with the top ranked design-build firm that submitted a proposal on the Crestview Courthouse Project. BACKGROUND: On 11/5/2013, the BCC authorized the preparation of an RFQ for Design- Build services for the Crestview Courthouse Project. The proposal submission period closed on 12/5/2013. Copies of proposer's proposal packages were distributed to members of the BCC designated selection committee made up of Commissioner Nathan Boyles, Ernie Padgett (County Administrator), Donald Turner (Facilities Maintenance Director), Jason Autrey (County Engineer), and Elliott Kampert (Growth Management Director) for evaluation. The selection committee met on February 20, 2014 to review all submitted proposal and to make a selection based on that review. Also present during the selection process were Jack Allen and Joanne Kublik, both from county Purchasing, who proctored the process. At the conclusions of the process, AJAX was ranked #1 by the collective selection committee. RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends that the Board authorize negotiations with AJAX for the Design-Build contract on the Crestview Courthouse Project. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: Ernie Padgett, County Administrator